Head of Programme - Strategy Egypt

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 ‎80 years,
and are now active in more than ‎70 countries.
The Opportunity

Plan started working in Egypt in ‎1981 and has a presence in twelve of the ‎27
governorates in which the country is divided: two urban (Cairo and Alexandria)
and five rural (Giza, Beheira, Kalyoubia, Damietta, Qena, Assuit and Sohag,
Port Said and Luxor). Plan Egypt’s work focuses on child rights, implementing
programmes designed to enable communities to improve the lives of the most
marginalized children and their families. Plan Egypt’s Country Strategy will
come to an end by June ‎2022. Its current focus includes five strategic
objectives.
Improve the quality of early childhood care & education. Promote economic
empowerment of vulnerable young men & women. Facilitate girls in realising
their full potential in an enabling and gender responsive environment that
protects them from all forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence.
Support adolescents and young people, particularly girls to become active
drivers of change and lead the way towards more equitable and inclusive
societies. Promote adolescents and young people, particularly girls to be
empowered to take informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive
health and live free from gender-based violence

The Head of Programme – Strategy (HOP-S) is senior position that will report
directly to the Country Director (CD) and will assume direct responsibility
and accountability for the effective support and oversight of all five Plan
Egypt programme departments.
These are the Strategic Partnerships & Advocacy, Programme Quality and
Partnership, Business Development, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E;), &
Sponsorship. Together with the Country Director, the HOP – S will co-lead the
design of the new country strategy for PIE.

In addition, the HOP– S will undertake a senior internal and external
representation role with donors, government counterparts, Plan National
Offices (NOs) and other key stakeholders. The HOP – S will be a leading member
of the Country Leadership Team (CLT) and work with her/his peers to ensure
Plan is making progress towards its purpose.

Do you have what it takes?
The post holder will report to the Country Director, oversee the design of
Plan Egypt country strategy, ensure the implementation of Plan Egypt’s country
influencing strategy, strong technical support to programme implementation
team – particularly in the area of gender transformation, promote programme
quality and effectiveness, and support knowledge management & learning through
robust M&E; Supervise, support and mentor the managers of the Strategic
Partnerships & Advocacy, Partnership Support, Programme Quality , Business
Development, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E;) & Sponsorship departments; Ensure
smooth teamwork within and across the different units and management lines
within the departments, while enhancing integration with other departments. Of
particular importance is supporting the creation of high performing teams
through establishing effective working relationships between programme staff
at the Country Office and in the Program Units working in tandem with the Head
of Programme – Implementation; Support the CD directly in senior level
representation, both internally and externally, including brokering and
enhancing productive working relationships with key NO partners, donors and
influencers for Plan Egypt. Support the CD closely in realising the full
income target for the Country Strategic period, to be sourced from both
institutional grants and individual giving funds.

For more information regarding the person and role profile specification,
please click on the below link:
Head of Programme final- Strategy Egypt.doc

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Type of Role: ‎3 year fixed term contract
Reports to: Country Director
Grade: F
Closing Date: 11th July ‎2022

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan
International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work
with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability,
gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity,
race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to
create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in
every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial
justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many
threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do
everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular
responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not
contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan
International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan
International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure
Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants
previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse
and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation
when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job
applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.