Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.

We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 85 years, and are now active in over 80 countries.

The Deployable Emergency Response Manager is part of Plan International’s surge team and deploys to Country Offices to lead humanitarian operations ensuring high quality programmes.

DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE

· The post-holder deploys (sometimes at short notice) to support Plan International’s country offices respond to specific humanitarian crises.

· The post-holder is responsible for the management of humanitarian funding for specific crises during deployments.

· During deployments up to 5 staff may report to the post holder and significant numbers of indirect reports. Typically, technical specialists, Finance, HR, Logs, communications/media and policy staff.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The post holder will work closely with:

· Global Humanitarian Team ie. Head of Global Rapid Response and Readiness Unit; Head, Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Unit; Global Head of Hunger Response and Resilience Unit and head of Global Humanitarian Policy, Advocacy and Diplomacy Unit and ream members; surge team members.

· Regional humanitarian managers and team members

· National Organisation humanitarian managers

· Communications teams (at the International headquarters)

· Research, Policy and Advocacy teams (at the International headquarters and country offices).

· Key external stakeholders and partners

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge

· Degree or equivalent in management or related fields

· Significant field experience of managing emergency programmes in a number of humanitarian crises.

· Demonstrated experience of key practice and standards for humanitarian response such as SPHERE and CHS.

· Significant knowledge of humanitarian response, child protection and disaster risk reduction

· Conversant with the international humanitarian architecture, particularly related to coordination and funding. Demonstrated prior experience of engaging with the humanitarian coordination system and local, regional and global levels.

· Significant programming in emergencies in several continents and diverse contexts

· Experience of designing and delivering training

· Able to work in English. It is desirable to be able to work in at least one other international language, for example French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic

· Knowledge of humanitarian policies and procedures, Sphere and the Red Cross/ NGO Code of Conduct

· Requires general finance, administration, information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/ computer skills.

Skills

· Project management including planning and scheduling, process design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation

· Advocacy, influencing and negotiating skills, experienced in gaining commitment from a wide range of people, bringing about change and providing support from a distance

· Networking skills

· Extensive programming experience in Gender in emergencies, particularly related to girls and adolescent girls.

· Training and facilitation

Attitudes

· Committed to Plan International’s core values;

o Strives for lasting impact