Current Job Opportunities at Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for - and respond to - crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.

We are recruiting to fill the positions below:

Job Title: Education in Emergency Officer

Locations: Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, Nigeria

Role Purpose

• The purpose of this role is to support daily implementation of Education projects, Plan international Nigeria

Dimensions of the Role

• The post holder will directly implement the project and also document lessons learnt, support assessments and monitoring and evaluation of the Education in Emergencies components of Plan International's emergency response.
• He/she is responsible for assessment, response analysis, design, capacity building.
• The post holder will also contribute towards the capacity building of Plan Internationals implementing partners.

Accountabilities
In collaboration with the Project Coordinator:

• Support in documenting lessons learnt and best practices of the pilot project
• Support the Project Coordinator, Project Coordinator and EiE Specialist in designing of the Project Implementation Plans.
• Ensure the execution of the Project Implementation Plan and work closely with the National implementing partners on the project
• Will work closely with the National partners in the execution of the Formal, non-formal (ABEP & IQE) education component of the project
• With support from M&E team design a Monitoring plan and simple data collection tools to ensure monitoring and data collection of key project indicators.
• Will be responsible for the formation, strengthening and training of the Community structures (SBMCs, PMCs, CBCPCs) etc.
• Will play a key role in the mobilization and engagement of the community and stakeholders in the implementation and monitoring of the project
• Will be responsible for school supervision, and data collection
• Will support in organizing and facilitating teacher trainings and assessments
• Support assessment of Education sector in the state of implementation
• Review, assess and update the education situation in areas affected by emergency
• Highlight education issues requiring a response – both immediate (less than 2 months) and medium term and make recommendations on specific PLAN actions required. Ensure core commitments to children are taken into consideration.
• Ensure key data from assessments could be used as a baseline for program evaluation.  If additional baseline data is required to evaluate children’s learning outcomes, then work with appropriate colleagues to collect this additional information.
• In collaboration with national and international Education actors, map current institutional response capacities – including conducting an education specific 3Ws.
• Support in designing appropriate education interventions based on the outcomes of assessments and the context.  Inclusion of quality issues in education and learning outcomes is really important.
• Ensure that issues of early childhood, gender, protection, DRR, and conflict sensitivity are factored into the program design.
• Ensure Plan international guidelines, Education cluster standards and INEE Minimum Standards, are considered in implementation and documented.
• Provide regular updates to Education in Emergencies Specialist, on progress, priorities and constraints – verbally and in writing on an agreed frequency.
• Support the implementation of, and represent Plan International in, emergency education coordination mechanisms including any relevant cluster.
• Brief updates and reports on sectoral activities/strategies to donors and other stakeholders.
• Perform any other project related duties as specified by the Project Coordinator
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential:

• University Degree or equivalent in Education, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields
• Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience Education in Emergencies
• Experience working in emergency settings
• Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established international child protection standards (especially UNCRC)
• Experience with participatory approaches to education, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related area.
• Experience working with IDPs, refugees and other vulnerable populations (ideal)
• Experience in TARL methodology EiE programme desirable but not essential
• Previous experience directly providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse, exploitation and violence

Desirable:

• Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility
• Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Ability to read and write in both English and Hausa languages appropriately

Behaviours:

• Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of operations and with stakeholders
• Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
• Provides good and adequate administrative and logistical support to enable programmes to meet meets it’s agreed financial and program outcomes.
• Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.
• Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organisational development.
• Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations
• Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
• Leads by example to motivate high performance of others
• Very strong commitment to continuous learning

How to Apply
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Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant - UN Women

Locations: Borno, Adamawa and Yobe

Role Purpose

• The Monitoring and Evaluation assistant to support the implementation of the Project in the context of north-eastern Nigeria.
• The purpose of this role is to provide timely, accurate information on project implementation and ensure that monitoring and evaluation are in line with specific project FAD/donor requirements.
• The role’s support is to achieve accountability, transparency and programme quality in project locations.
• The post holder is to ensure that project activities are in line with the Performance Measurement Framework and relevant Plan International MERL guidelines.

Dimensions of the Role

• Communicates with the M&E coordinator and across Plan International, with Donor and field level implementing partners.
• The post holder will support the establishment of a systematic Monitoring and Evaluation system.
• The post holder will interface and support programme team members and programme coordination.
• The role requires strong facilitation and organisational skills along with the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to all staff, partners and other stakeholders.

Accountabilities
Project Management:

In collaboration with the project Team, M&E coordinator and other relevant staff, the M&E assistant will:

• Support to ensure that M&E specific elements of local partner capacity strengthening plans are successfully implemented
• Report results of M&E activities by providing written documentation about progress toward achieving indicators/targets, as appropriate
• Provide leadership at project location level on M&E to ensure the program technical integrity to achieve program goal and corresponding objectives and targets.
• Ensure high-quality implementation, in close collaboration with the Field based team and the M&E coordinator, and consistency in protocols, information and reporting systems.
• Lead efforts at project location to monitor and evaluate project interventions, document results and provide feedback to stakeholders to guide decision-making
• Lead efforts to utilize training monitoring systems to track and monitor trainers and participants at training events to facilitate follow-up and recordkeeping.
• Utilize the training data collected to inform strategic decision-making and project planning.
• Support targeted evaluations and operations research, including design, data collection, management and analysis.
• Ensure quality of data through data verification procedures, including routine data quality audits
• Support to ensure that relevant data (5Ws, 3Ws and related MIS data) are entered into organization-wide data management system designed to capture, analyse, and disseminate project data.
• Lead in the conduct of emergency assessments, field level Market price, cash/in-kind distribution and post distribution monitoring, data collection, analysis and reporting of results.
• Provide monthly report on the progress of implementation of the project

Information and Coordination:

• Work closely with the M&E Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Education Officer in conducting all MEAL activities, including the preparation of materials, planning of training, training enumerators, data collection supervision, data cleaning and analysis.
• Leverage strong quantitative skills to design surveys, analyse data, and mentor enumerator teams
• Provide support in creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy.
• Provide support in ensuring facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing.
• Perform any other support functions as directed.
• Provide support in implementing a Robust Child Friendly Feedback Mechanism in line with Plan International policies and guidelines.
• Contribute to all activity implementation, including periodic monitoring of life-skill sessions, care givers sessions, ABEP monitoring and other activities related to the project.
• Implement other task within the organization, as assigned by the line manager.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge

• Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Information Management, Computer Science and Statistics or any other related field.
• 1 to 2 years work experience in similar position.
• Knowledge in developing an M&E system.
• Knowledge of child safe guarding.
• Familiarity with an NGO setting especially on Education in Emergencies
• Well-developed analytical and writing/presentation skills.
• Demonstrate good knowledge and skills of Information Technology, in order to support the development and maintenance of database system of the project.
• Desirable to have specialized formal training on IT systems, database, business software, and/or web-based applications and proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Team player, able to work respectfully and cooperatively with colleagues of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Excellent organization, and record/file keeping skills to ensure information, knowledge, and data are reviewed, maintained and monitored.
• Good understanding of performance management concepts.
• Demonstrated personal commitment to peace, tolerance and development
• Experience of working in humanitarian settings, particularly North-east Nigeria
• Good knowledge of qualitative, quantitative and mix methodologies data collection systems
• Capacities to speak Hausa and Kanuri is an added advantage

How to Apply
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Job Title: Advocacy and Youth Programme Intern

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Role Purpose

• The Internship positions are part of opportunities on offer at Plan International Nigeria for young graduates to earn post NYSC experience.
• These opportunities are designed as learning and value-adding liaison between interns and Plan International Nigeria. The interns are expected to take advantage of the space offered for experience gathering, self-development, while providing quality service to Plan International Nigeria.
• In line with the above, Plan International hereby calls for application from interested young people to fill the space of an Advocacy & Youth Programme Intern.
• The Intern is expected to provide quality advocacy services in support of the policy influencing initiatives and youth engagement initiatives of Plan International Nigeria and maintain close working relationship with the organisation’s Policy, Research and Influencing Manager.
• The Advocacy & Youth Programme Intern will be required to enhance and add value to Plan International’s works with the young people, especially girls, in Nigeria and support them to learn new culture in organising, mobilisation and campaigning and, enhance their skills to pick up issues of national importance to both female and male youth in the country

