JOB VACANCY : Head of Program Implementation -  PLAN International Cameroon - NGO

Head of Program Implementation
Date: 18 Mar 2025

Location: Yaounde, Cameroon

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 know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

 

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. 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.

 

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

 

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

 

I-   OPPORTUNITY

The Head of Program Implementation will manage a department of around 20 peoples, mainly project managers, programme area managers and MERL specialists.  He/she will oversee the work of implementing partners, including NGOs, youth groups, other civil society groups, government technical services and municipalities. He/she will be responsible for implementing the programme to agreed deadlines and quality standards, and for managing programme budgets to ensure key performance indicators and burn rates. He/she will maintain horizontal working relationships with other functional managers in Plan International Cameroon, and will be a key member of the country management team, representing Plan International Cameroon internally (with other parts of the organization) and externally.

 

II-ABOUT YOU

 The Head of Program Implementation will have a university degree (Masters) with a background in development studies, management, social sciences or a related field. He/she should understand integrated development issues and critical analysis of child poverty and proven experience as a development professional in programme planning, monitoring, evaluation and management of a pool of technical support. He/she should also have experience of networking with development organisations in-country and internationally and have at least 5 years’ experience in a related management position with strong supervisory support skills. Speaks, reads and writes fluent French and English and understands power imbalances and how the organisation can reinforce negative stereotypes and prejudices, and the impact of these factors on the safety of children and young people in all their diversity.
 
JD-CMR-Head of Implementation.docx

 
Location: Yaounde

Reports to: Country Director

Closing Date: 01/04/ 2025

All applications must be submitted ONLINE at  : https://jobs.plan-international.org/search/?createNewAlert=false&q=cameroon