Plan International
ROLE PURPOSE
The conflict in Ukraine is resulting in a major humanitarian crisis with over 4 million people having fled to neighboring countries, and millions displaced within Ukraine. Plan International is responding to the crisis and working in partnership with civil society organisations in Poland, Romania, and Moldova to meet the key needs of those affected by the crisis as well as host communities.
This position will play a key role in the support to country level activities and ensuring high quality safety & security input is provided across the response locations. The postholder will provide technical support and guidance to Plan International teams and partners in Poland, Romania, and Moldova. The position will initially be remote but may well be based in one of the 3 countries in the future.
The Ukraine Hub is a service-oriented structure to support initiation of activities.
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
The position will support Plan International’s ongoing work to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the crisis in Ukraine. The post supports each response location, and our partners continually manage safety & security and adapt to a changing context. The post-holder will work closely with Heads of Mission to bridge global security strategy or initiatives and operational needs. Focus will be on ensuring implementation of the “essential elements” outlined in the global security strategy is timely and relevant for the local context. The post-holder will spend a large amount of time overseeing capacity-building initiatives for Plan International staff and our partners.
The post-holder will work with the context analyst, Heads of Mission, Emergency Response Managers and our partners to analyze security trends in response locations and provide operational support and guidance to adapt to changing risk landscapes and resolve complex security problems.
The role is the primary point of contact for staff and partners in Poland, Moldova, and Romania on all safety & security support requirements.
ECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
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Deep conceptual understanding of security risk management and risk assessment processes
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Experience working in high-risk areas, including disasters and fragile and conflict affected states
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Experience teaching or training security courses and workshops, especially with technical or specialized material (e.g., security analysis or crisis management)
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Experience building and implementing an entire, or significant portion of, a large-scale security program
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Experience directly managing complex security incidents or crises
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Experience working in an international NGO
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Experience leading diverse and geographically dispersed teams
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Able to build networks and relationships under challenging conditions
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Communicate clearly and effectively
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Comfortable in challenging at all levels
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Able to deliver on time, to work under long term pressure and to prioritise
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Able to work with standard IT equipment and software suites (e.g., Office)
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Strong written and spoken English
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Experience providing technical support to teams and partner organisations.
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Experience of capacity building with a variety of audiences.
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Fluency in English, written and spoken
Desirable
- Proficiency in Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, or Moldovan languages.
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Location: Flexible where Plan International has a legal entity and the applicant has the pre-existing right to work and live. Travel to Poland, Romania or Moldova is likely.
Applicable locations may include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Type of Role: Fixed Term
Reports to: Response Operational Support Manager
Closing Date: 22nd April 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.