Accountabilities

• The Advocacy & Youth Programme Intern will work with relevant programmes staff, providing support on citizen mobilisation, capacity building exercises for youth and girls’ platforms.
• Design and provide support for youth/Girls Get Equal (GGE) Campaign training platforms and other actions designed to enhance capacities of Plan International Nigeria linked youth groups in advocacy and campaign.
• Generate and report progress made on a regular basis on GGE engagement.
• Provide support and participate in all policy advocacy and campaign initiatives
• Provide support and participate in Monitoring, documentation, dissemination and encouragement of critical debate, and mainstreaming of public policy advocacy.
• Support case study collections related to policy and campaigns works
• Support the Policy, Research and Influencing Manager in maintaining links with youth organisations and provide the necessary linkage Plan International Nigeria youth engagement with broader national and international youth engagement platforms and policy spaces
• To monitor, document, disseminate encourage critical debate around youth, especially adolescent girls issues.
• Design and coordinate political education initiatives for Plan International Nigeria linked girls platforms and other relevant youth platforms
• Liaise and work closely with other Interns at Plan International Nigeria to achieve the purpose of self-development, and at all times alert the organisation on new learnings that would enhance their own capacity and opportunities for increased self-marketability.
• Represent Plan International at appropriate country-level working groups.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential:

• Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies or any related field
• Not more than one year post NYSC experience
• Significant prior experience in advocacy on youth rights, girls rights, broader human rights and development issues.
• Good knowledge of youth mobilisation
• Knowledge of International trend in youth mobilisation, organisation and campaigns
• Good attention to detail
• Good analytical and strategic thinking skills and strong research skills
• Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
• Patience, adaptability, flexibility, and ability to improvise and remain responsive and to communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams
• Strong leadership skills with an ability to seek people’s views while also taking responsibility to determine the most appropriate course of action and to act decisively

Desirable:

• Evidence of volunteering experience in an NGO or charity organisation
• Ability to work in a team
• Experience in digital media use for social mobilisation.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Manager (Consultant)

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Contract Duration: Three (3) Months
Contract Type: Consultancy

Role Purpose

• Reporting to the Director of Programme Quality and Innovation and based in Abuja, the Senior Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Manager will function as a member of a country management team providing technical support to the Country office projects on GE related functions.
• The position will support the overall management of the CO GE strategy within the Country Strategic Plan in line with Plan’s new Global transformative strategy.
• The role will support CO projects to be more gender transformative and provide capacity building support to Project and partners.
• The Role will liaise with project GE advisors and coordinate with program managers and other members of the CMT.

Dimensions of the Role

• Provide support to the development, implementation and monitoring of CO projects in line with the new Global transformative agenda and Country CSP Gender Equality agenda.
• Lead on national engagement on Gender Equality issues including Child Early Forced Marriage and Violence against Women.
• Will lead gender equality and inclusion of the most vulnerable children (especially girls) across the strategy, programming, policy and grant acquisition domains of our work.
• Act in other capacities as agreed with supervisor.

Accountabilities
Programme development & Quality Management:

• Ensure the Plan Nigeria Gender Transformative and Inclusion initiatives are aligned with both the Country and Global strategies.
• Foster strong relationships and work closely with internal and external stakeholders on gender and inclusion work to keep abreast of key policy changes and relevant external issues, and to maximize their role as advocates for the change Plan International Nigeria aims to achieve.
• Create strategic partnerships and close coordination with all stakeholders, including the Government and its relevant agencies, civil society, and donor agencies.
• Ensure strong linkages with the Governance and Monitoring, Evaluations and Research (MER) units so that advocacy and gender and inclusion initiatives and reports are based on evidence.
• Represent Plan at meetings and events where necessary.
• Work with Regional Office and International Headquarters to strengthen and support Gender transformative programming.
• Collaborate with the Regional Office and neighboring country offices on key region-wide initiatives.
• Provide GE related technical assistance to the development and humanitarian program teams to ensure high quality project implementation across all project outcomes.
• Contribute to Gender Equality impact analysis of CO and project activities and advise project teams.
• Lead on the implementation on the GE strategy for Plan International Nigeria.
• Assume any other responsibility as assigned by the Director of Programme Quality and Innovation

