Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 19 May 2017
Head of Disaster Risk Management
10 month maternity cover
£57,667 per annum
Plan International UK strives to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. 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 have been building powerful partnerships for children for 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
Plan International UK is a leader in the development of the global disasters work of Plan. Our Disaster Risk Management Unit (DRMU) supports our country offices to design and deliver quality programmes, assisting with the development of strong donor relationships, and providing technical support for humanitarian work. As maternity cover for the Head of Disaster Risk Management you will guide the unit toward increased growth, enhanced quality of our programmes and reliable delivery mechanisms at field level.
This will include:
- establishing Plan’s profile within the UK and Europe as an effective humanitarian response partner
implementing the current DRMU strategy
ensuring an effective and timely response to all disasters
leading our disaster programme response during DEC joint period of action, taking responsibility for planning
developing Plan International UK’s overall capacity to secure funding for disasters and emergency programmes
leading, motivating and supporting the team to meet objectives and targets
overseeing the effective diversification of income streams and the development of the unit’s grant pipeline
ensuring that Plan International UK’s response and spend on disasters meets international standards (SPHERE, CHS)
leading on humanitarian related external representation
ensuring Plan is well represented in networks and influential within appropriate networks
You will need to be available for rapid deployment to the field as and when necessary in support of country or regional capacity needs and sometimes for extended periods (approximately 30-40% of the time).
To succeed in this role, you will be able to demonstrate full understanding and knowledge of current humanitarian international architecture and policy debates, gained through significant field experience in a management capacity within a humanitarian response setting and working at a senior level in an organisation that has DEC membership. You will have proven ability to formulate, represent and influence policy, and to identify and convert opportunities into programme realities whilst developing and leveraging our particular expertise within the humanitarian sector. You will need to have the credibility to represent the organisation externally and you should be confident and articulate enough to present to the media - significant public speaking experience would be very valuable.
The deadline for applications is 9:00am on Friday 19 May 2017
Interviews will take place on Thursday 25 May 2017
Due to the nature of our work with children, we follow rigorous child protection policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, some of our roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee or volunteer; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.
How to apply:
Please apply for this post via our website: https://plan-uk.org/jobs-and-volunteering