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 75 countries.

 

The Opportunity 

Plan International seeks an education
expert who has extensive experience with identifying and scaling-up
innovative approaches for the promotion of equitable learning
opportunities for the world’s most vulnerable children and youth,
particularly girls. Over the span of 12 months the Education Innovation
Project Lead will work closely with education and innovation experts
from across Plan International and partner organizations on an
innovation challenge fund titled ‘Education Uninterrupted’, which will
seek to identify innovative and contextually relevant approaches to the
delivery of inclusive quality education, particularly during times of
disruption.

 

As the Education Innovation Project Lead
you will be a key member of Plan’s Inclusive Quality Education (IQE)
Hub. You will ensure that lessons learnt from the ‘Education
Uninterrupted’ challenge fund are highlighted to stakeholders across the
organization and integrated into various global program and influencing
processes.

You will be responsible for articulating
learning questions and gathering insights throughout the duration of the
Education Uninterrupted Innovation Challenge Fund - from planning, to
implementation and close-out.

 

This role is critical to the success of
the innovation challenge fund, providing educational technical expertise
and guidance to challenge fund team and CO teams engaged in the
initiative. The position will act as an essential liaison between the
IQE Hub and the Digital and Innovation Hub.

 

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Prior experience/technical knowledge of inclusive, quality education
• Demonstrable experience in working with
  innovation teams, or versed in innovation methodologies including
  human-centered design, problem identification, and prototyping.
• Able to demonstrate experience and familiarity with innovation/ innovation processes (eg human-centred design, work)
• A strong understanding of current
  trends, debates and ethical considerations around the role EdTech and
  public-private partnerships in education, particularly in the COVID-19
  response, and ability to use this understanding to inform Plan’s policy
  position on various related issues.
• A strong understanding of and
  commitment to the right to education and gender equality and be able to
  use normative frameworks to inform programmatic recommendations
• High-level communication, influencing,
  collaboration and interpersonal skills particularly, including proven
  ability with independent and team work particularly in a virtual context
• Excellent project management skills
  with a proven record of successfully managing all aspects of projects
  through to completion, in accordance with agreed standards and
  timeframes
• Previous experience of working in
  international development and humanitarian settings and a sound
  understanding of the issues and challenges. Experience working in the
  West and Central Africa region preferred.
• Master’s degree or other in Education,
  International Development, ICT or other relevant subject matter or
  demonstrated practical experience

 

Please click here for the full role profile: Project Lead, Education - July 2022.docx

 

Location: This role will ideally be based in the UK, employed
from the Global Hub for Plan International which is based in Woking,
Surrey however other locations where Plan International has an office*
that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the
pre-existing right to work and live may be considered.

Type of Role: 12 month Fixed Term role, this could also be considered an internal secondment

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable
benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly
note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed
candidate and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.
As an indication if this role was based in the UK the salary would be
circa £45,000 per annum

Closing Date: 18th July 2022

 

Applicable locations may include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium,
Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland,
Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United
Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

 

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

 

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the
communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone
regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil
partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or
sexual orientation.

 

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we
strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in
every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and
ideas.

 

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment
to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

 

Plan International believes that in a world where children face
so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an
organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means
that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into
contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing
children at risk.

 

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity
with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People
policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants
previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual
abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under
investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an
application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these
recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.