ROLE PURPOSE

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. 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 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 across Africa, Asia, Middle East and the Americas. To achieve this Plan International must continue to strengthen and build on its work with partners, mobilise additional resources, support/ implement high quality projects and programmes, whilst ensuring accountability throughout.

Programme Y.O.D.A is part of our overall transformation journey that will help us strengthen our business functions and improve the way we plan and deliver programmes. It is a global project to change business processes and deploy integrated D365, Saleforce applications and a data warehouse to replace the existing system based on SAP and introduce system support for key business processes including finance, supply chain management, project delivery and monitoring, evaluation, and learning. The integrated Y.O.D.A systems have been designed to support the End-to-End Project Cycle and to enforce necessary steps to complete the requirements of each project stage.

As the Deployment Functional Specialist on Y.O.D.A programme, you will provide a key role in providing functional support to the deploying countries working closely with the global & regional hub functional teams.

The role will report into the BRD (Business, Readiness and Deployment) team but will have strong matrix reporting line to the Business Process Owner for Supply Chain.

The role will be responsible to support countries to successfully adopt to the functional business process, D365 and integrated systems.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

· This post holder is expected to work with all Plan International staff regardless of function or level, with support and mentoring given when needed.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Knowledge

· Extensive knowledge of supply chain processes in an international NGO or charity

· At least 3 years of in-country experience at an international NGO or charity, experience in Plan International is a plus

· At least 2 years experience of MS Dynamics 365 ERP system, experience

of SAP & SAP BI is a plus

Skills

· Microsoft tools such as MS Teams, SharePoint, etc.

· Knowledge of Power Platform, Power BI, and related Microsoft technologies is a plus

· Fluent written and spoken English.

· French/Spanish would be a plus

Behaviours

· Excellent communication and relationship building skills.

· Highly efficient and organised, able to prioritise and multitask.

· Adaptable and a team player

· Comfortable working in a diverse environment and a strong promoter of equality.

· Willing to take initiative and keen to learn.

· Self-starter and strives for quality.

· Strong leadership skills

· Manages customer expectations.

· Ability to deliver to tight deadlines.

· Attention to detail, accurate and observant.

· Ability to work with senior management

· Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities