Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies or other Humanities. A masters degree with a focus on project management or related fields is an added advantage
  
• Minimum 8 years experience in development work and a minimum of 8 years in managerial and leadership role.
  

Programme Management

• Participate in the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of projects in the Regional Area (RA), with a particular focus on ensuring that SPAD and grant projects are leveraged to create impact in sponsorship communities
  
• Lead the transition from project design to project implementation, ensuring that detailed implementation plans, resourcing strategies, and monitoring frameworks are in place to ensure project targets are achieved on time and to standard
  
• Participate in situational analysis, such as social mapping, wealth ranking and gender analysis to identify and include the most marginalised and vulnerable segments of communities in Plan programmes
  

Sponsorship Programme Management

• Work with the Sponsorship Coordinator to ensure Programme Officers meet sponsorship communication requirements on time and required quality standard.
  
• Lead Programme Officers in the identification of priorities in sponsorship communities and ensure this understanding is used to inform annual planning and budgeting for SPAD and grant projects
  
• Support the functionality and capacity building of Community Volunteer Associations (COVAs) and Family Support Groups
  

Communicating for Influence

• Actively participate in the development and implementation of innovative influencing & communication plans for the Regional Area and ensure effective influencing of key stakeholders
  
• Work collaboratively with the Regional Manager (RM) and other colleagues in the programme area to develop and implement a cost-effective and impactful community engagement strategy, ensure an accurate representation of sponsorship benefits is communicated, and carefully manage expectations
  
• Contribute to the implementation of the Influencing Strategy in the RA, by:
  
• Support Youth Advisory Panels in planning and execution of youth activism initiatives
  
• Building relationships with key actors (e.g. community and district leadership), and implement influencing interventions that drive change
  

Risk & Resource Management

• Support the the management of programme finances, giving due care and attention before authorising payments and ensuring funds are managed in line with PIU’s policies and procedures:
  
• Review and approve payments and fund transfers in line with authorisation limits; carefully ensuring that expenditure is in line with budget and all supporting documentation is present and correct
  
• Undertake periodic monitoring and review effectiveness of sponsorship programme controls
  

Value Based Leadership & Staff Management

• Lead a team of Programme Officers, Project Coordinators/Officers, and the sponsorship team in a manner that empowers them to contribute effectively towards achievement of PlU’s strategy
  
• Ensure that community outreach for sponsorship communications is resourced with the expertise necessary for success through a combination of recruitment and management of staff, mobilization of community volunteers, and procurement of consultants
  
• Lead and manage teams towards high standards of performance through clear roles & responsibilities and provision of appropriate support; coordinate effectively with others to ensure high performance within PlU’s matrix operating structure
  

Safeguarding, Gender Equality & Inclusion

• Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children, Young People, and programme participants, as well as Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded programme and sponsorship work in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy.
  
• This is in addition to implementation of relevant Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility.