Innovation Project Lead
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 role as the
Innovation Project Lead, you will be responsible for the success and scaling of
the Equality Accelerator (EA) project, as well as for promoting innovation,
digital inclusion, and feminist youth activist resourcing practices and
movement building across Plan International. Equality Accelerator is an online
platform where young activists can access accessible, sustainable, and
democratic funding and non-financial opportunities. EA also includes a
world-first smart flexible fund model with an inclusive, accessible,
transparent application process; an agile, participatory selection process; and
automated, youth-friendly reporting.
You will act as product
owner for the website, team of designers, web developers and QA consultants to
ensure EA is maintained, up-to-date and that all bugs, glitches, or content
errors are fixed in a timely fashion. You will also coordinate the development
of new features or languages as EA to scaled to new contexts or as the need is
identified. Additionally, you will coordinate the implementation of EA (both
the website and the funding mechanism) across countries where it is currently
being implemented, as well as identify opportunities to scale the project to
new countries. Importantly, you will be responsible for resource mobilization
to ensure the continued sustainability for the project.
Finally, you will be an
ambassador for innovation, digital inclusion, youth-friendly feminist
resourcing and movement building across the organization. This includes
participating in other initiatives related to youth resourcing as well as
coordinating with other innovation teams to promote joint learning.
The Person:
You will have extensive
experience in managing complex projects in international settings, as well as
some experience developing inclusive digital products and in human-centered
design. You will also have a demonstrated interest in working on gender and
feminism and principles of feminist leadership and social justice. Ideally, you
will have specific experience working with youth-led movements, and have an
understanding of the ways in which youth organisations work and their needs and
challenges.
Please click here for the full role profile
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: 12-month Fixed-Term
Contract
Reports to: Global Lead – Youth
Movements
Grade: We will be happy to
disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this
process, however, please kindly note that this will vary according to the
location of the appointed candidate and therefore, it is not possible to
include full details here. As an indication if this role was based in the
UK the salary would be circa £45,000
How to Apply
Closing Date: Thursday 9th
February 2023
