Plan International
The Vision
Plan International’s global strategy applies a full spectrum approach where Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is an integral part of everything the organisation does with and for children and girls, especially in fragile settings.
Our ambition is to become a global leader and the NGO partner of choice for promoting gender equality and protecting girls’ rights in disaster and conflict settings, working at the nexus of development and humanitarian efforts.
While our emergency response work is driven by the humanitarian imperative and principles, as a global organisation Plan International has invested in three priority focus areas; Child Protection in Emergency (CPIE), Education in Emergency (EIE) and Youth Economic Empowerment in Emergency (YEEIE).
Plan International has developed a systematic approach to integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation into our Country Strategies and promoting a resilience approach to our programmes. Our ambition is to continue to grow the DRM portfolio in this area.
As an organisation we place great importance on contributing to the work and collective learning, strengthened coordination and quality of work in the sector and increasingly take on inter-agency leadership roles within our areas of expertise at a country and global level.
In the last financial year Plan International responded to 171 emergencies of differing scales and significance across 55 countries with a focus on Child Protection and Education in Emergencies programming.
- 61,258,951 girls, boys, women and men were reached through this work in FY20
- Spending relating to disaster risk management totalled €175 million in FY20
- Plan International partnered with 27,600 community organisations, over 3,400 NGO’s and 934 corporate and private sector institutions.
Plan International Roster
Plan International is looking to grow our pool of experienced Emergency Response Specialists to lead Plan International’s humanitarian programming as part of our Emergency Roster. Members of our roster are specialists in their field and have the skills and expertise to be deployed to a humanitarian response anywhere in the world, generally up to a maximum period of four months.
Successful applicants will be added to our roster of Cash and Voucher Assistance Specialists and contacted for deployment opportunities. Whilst being a member of the roster is not paid you will receive a salary as well as ‘per diem’, accommodation and travel costs whilst deployed.
We build a close relationship with Roster Members, with access to online humanitarian courses and regular engagement to ensure Roster Members receive benefits to being on the roster both when deployed and when not deployed. The Deployment Manager will regular reach out to Roster Members for updates on their availability and access to online courses and tools
About You
Plan International started its Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) programming in 2011 which has grown significantly since then in terms of both geographical coverage and portfolio. As of September 2021 Plan International has implemented CVA operations in 32 countries, with more than 130 million USD as a cumulative programme portfolio.
As a Deployable CVA Specialist if requested, you will provide technical leadership at the Country office level primarily on the feasibility analysis, design and implementation of a CVA programme. This includes the implementation of CVA projects, monitoring, capacity development of staff, proposal development support and representing Plan International in the Cash Working Group and relevant clusters.
To quality for this role, you will require significant experience in CVA programming with at least 3 years of programming experience. You will also have a strong technical understanding of CVA programming and a strong skillset in capacity development and representation.
It is desirable to speak English and either French or Spanish. Other languages are also an advantage.