Education in Emergencies Advisor

Title: Programme Team Lead – Multilateral Unit

Reporting to: Head of Programmes

Direct Reports: As per the programmes organogram and may change over time

Grade: 4 (salary range from €48,000 to €55,000)

Contract Length: Permanent

Brief overview of role

Plan International are seeking a Programme Team Lead – Institutional & Multilateral Funding to play a crucial role in our Programme Team.

The Programme Team Lead is a key management member of the Programmes Department leadership team of Plan International Ireland (PII). This Team is responsible for developing, growing and delivering Plan International Ireland’s grant portfolio.

Reporting to the Head of Programmes and being based in Dublin, you will coordinate and oversee a small team dedicated to the strategic planning and management of an assigned donor project portfolio, ensuring good quality proposals and programme delivery along the project cycle. You will work closely with the other teams in the programmes department, Head of Programmes, and other departments to ensure the overall effective continuity and strategic delivery of Plan Ireland’s strategic goals and visions.

About Plan International Ireland

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. 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. 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 85 years and are now active in more than 80 countries.

Established in 2003, Plan International Ireland influences and supports Plan International’s work worldwide. Plan International Ireland has been certified as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces each year since 2020.

Key roles and responsibilities

Your tasks:

• Strategic funds acquisition with bilateral and/or multilateral donors (e.g. Education Cannot Wait, UN agencies, ministries as well as European and global donor agencies)
• Operational oversight and delivery of designated project portfolio
• Staff management and development
• Proactive identification and positioning for upcoming funding opportunities
• Responsible for (further) development and delivery of country-specific and cross-country humanitarian and development assistance programme approaches in close collaboration with Country Offices (COs) and partner organisations and in line with Plan International Ireland’s as well as Plan’s global strategy
• Coordination of strategic and programmatic approaches with other National Offices, Regional Hub and Global Hub within the Plan Federation
• Identification of synergies with other Programme Units within Plan International Ireland (PII)
• Quality assurance in line with Plan Ireland’s internal and donor requirements along the project cycle
• Establish trusting and reliable working relationships with Country and National Offices as well as other departments within PII
• Responsibility for regional networking and visibility of the department’s work in Ireland, the Plan network and relevant external forums and networks
• Active participation in strategic and operational processes within the programmes department
• Contribute to continuous learning and knowledge management

Person specification

Essential:

• Successfully completed university degree in a humanitarian or development-relevant subject

• Professional experience in leading teams

• At least five years of practical professional experience in development cooperation and/or humanitarian/disaster risk management (at least three years of which abroad)

• Experience with national and international donor requirements & project cycle management

• Experience in applying and monitoring international humanitarian standard and programme quality standards including finance and compliance.

• Willing and able to travel to remote locations in project countries on short notice

• Strong commitment to children’s and girl’s rights

• Very good MS Office skills

• Very good written and spoken English skills.

• Team player, flexible and solution-oriented

Desired:

• Donor experience with Education Cannot Wait (ECW), EU ECHO & EU INTPA or UN organisations

• Experience in relevant thematic areas of Plan (especially education & protection) and the Humanitarian-Development-Peace-Nexus approach

• Experience working in West and/or Central Africa

• French language skills

Salary and benefits

Plan International Ireland operates a salary scale, as well as a broad range of employee benefits.

This role is graded as a Level 4 within our salary scale, with an expected range of between €48,000 and €55,000. Placement on the scale will be dependent on level of experience and fit within the role.

In addition to salary, Plan International Ireland provides a number of employee benefits, some of which include:

– Private Health Insurance for all employees (from commencement date)

– Matching company pension contributions up to 5% (once probation is complete)

– Flexible working hours (core hours of 10am to 4pm daily, minimum of 37 hours per week)

– Commitment to training and development

– 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service up to 30 days.

Location

The Plan International Ireland office is located on Harrington Street, Dublin 8 (across from Brother Hubbard’s). We are just a stone’s throw away from the bustling and busy Camden Street area, with its many coffee shops, bars, restaurants, and much more! Our nearest LUAS stop is Harcourt Street.

As an employee you will also be able to sign up to the Bike-to-Work scheme, or the TaxSaver scheme for DART, LUAS, and Dublin bus users.

Safeguarding

Plan International is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants, and other organisational representatives.

Any candidate offered a job with us will be expected to sign our Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. Specific roles may require police/Garda vetting.

This document is not intended to be an exhaustive job description – it serves only as an overview of the role.