The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national, and global levels using our reach, experience, and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.
The Opportunity
* This position can be based in any of the countries in the region where Plan is operating (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, República Dominicana)*
As Director of Sub Region for Central America and the Caribbean, you will be responsible for leading and managing the Country Directors - ensuring that each Country Office has a quality strategic plan in place to deliver Plan International’s strategic ambitions and enabling high performing teams to work together to deliver strong performance against agreed key result areas and standards.
The role requires courageous and inspirational leadership skills, a drive that delivers results and the ability to build strong and constructive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
As Director of Sub Region for Central America and the Caribbean you will be able to demonstrate significant experience in international relief and development with specific skills and experience in strategy development and management, as well as program quality, accountability, and impact, working in partnership, change leadership, transition management, staff development, coordination and teamwork.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Provide visionary leadership, direction and motivation to Country Directors through an observable and passionate commitment to girls’ rights and equality for all children.
· Endorse each country’s strategic plan and annual budget/business plan, ensuring that they are fully implemented and fully in line with the global strategy.
· Build and maintain constructive relationships with National Organisation representatives and current / potential donors.
· Ensure that Country Offices have a robust grant acquisition strategy and support Country Directors in achieving their agreed annual revenue, cost and efficiency targets.
· Build and maintain a high performing Country Director team that delivers against Plan International’s strategic goals and measures, whilst demonstrating behaviours consistent with Plan International’s values and behaviours.
· Ensure countries demonstrate that Plan International’s standards of quality are being achieved and operate consistently within Plan International’s key policies and procedures, including programming, influencing, brand, risk management, HR, finance and cash management.
· Lead sub-regional strategy development and implementation in line with Plan International’s ambition in Region of Americas and the Caribbean
· Communicate organization wide and regional priorities to country programmes to help them develop and implement appropriate plans
· Provide overall leadership to the sub-region as part of the Regional Management Team to ensure that the transformation process is effectively implemented and meets its objectives.
· Coordinate creative accountability and learning activities and seek opportunities to share this learning beyond the sub-region.
· Ensure country and regional priorities and perspectives are articulated to other key stakeholders and play an active role in influencing the wider organization.
· Participate actively in the Regional Management Team and the Regional Leadership Teams.
Do you have what it takes?
In order to succeed in this challenging and varied role you will require demonstrable knowledge and understanding of international conventions on child rights and gender equality as well as the Sustainable Development Goals.
Strong business acumen with an understanding of performance reporting tools and methodologies with the ability to consider commercial implications of decisions.
Delivers results by regularly monitoring performance, anticipating problems/obstacles, and implementing effective contingency plans.
Communicates effectively and persuasively with all staff and stakeholders (both verbal and written).
Fluency in written and verbal English and Spanish is necessary. French is also preferable.
Location: Any of the countries in the region where Plan is operating (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, República Dominicana) **
Type of Role: 5-year Fixed term contract - 40% travel required within region – COVID dependent. Often to hardship locations. **
Reports to: Regional Director
Competitive salary and package available
Closing Date: 23rd Feb 2022
Anticipated 1st round interview: Week commencing 28th Feb 2022
How to apply:
To apply directly to the position, please click on the below link. https://jobs.plan-international.org/job-invite/42573/
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.