Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War. Langdon-Davies conceived the idea of a personal relationship between a child and a sponsor – a model that puts the child at the centre, and remains the core of what we do. Today, Plan International is a global organisation that is active in over 70 countries to advance children’s rights and equality for girls. Who We Are We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is a nearly $800 million organization often ranked among the top 10 international development agencies by reputation, size and scope. We work side-by-side with communities in 50 developing countries to end the cycle of poverty for children, developing solutions to ensure long-term sustainability. Our level of community engagement, long-term outlook and constant focus on the needs and priorities of children is unique among international development organizations. Our solutions are designed up-front to be owned by communities for generations to come and range from clean water and health care programs, to education projects and child protection initiatives. Community by community, Plan works to promise futures that are worthy of all children’s potential. Our Vision Our vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. Our Mission Plan strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of vulnerable children in developing countries by: Enabling children, their families and their communities to meet basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies; Fostering relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures and countries; and Promoting the rights and interests of the world’s children.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Not specified
- Job Field: Project Management
The Opportunity
Child Sponsorship is Plan’s largest source of global support and income for delivering programmes. The sponsorship team manages our global sponsorship participants of over 1.4 million sponsors and sponsored children, ensuring performance in sponsorship against KPIs and identifying/promoting best practices. The sponsorship team oversees the processing, transfer and integrity of our global sponsorship data. This role will support the transformation of the way sponsorship in Plan International operates. 1-2-1 sponsorship has been identified as a critical element of Plan International’s new strategy, which calls for a transformation of sponsorship by strengthening and optimizing it. The role is required to manage the Global Sponsorship Participant and reporting to support the growth in the number of children and sponsors that Plan works with.
The post holder will be responsible for the analysis of sponsorship data/information and reports to support continuous improvement of sponsorship communications/programme/initiatives and will coordinate and support the sponsorship participant long-term and annual planning process and will follow -up and monitor the implementation.
The Individual
- Excellent understanding of both Global Sponsorship processes and systems. Experience of managing supply and demand situations within a global INGO environment and particularly within the field of child sponsorship. You will be highly analytical with good attention to detail as well as able to produce high level good quality reports.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Good skills in capturing, analysing, managing, retrieving and disseminating information effectively using appropriate information channels
- You will be self-motivated with excellent prioritisation skills and a flexible, resilient approach. The ability to communicate effectively in English is essential.
