PMO Coordinator

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 is 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

As the Project Coordinator, you will provide high-level administration and coordination to the Programme Y.O.D.A (Your Organisations Data & Analytics) team in the delivery of our new ERP and Monitoring and evaluation solutions.

As the PMO Coordinator, you will provide high-level administrative and coordination to the Programme Y.O.D.A (Your Organisations Data & Analytics) team in the delivery of our new ERP and Monitoring and evaluation solutions. You will support and get involved in a variety of work around projects and programme management and gain a better understanding of coordinating project delivery controls and processes. You will need to work with the Global Hub Pillar and Workstream Leads to coordinate and gather relevant information to input into presentations and reports for the Programme Manager

About You

You will be a highly efficient and organised individual who can prioritise and multitask. You will also have excellent communication and relationship development skills and be highly proficient in Microsoft Project, (Web Online version welcome), Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint, and Teams (Visio is also highly desirable).

Additionally, you will have:

• Experience working in a PMO
• Experience working in IT transformation
• Strong project administration skills
• Communication with Senior Management and C-Suite level professionals.
• Experience in budgeting, tracking and reporting
• The ability to understand new concepts, ideas and issues quickly and comprehensively.
• Project management qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Experience with planning & resource management.
• Fluent written and spoken English

Please follow this link for a full role profile; Y.O.D.A. PMO Coordinator – January 2024.docx

More information about Programme Y.O.D.A can be found here: Programme Y.O.D.A tendersglobal.net Plan International (plan-international.org)

Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter. Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted. 

Location: Hybrid working, with 1 to 2 days in the office in Woking, UK per week. You must have the pre-existing right to live and work in the United Kingdom 

Type of Role: Fixed-term contract 

Salary – Circa £28,000

Reports to: Global IT PMO Director 

Closing Date: Wednesday 3rd January 2024

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are 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 organizational 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.