Urban Programme Development Lead

 

Location: The location of this role can be Flexible where Plan International has an office within Middle East, East and Southern Africa (MEESA) Region that can employ on behalf of the Regional Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live.

 

Applicable locations include:  Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Egypt, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon, Somalia

 

Type of contract: Local fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.

 

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here. 

 

 

 

The Organisation

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

 

Our work is driven by communities all over the world. We partner with local organisations who understand how to support change locally and whose work is led by children and girls who are otherwise unheard. We share knowledge and grow our understanding of the issues facing girls globally across our organisation, our partners and decision-makers, so we can scale our work and drive global change. We amplify the voices of the girls and young people we work with so they can create the change they want to see.

 

The Plan International Urban Hub acts as a global facilitator for the Plan federation, uniting our combined urban expertise in an alliance that strives for responsible, gender transformative and sustainable urbanisation and urban development for all children and young people. The Urban Hub is Plan International’s global platform for coordinating the sharing and expansion of knowledge and good practice, across programming and influencing activities in urban contexts.

 

Role Purpose

The Urban Programme Development Lead role will lead in harnessing PII’s urban programming experiences across Middle East Eastern and Southern Africa (MEESA) region. The holder of the role will work with and support all the 15 Country Offices in MEESA, with a primary focus on growing PIIs urban development programming portfolio. The role will drive excellence and scaling up of urban development programming, while utilizing Plan’s Urban Hub Toolkit, and introducing other tried and tested urban development programming models. 

 

Dimensions of the Role

The primary objective of the role of the Urban Programme Development Lead, is to:

• Provide thought leadership and technical support in the development of innovative sustainable urban programmes that have a lasting impact in the lives of children and youth.
• Work in collaboration with the PII Urban Hub to deliver on the strategic framework of the hub in the MEESA region, and directly work with country office partners to realise the priorities of the Urban Hub in the MEESA Region.
• To lead and support the Urban Hub in external representation in the MEESA region- building collaborative external partnerships which can drive deeper impact and complementary expertise in urban contexts.
• To support business development opportunities in partnership with PII offices in MEESA region where urban expertise and contributions of the Urban Hub are of value.
• To work with Plan International Denmark and their country office partners who directly implement urban programs to provide any necessary technical or program management support.

 

Accountabilities and Main Work Responsibilities

 

Strategic Urban Hub Leadership in the MEESA Region (30%)

• In partnership with the Urban Hub, facilitate and build knowledge, support and collaborate in the MEESA region in the area of urban programming.
• Provide direct support and technical advisory services to Country Office partne