Administration and Finance:

• Ensure that administrative support functions are established and maintained in accordance with Plan International administrative policies and procedures.
• With support from the Finance and Administration Team, ensure that all finance policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Oversee budget preparation, setting the parameters and ensuring spends and forecast are in line with plans.
• Coordinate mobilization of financial resources related to gender and inclusion activities.
• Ensure that reliable communications/information management facilities are established and maintained.
• Initiate and provide support to development and procurement of consultancy services, and supervise consultants working on gender and inclusion initiatives.
• Ensure project staff are familiar with usage, procedures and relevant protocols.
• Ensure with the Procurement Logistics Manager/Officer the timely and appropriate establishment of all logistics requirements.

Policy, Research and Networking:

• Represent Plan Nigeria at the state and national level and contribute to the visibility of Plans' work in relevant forums and networks in Nigeria in the area of Gender Equality or as delegated.
• Ensure quality technical input into research documents and publications
• Have and maintain updated knowledge on state, national and global policies. Laws and other related documents on Gender Equality programming.
• Assume any other responsibility as assigned by the supervisor.

Human Resource Development:

• Ensure the development and roll out of necessary capacity building programs to all Plan International Nigeria staff and partners, in collaboration with HR.
• Supports the Country HR Manager in recruitments processes as required.

Learning and knowledge management:

• Submit regular and timely narrative quality reports, including success stories to Country office, WACA and Donors.
• Shares relevant administrative and programmatic information with the country team, region, international and support the proper documentation of all transactions on the projects.

Resource Mobilisation:

• Support resource mobilization efforts through proposal writing and related engagement.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential:

• Graduate of any Social Studies discipline, preferably post-graduate (Master's or higher) Degree in a Gender, Human Rights, Development studies - specializing on Gender and Development or Social Development related discipline.
• At least 5 years’ experience working in the INGO sector, including field and management experience.
• Advanced professional development and experience in gender, inclusion or child protection.
• Strong knowledge of child and women’s rights and gender justice.
• Strong evidence of influencing decision makers, Policies, and brokering cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Significant experience leading gender equality, inclusion in complex international organizations.
• Proven record of accomplishment of leadership within an international organization.
• Compelling influencer and communicator – able to inspire, build consensus and bring people together around a common agenda.
• Experience with a diverse set of stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• Project management and grant development experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and monitoring inclusive, gender-equitable development programs
• Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate
• Experience drafting project reporting and monitoring project progress
• Experience of managing people and ability to build, develop and motivate a high performing team, prioritizing effective cross organizational working as a key element of high performance.
• Experience of managing budgets and planning and reporting protocols.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• In-depth understanding of gender and inclusion issues and how these links together with the child rights and human rights-based approach;
• Practical experience of gender transformative and inclusion work in a developing country context.
• Strong abilities in program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Sound knowledge on issues of inclusion (marginalized groups including people with disabilities, people living with HIV/AIDS, indigenous minorities, etc.).
• Ability to effectively advocate for, lobby and present issues to internal and external audiences for children’s right, gender equality and inclusion.
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, concise reports, concept notes and other documentation.
• Ability to train others in gender and inclusion related matters.
• Expertise in child rights and a passion for development.
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical or policy issues in simple and clear terms.
• Excellent communication skills that effectively represent an organization’s mission and values internally and externally.
• Strong team building and management skills in a virtual or matrixed relationship.
• Confident public speaker.

