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Role Purpose

We believe in the power and potential of every child. This is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. It is girls who are most affected. Plan International’s new Global Strategy aims to transform the lives of 100 million girls by implementing an integrated programme and influence approach.

The war in Ukraine is resulting in a major humanitarian crisis with over 4 million people having fled to neighbouring countries, and millions displaced within Ukraine. Plan International is responding to the war and working in partnership with civil society organisations in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and Moldova to meet the key needs of those affected by the crisis as well as host communities.

As Accountability to Affected Populations Lead you will be responsible for building capacity to ensure feedback and complaints mechanisms are well integrated to all aspects of Plan International’s work.

Dimensions of the Role

The post-holder will lead on enhancing Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) across Plan International’s Ukraine Response in Poland, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. The AAP Lead will develop appropriate tools and guidance to support the Response to incorporate AAP into programme portfolio. The postholder will ensure strong linkages with Plan International’s safeguarding teams and be a representative in relevant external fora and inter-agency coordination groups.

Accountabilities

• Ensure gender equality is core to all AAP activities, positioning Plan International as the Go To agency for gender responsive humanitarian action.
• Develop appropriate tools and guidance notes in coordination with stakeholders and align to Plan International policies and management standards.
• Engage in relevant Plan International working groups.
• Lead on roll out of Plan International’s Emergency Response Manual (Programmes) AAP chapter
• Provide training to staff and partners
• Lead on partner assessment for AAP and feedback mechanisms, and develop with Response country teams, appropriate capacity building plans
• Develop training packages for Ukraine Response partners
• Represent Plan International in relevant external fora and interagency working groups, in particular child focused organisations
• Develop and coordinate a network of AAP focal points across the Ukraine Response
• Support Plan International’s engagement with the CHS, including reporting, implementation of the CHS Action Plan and supporting Ukraine Response countries to integrate the CHS into their operations.
• Document and analyze lessons (on programmatic and technical issues) coming from Ukraine Response projects and programmes and translate these into changed process or practice and disseminate.
• Contribute to external think pieces, or policy & practice documents, ensuring profile and visibility for Plan International.
• Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant implementation standards and guidelines as applicable to area of responsibility. Including, but not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC); relevance to area of work, and concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures

Key relationships

Ukraine Response Director, Head of Programme Quality & Implementation, Heads of Mission, technical Leads, Local project partners, Ukraine Hub and Global Hub relevant teams.

Technical expertise, skills, and knowledge

• Broad knowledge of the humanitarian and/or development sector
• Experience of implementing humanitarian programmes, particularly of implementing AAP activities in emergency response
• Demonstrable experience of humanitarian standards (Sphere, CHS etc).
• Experience in implementing AAP activities and training.
• Experience of developing guidance notes and tools for use by staff.
• Proven experience in networking and external representation.

• Creative approach to problem solving is central to the job.
• Experience of developing and conducting capacity building programmes.

• Flexibility to adapt plans to a changing environment
• Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships; managing self in a pressured and changing environment; motivating and influencing others
• Adherence to humanitarian principles and standards

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.

We strive for lasting impact

We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.

We work well together

We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organisation, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities, and our partners.

We are inclusive and empowering

We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.

Please apply following the link: Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Lead (plan-international.org)