Lake Chad Programme Coordinator

Lake Chad Programme Coordinator

Date: 1 Aug 2023

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Company: Plan International

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.

The Opportunity

The  Lake Chad Programme Coordinator  will support the coordination and implementation of the BMZ and GFFO funded projects in the Lake Chad Region, in close collaboration with the three concerned Plan International country offices (COs) and Plan International Germany. The latter acts as the prime contractual partner of both German donors (BMZ & GFFO). This 11 Mio EUR multi-country programme comprises the following intervention areas:

1. Livelihoods and Food Security,

2. Health (Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights - SRHR),

3. Conflict Transformation/Social Cohesion,

4. Child Protection in Emergencies - CPiE

5. Nutrition.

The project's implementation will be based on Plan International’s Adolescent Programming Toolkit with a focus on adolescent girls and young people. The intervention levels include individual, family, community, service providers and humanitarian actors/national and sub-national actors. The project's implementation envisages merging the BMZ and GFFO projects under the Nexus-Chapeau approach.

The Individual

You have previous experience working in the Lake Chad Basin as well as expensive experience working in an emergency context. You also have demonstrable experience leading and coordinating multi-donor projects or progammes. You are fluent in both  English  and  French.  You have an understanding of child protection in emergencies and SGBV in emergencies minimum standard, Core humanitarian standards and SPHERE. You also have general youth participation and economic empowerment-related experience.

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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 must be based in Abuja, Nigeria and therefore a relocation package is available. This role is a non-accompanied position. 

Type of Role: 30 months renewable fixed-term contract

Closing Date: 14th August 2023

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 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.