JOB VACANCY at PLAN International Cameroon - NGO,  : Head of Global Climate Hub

Location: Globally,, Flexible

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

 

In this important role as the Head of the Global Climate Hub you will be responsible for ensuring that Plan International is positioned as the go-to organization for girls and Climate.

 

You will lead on both advocacy and programming on Climate, as well as be accountable for the execution of the climate roadmap and key milestones agreed as part of the Global strategy.

 

You will significantly support resource mobilization in partnership with partner National and Country Offices. And will be responsible for managing a Business Development Manager and Climate Network Coordinator as well as support and guide the Global Environmental Policy Specialist and Resilience & Climate Change Specialist.

 

The Person

 

With substantive experience in resource mobilization for Climate, you will have experience of working on climate change, children’s rights and gender equality at a global level within an NGO, UN agency, government department, or other relevant institution.

 

Experience of producing high quality evidence-based policy positions and briefings, as well as of delivering advocacy strategies on climate change, children’s rights and/or gender equality in a national and/or international context using a variety of approaches

 

Experience of external representation and relationship-building at a high level with strategic stakeholders, with excellent fluent oral and written communication skills in English for a variety of internal and external audiences.

 

Please follow this link for a full role profile; Head of Global Climate Hub.docx

 

Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.  

 

Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live.

Type of role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.

Closing Date: Sunday 15th October 202

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