Plan International Project Lead - Mothers United Innovation Jobs in Kenya

Plan International Project Lead - Mothers United Innovation Jobs in Kenya

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child.

But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

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 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Role Purpose

Plan International is independent child rights and humanitarian organization 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 75 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Plan International has set a goal of reaching 100 million girls and to achieve this goal it will not be done through business as usual.

We are challenging ourselves to find new and impactful ways of tackling gender inequality and working with girls to find new ways to protect their rights.

This means new types of programming, new bold ways to influence those with power, and new business models for Plan International and the sector we have purposed to Innovate.

With Funding from Plan International Innovation Fund, the main purpose of this position is to manage an innovative project working with young mothers in informal settlements with limited skills and education.

The aim is to unite them through a sustainable work-focused cooperative to help them grow their income and take care of their children.

As project lead, you will lead the creation and testing of a prototype cooperative model for young mothers.

Dimensions of the Role

The Mother United Project Lead will be responsible for leading the Mothers United innovation project.

Through the Innovation Fund, Plan Kenya received funding to prototype a cooperative model for young mothers over an 8-month period in Kayole.

The project will work with young mothers currently employed as domestic workers and small-scale traders and test how a cooperative group could help provide them with a consistent source of income, build their skills, provide a support network and safe day care services for their young children.

During the prototype phase, the project seeks to learn from different models and approaches, and the learnings will pave the way for a pilot project to test further viability of the model proposed.

The role of the Mothers United Project Lead will be to: