Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings Technical 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 know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

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.

The Opportunity

Plan International is seeking a senior level, dynamic Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings Technical Lead to strengthen and expand Plan’s Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPHA) programming around GBV, with a focus on adolescent girls, particularly on the issue of child marriage.

The Technical Lead will be responsible for a global initiative to scale-up programming targeting adolescents, with a special focus on child marriage, in collaboration with UNHCR. You will be accountable for developing and disseminating global-level resources and tools in order to strengthen child protection programming to address child marriages in humanitarian settings and for driving a learning and development agenda to create more capacity strengthening opportunities for inter-agency staff to advance their professional development around child marriage, child and adolescent survivors of GBV and adolescent girls.

As the portfolio lead for child marriage in humanitarian settings, you will source and diversify funding opportunities for programming, advocacy and coordination related to this area and provide thought leadership on the research and policy agenda to plug gaps in evidence and knowledge that avoids duplication and remains relevant to country level programming.

The post-holder is expected to lead on external positioning of Plan International within the humanitarian coordination system and among UN agencies and donors to support the uptake and implementation of programming and advocacy to tackle GBV affecting adolescents, with focus on girls, particularly on the issue of child marriage.

About You

Successful applicants will bring the following;

• Significant expertise working on the issue of child marriage, particularly in humanitarian settings. Preferable on research, programming and resource development.
• Significant expertise working on child protection and GBV programming with UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs, or other institutions at the global, regional, and/or country level, including direct experience in diverse humanitarian responses.
• Familiarity with GBV and CP frameworks and implementation approaches for children and adolescents. Familiarity with SRHR an asset.
• Experience in design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs with child protection and/or GBV. Experiencing managing integrated programmes with other sectors, including but not limited to education is an asset.
• Experience leading the development and dissemination of global guidance notes, toolkits, training packages, advocacy materials and other resources on issues related to child marriage and GBV among adolescents in humanitarian contexts.
• Previous experience overseeing and implementing initiatives for the professional development of humanitarian practitioners across different regions.
• Excellent understanding and familiarity working with global humanitarian architecture and cluster system, including leading inter-agency initiatives and initiatives across sectors/clusters. Deep understanding of UNHCR in particular is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently to lead the development of technical resources and tools, including drafting, piloting, finalization, and dissemination.
• Strong communication, analytical, and writing skills.
• Strong understanding of gender, inclusion, and child and youth safeguarding considerations in programming.
• Familiarity with results-based management (RBM) and other frameworks related to monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL)
• Ability to work well under pressure and take initiative with minimum direct supervision
• Ability to build working relationships with multiple and diverse stakeholders
• A flexible and collaborative work style, with strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Fluency in English, with working proficiency in French preferrable. Additional fluency in another languages (Spanish, Arabic) also considered an asset
• Ability to travel up to 2 – 3 weeks at a time (20% per year)

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