Plan International Executive Director WACA Jobs in Nigeria
Plan International Executive Director WACA Jobs in Nigeria
Role PurposePlan 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.
We are embarking on an ambitious and exciting change process, to make the organisation more relevant, bold, engaging and effective in a dynamic and fast-changing global context in line with Plan International’s global strategy All Girls Standing Strong Creating Global Change (FY23-FY27)
Dimensions of the Role
The role oversees a regional hub management team consisting of Directors of Sub-Regions who hold the line management for the Country Directors, Regional Finance, People & Culture, Safety & Security, Programme & Influencing, Humanitarian, and other related functions.
The Regional Director has overall accountability for regional performance and is the CEO representative for influencing, strategic engagement, fundraising and external representation within the region. The Regional Director sits on the Plan International Inc Leadership Team, the Plan International Global Team and periodically joins and contributes to International Board and Committee meetings.
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.
Values Based Leadership behaviours - leading the organisation:
I contribute effectively to decision-making globally and across functions and work constructively with the wider Plan International federation, our governance structures, partners, and stakeholders.
I work closely with strategic leaders in Plan International Inc. to help them reflect, listen to them, support them as individuals, develop their potential and aid their co-operation with each other and with Plan International more broadly.
I am clear sighted about both personal and organisational challenges and shortcomings, looking globally and across sectors to gain insight and find innovative approaches we might use.
I take accountability for Plan International Inc. and our purpose, as a member of the senior leadership team. I look beyond Plan International’s interests at the root causes of inequality and how we can achieve the best progress and long term impact globally.
I work with my peers to shape an ambitious and coherent strategy, aligned with our purpose and to ensure we can deploy the required resources, people, organisation, technology, culture, and partners.
I celebrate our successes, clearly communicating what we need to do to our staff at every level and across locations. I consciously shape our culture through my own attitudes and behaviour, how I learn and my personal attention to safeguarding and gender equality.
I represent Plan International Inc. at national, regional, and global levels with all key groups including politicians and the media, building relationships to increase our influence, make new opportunities and manage risks.
These behaviours are specifically aligned to feminist leadership principles.
Business Management Competencies:
Understanding Plan International Inc Context
Understanding the organisation, how it operates, its priorities and changing context.
Deliver Results: Planning and managing resources, projects and partnerships for the effective and efficient delivery of results
Financial Management: Managing funds effectively through budgeting, forecasting, reporting, monitoring and cost-effective procurement
Analysis, information and digital working: Obtaining and analysing information as the basis for decisions; monitoring and evaluation; using and promoting digital solutions
How to Apply
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