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
As Executive Office Advisor you
will provide high quality, strategic and politically attuned advise to
the to the CEO and Plan International senior leadership on external
priority issues, position statements and external and internal
communications activities
You will also be responsible for
oversight, planning and operational support for the CEO’s engagement
with external stakeholders, develops CEO speech and briefs, and manages
the CEO’s internal and external communications
In this role you will work across global
functions to source technical narratives to further the CEO’s engagement
agenda to create and implement powerful content that contributes to
engagement and helps communicate our vision and our culture.
The Individual
With proven expertise providing
strategic and analytical support to senior management and/or governance
bodies you will have advanced interpersonal, influencing and negotiation
skills and the capacity to build effective relationships with a wide
range of stakeholders.
You will need to have relevant
experience in executive decision-making teams within international or
multilateral environments. As well as demonstrable experience of speech
writing and internal/external communications.
Capable of adapting quickly to
changing priorities, flexible and with the ability to process
information quickly and provide creative solutions you will work both
independently and collaboratively as require
Please follow this link for a full role profile; Executive Office Advisor_Role Profile_FY23.doc
Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.
Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.
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. You may be office, home or hybrid based
Type of Role: Permanent or maximum 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 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: 12th 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.