Country Director ( GHANA)

The Organization 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.

Expérience

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. Role Purpose As a Country Director, you will be Plan International’s lead representative in country. You will lead Plan Internationals presence in country, including driving Plan International’s programme and influencing work, setting overall direction, leading a high performing team, ensuring accountability for meeting demanding targets and maintaining alignment with the global strategy. You will be deeply comfortable with leading transformative change, have a demonstrable commitment to gender equality and relish the prospect of representing Plan International to the highest levels of government, civil society, the media and international media. You will understand and drive efforts to deliver positive change for girls through advocating, campaigning and communicating at a national level. Equally you will ensure the country operating model is fit for purpose, we have the right funding mix to achieve our ambition, key business processes are in place and organisational values are embedded in everything we do. You will lead by example in ensuring gender equality is evident in everything we do from staffing, to programming and influencing, to ways of working. You will work with your team to bring about the right culture that ensures we are champions for girls and gender equality. You will lead a motivated team, ensure legal compliance, and be ready and able to respond to emergency and development needs of the most marginalised children, especially girls. Dimensions of the Role Leadership, management and development of the Ghana team in full compliance with local laws and Plan International policies and standards; Lead the implementation of the Country Strategy, and the Annual Planning and Budgeting exercise; Ensuring high quality programme work is delivered with the maximum involvement of girls, boys, young people and people with disabilities as actors following Plan International’s Program Quality Procedures (PQP); Growing and managing a quality grant portfolio to ensure that funds are raised in a timely manner for the implementation of the country strategy while respecting commitments to donors and communities; Ensuring readiness to emergencies is built into all programme planning, and lead emergency response interventions if need arises;

Présentation du poste

Présentation du poste

Representation of Plan International, its work and its values to the authorities and key decision-makers in Ghana; Maintaining good working relationships with Government authorities ensuring compliance with laws and regulations whilst achieving Plan International´s strategic priority goals; Ensuring that key risks are identified and managed pro-actively, including safeguarding of children and youth, safety and security, fraud, legal risks and risks to the reputation of Plan International Ensuring the application of our Gender-Transformative and Inclusive approach in the workplace, in projects and programs and in the interactions with partners, associates and the public. As a member of the Regional Leadership Team, the Country Director of Ghana is expected to contribute to the overall learning and strategic direction within the region. The organisation is committed to meeting safeguarding expectations across all its operations and will expect the Country Director to ensure all incidents regarding child abuse and sexual harassment are reported and effectively managed. Accountabilities Plan International’s work in Ghana will be delivered by a motivated and efficient team, skilled in their area of expertise and reflecting the values of the organisation The Country Office meets performance against organisations management standards at all times. Creation and management of high performing teams delivering excellent technical work, using child-centred and gender-transformative approaches in line with Global and Country Strategies; Manage individuals across the team to ensure full development of potential through induction, mentoring/ coaching, and performance management, ensuring compliance in all core policy and business areas, including Gender and Child protection Ensure staff numbers and structures will be designed and kept at a level that is efficient and cost effective, in line with the available country budget Manage work environments to reduce risk from health and safety and security hazards Generate solutions for identifying and supporting high performing staff to deliver

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