Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Lead

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

The conflict in Ukraine is resulting in a major humanitarian crisis with over 4 million people having fled to neighbouring countries, and millions displaced within Ukraine. Plan International is responding to the crisis and working in partnership with civil society organisations in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and Moldova to meet the key needs of those affected by the crisis as well as host communities.

The post-holder will lead on enhancing Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) across Plan International’s Ukraine Response in Poland, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. The AAP Lead will develop appropriate tools and guidance to support the Response to incorporate AAP into programme portfolio. The postholder will ensure strong linkages with Plan International’s safeguarding teams and be a representative in relevant external fora and inter-agency coordination groups.

The Individual will have to-

• Ensure gender equality is core to all AAP activities
• Develop appropriate tools and guidance notes in coordination with stakeholders and align to Plan International policies and management standards.
• Lead on roll out of Plan International’s Emergency Response Manual (Programmes) AAP chapter
• Lead on partner assessment for AAP and feedback mechanisms, and develop with Response country teams, appropriate capacity building plans
• Support Plan International’s engagement with the CHS, including reporting, implementation of the CHS Action Plan and supporting Ukraine Response countries to integrate the CHS into their operations.

Technical expertise, skills, and knowledge

• Broad knowledge of the humanitarian and/or development sector
• Experience of implementing humanitarian programmes, particularly of implementing AAP activities in emergency response
• Demonstrable experience of humanitarian standards (Sphere, CHS etc).
• Experience in implementing AAP activities and training.
• Experience of developing guidance notes and tools for use by staff.
• Proven experience in networking and external representation.
• Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships; managing self in a pressured and changing environment; motivating and influencing others
• Adherence to humanitarian principles and standards

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Location       : Ukraine response Countries

Type of Role : Fixed Term – Full Time

Reports to     : Head of Head of Programme Quality & Implementation

Grade             : TBD

Closing Date  :20 January 2024

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.

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