Behaviours:

• Uses evidence-based results to make choices and drive change.
• Taking initiative to be innovative and creative to achieve results.
• Strives for quality in all he/she does, respecting deadlines, working continuously to improve performance.
• Takes responsibility for his/her actions, and learn from success and failures.
• Uses resources as intended, and can account for how he/she has used resources.
• Supports gender equality and diversity, and challenges forms of inequality or harassment.
• Encourages children young people, partners and colleagues to be meaningfully involved in decisions that affect them.
• Listens to and understand views of colleagues and partners. Draws on their experience to ensure high quality work.
• Upholds and demonstrates Plan’s values and behaviours.
• Team-orientated, versatile, personable and flexible.
• Calm under pressure.
• Ability to work comfortably and sensitively across cultures.
• Provides good and adequate administrative support to enable the project meet its agreed program outcomes.
• Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Project Coordinator - ECW MYRP

Locations: Borno and Yobe, Nigeria

Role Purpose

• The purpose of this role is to coordinate the Education activities in specific location(s) in Borno, Yobe state respectively where the project is implemented.

Dimensions of the Role

• Communicates within Plan International Nigeria and with partners and related government institutions.
• The post holder will coordinate the EiE project focusing on access to quality Education and Learning outcome for children in formal and non-formal Education.
• The project coordinator will implement project activities, document lessons learnt, support assessments and monitoring and evaluation of the Education in Emergencies components of Plan International's emergency response. He/she is responsible for assessment, response analysis, design, capacity building.
• The post holder will also contribute towards the capacity building of Plan Internationals implementing partners.

Accountabilities
In collaboration with the EiE Specialist, EiE Officer and the Field Team:

• Coordinate the overall implementation of project.
• Work with project team to implement project activities like assessments, teachers training, identification of schools, beneficiaries as per project design and donor requirements
• Support in documenting lessons learnt and best practices of the project liaising with communication team of Plan International
• With support from M&E team, design a Monitoring plan and simple data collection tools to ensure monitoring and data collection of key project indicators.
• Support assessment of Education sector in North East
• Review, assess and update the education situation in areas affected by emergency
• Highlight education issues requiring a response – both immediate (less than 2 months) and medium term and make recommendations on specific PLAN actions required. Ensure core commitments to children are taken into consideration.
• Ensure key data from assessments could be used as a baseline for program evaluation.  If additional baseline data is required to evaluate children’s learning outcomes, then work with appropriate colleagues to collect this additional information.
• In collaboration with national and international Education actors, map current institutional response capacities – including conducting an education specific 5Ws.
• Support in designing appropriate education interventions based on the outcomes of assessments and the context.  Inclusion of quality issues in education and learning outcomes is really important.
• Ensure that issues of early childhood, gender, protection, DRR, and conflict sensitivity are factored into the program design.
• Ensure Plan international guidelines, education cluster standards and INEE Minimum Standards, are considered and use EiE best practices.
• Provide regular updates to Education Specialist and the Emergency Response Manager, humanitarian unit and the rest of the CO on progress, priorities and constraints – verbally and in writing on an agreed frequency.
• Represent Plan International to clusters, governmental and non-governmental groups as needed and agreed with the Education in Emergencies Specialist.
• Support the implementation of, and represent Plan International in, emergency education coordination mechanisms including any relevant cluster.
• Brief updates and reports on sectoral activities/strategies to donors and other stakeholders.
• Perform any other project related duties as specified by the Education in Emergencies Specialist

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential:

• University Degree or equivalent in Education, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields
• Minimum of 4 years’ relevant work experience in project management of education projects and at least 2 years in Education in Emergencies
• Experience working in emergency settings
• Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established international child protection standards (especially UNCRC)
• Experience with participatory approaches to education, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related area.
• Experience working with IDPs, refugees and other vulnerable populations (ideal)
• Previous experience directly providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse, exploitation and violence
• Good knowledge of INEE minimum standards and ensure to apply to the day to day implementation

Desirable:

• Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility
• Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Ability to read and write in both English and other local languages appropriately

Skills & Knowledge:

• Creates strong sense of purpose and commitment within own part of operations and with stakeholders
• Holds self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and standards of behaviour
• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism/integrity
• Provides good and adequate administrative and logistical support to enable programmes to meet meets it’s agreed financial and program outcomes.
• Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.
• Strategic thinking and effective contribution to own work and Organizational development.
• Sound judgement and decision-making in complex situations
• Strong emotional intelligence including self-awareness.
• Leads by example to motivate high performance of others
• Very strong commitment to continuous learning.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Job Title: Communication Consultant

Location: Abuja
Contract Duration: Six (6) Months

Role Purpose

• Plan International Nigeria in the six years of its existence has expanded from a small organisation to one of the largest INGOs in Nigeria.
• The organisation has also in the period established itself as a major intervention agency, our aim is to become a leading player in Nigerian civil society platforms with recognisable presence across the federation. We also aim to establish our self as distinct from other organisations in our choice of a bolder approach to tackling issues head on.
• To achieve this, we have been making efforts at strategically bridging the gap between what we are good at and what we are known for. Achieving this also entails improving on our visibility, developing and deploying strategic communication and marketing products that prime our internal and external audience to buy into, and take ownership of our commitments to transforming power relations in favour of 10 million girls in Nigeria, and the global ambition of advancing the rights of 100 million girls. In addition to this, we also have to ensure that the system and structures are set up to facilitate sustainability of actions and regeneration of leadership of our influencing actions. To achieve this, existence of adequate staffing for roles that complement and advance our influencing is required.
• It is against the background of the above that Plan International Nigeria seeks the services of a Communications Consultant to support the organisation’s efforts at improving on its internal and external communications processes.
• The consultant will be expected to work with the communications team to improve on existing internal communication structures, maintain positive relationships with our external audience, develop integrated marketing campaigns and support teams’ public advocacy initiatives.
• The successful candidate will, in conjunction with the Communications Advisor and under the supervision of the Policy, Research and Influencing Manager modify overall approach to communications, manage and implement same. It is expected that the consultant will, working in the communications team, contribute to the development of a strategic communication plan for the organisation which identifies priority communications goals and audiences and outlines a framework for understanding and implementing organisation’s communications strategy and aligned with the organisation’s country strategy.

Dimensions of the Role

• The position is a strategic communication role, providing technical guidance on promotion of organisation's brand, activities, or products. Will, in conjunction with the rest of the communication team, work to ensure that the brand remains in the consciousness of its clients and target audience.
• The consultant will also support capacity building of staff in brand awareness, create enriched employee training materials.

Accountabilities

• Develop, implement and update, as needed, a Strategic Social Media Strategy and Action Plan.
• Support the development of external communications including, but not limited to, success stories, reports, and other materials that communicate project’s lessons and successes over the years.
• Manage the organisation's online presence by producing good content and analysing usage data.
• Monitor SEO and web traffic metrics
• Communicate with followers, respond to queries in a timely manner and monitor reviews
• Supervise production of multi-media products, including social media presence enhancing products for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok etc.
• Generate, edit, publish and share engaging content daily (e.g. original text, photos, videos and news.
• Develop messages with high levels of planning and research of audience behaviours and perceptions to enhance the achievement of the organisation's ambitions.
• Generate new ideas, concepts and techniques to make use of the social media in the organisation more effective.
• To provide a public relation function by supporting the Policy, Research and Influencing Manager in building and maintaining contacts for Plan International Nigeria within entertainment, celebrity and political circles in order to promote the work and strategic aims of the organisation.
• Assist the Communications Advisor in preparing presentations and investment content for print and electronic media.
• Do constant analysis of and profiling of the organisation’s clients and audiences for a deep understanding of their information needs and best means of meeting them.
• Coordinate Country Office level actions targeted at global and strategic moments.
• Develop marketing and promotional content for the media and the web.
• In conjunction with the Head on Human Resources and the IT Unit maintain organisation internal communications and intranet.
• Support the Plan International’s emergency response team to ensure that the country programme’s strategies and situation reports have clear advocacy objectives and strategies, and indicators for assessing the impact of Plan’s advocacy work.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge

• At least five years’ experience working as strategic communications specialist in INGO environment.
• Good oral communication/presentation skills
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, including ability to find, absorb, analyse and prioritise information from many different sources.
• Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines, with competing priorities and minimal supervision
• Should have excellent communication skills and be able to express our Plan International’s views creatively.
• Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to work in multi-national, multi-cultural teams
• Ability to do analysis of organization communication, demographic analysis, understand modern communication styles and the ability to craft messaging for a global audience.
• Proven experience of strategy development
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Computer literate and well-versed in basic software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline  8th October, 2021.