Plan International Executive Director WACA Jobs in Nigeria
Plan International Executive Director WACA Jobs in Nigeria
The OpportunityPlan International are embarking on an ambitious and exciting change process as part of our global strategy All Girls Standing Strong Creating Global Change (FY23-FY27) to ensure that we are relevant, bold, engaging and effective in a dynamic and fast-changing global context.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Director to lead Plan International’s strategies, programmes and operations in the West and Central Africa region.
The region currently includes 15 Country Offices, organised by clusters to ensure balance in complexity and distribution of work to facilitate effective management oversight and support, and a Regional Hub, based in Dakar, Senegal and has an annual budget of €265m for FY23.
The Regional Director has overall responsibility for the portfolio in the region and plays a significant role in driving changes to this footprint.
The Regional Hub oversees the realisation of Plan International’s country facing programming and influencing activities in the Region and holds business units to account for achieving maximum and timely impact in accordance with our purpose, values and behaviours, global policies, and as directed by the Members Assembly and International Board.
Role Purpose
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.
We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 85 years, and are now active in over 80 countries.
Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential:
Significant experience in progressive senior international management roles
Demonstrable knowledge as a result of study, training or practical experience on the key debates in development, particularly around child rights and gender equality
Practical knowledge of the requirements of donor compliance and financial management
Practical knowledge of programming for development and emergency response
Working experience in West/Central Africa, with experience in other regions desirable
Business level fluency in English and French
Leadership Skills and Behaviours:
Striving for high performance: Strongly drives performance forward in area of the business for which they are responsible; involves others in setting and achieving goals; creates a strong sense of purpose within own part of the business and
with stakeholders.
Strategic thinking and innovation: Sets strong strategy in own part of organisation; makes an effective contribution to wider strategy; sees contribution of own part of the organisation in wider Plan and external context; balances future vision with practical delivery; critically evaluates work effectiveness and searches for better ways of working.
Decision making and risk management: Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations; alerts others to risks inside and outside the organisation; willing to make judgements about managing risks and ready to take responsibility for such judgements
Influencing and Communications: Effective communicator using clear messages drawn from Plan’s work; cross-culturally adept; ready to work to influence leaders in governments, international bodies, partners, and communities; can reach out and influence large groups of people; effective communicator with children and young people.
Building effective teams and partnerships: Collegiate - acting as a team player, even if this results in adjustment of own priorities; develops mutually trusting relationships with complex partnerships to deliver excellent business outcomes.
Developing people: Supports learning and a sense of mutual purpose in diverse teams; sets a strong learning culture in their part of the organisation; effective coach, equally at home with high performers and those in difficulty; uses opportunities across Plan to develop others
Self-awareness and resilience: Remains calm and positive under pressure and in difficult situations; plans own learning and development; aware of impact on others and adjusts own behavior accordingly; has a positive impact on those around them; leads major change while keeping staff and partners on board.
How to Apply
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