Partnerships Manager

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

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 85 years and are now active in more than 75 countries.

The Role

The conflict in Ukraine has resulted in a major humanitarian crisis. Over 5 million people have fled to neighbouring countries, and millions are displaced within Ukraine.

Plan International has been present in Romania since early February and has established partnerships with civil society organisations, ensuring national actors are equipped with technical support, best practices and flexible resources, with a primary thematic focus on Child Protection, Education and Mental Health & Psychosocial Support.

As Partnerships Manager you will work closely with a variety of functions within the Plan International team in Romania, including, Programmes Specialists, Finance and Business Development, ensuring the implementation of Plan International’s partnership steps and principles.

You will contribute to the mobilisation of resources per various partnerships, project design and quality delivery within their capacity. You’ll play a key role in coordinating and liaising with various partners, risk assessments and mitigation measures, working with various types of partners, such as; Youth Groups, Civil Society Organisations, Local Organisations, INGOs, UN Agencies, Government Ministries, Private Sector companies and more.

If you’d like to join the Plan International response and make an impact on women and children affected by the Ukraine Crisis, we can’t wait to hear from you.

The Requirements

• Experience identifying and onboarding new partners for the organisation
• Capacity building experience, both in arranging and delivering training to partners
• Experience in managing a portfolio of partners simultaneously; building and maintaining relationships and solving problems intuitively
• Good knowledge of financial reporting and management
• Excellent ability to write reports and draft tools and Standard Operating Procedures in English
• Ability to effectively communicate with a diverse and cross-cultural audience
• Knowledge on the context in Romania is desirable (but not a requirement), particularly relating to issues affecting the rights of children and young people, especially girls and young women as a result of the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Location: Bucharest, Romania

Type of Role: 6 month fixed-term contract, with potential to extend

Closing Date: Monday 29th August 2022

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.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.