Governance Programme Manager (circa £40,000)

Join us and be a part of it…

…if you want to overcome poverty and injustice by encouraging children to claim their rights.

For over 70 years Plan has been working with the world’s poorest children, families and communities. Today, child centred community development is at the heart of our programmes with 11 million children in 48 developing countries.

We are growing and are looking for talented individuals to join our team;

We are currently recruiting for a Governance Programme Manager who will provide technical leadership within Plan UK on governance issues and be responsible for all aspects of the strategic development and successful delivery of a high quality, innovative Governance Programme.

The post holder will be responsible for coordinating all programme activities ensuring that primary relationships are developed and maintained within Plan UK and across Plan at international, regional and national levels; with partner organisations, DFID, and other key stakeholders. 

We are looking for someone with experience of developing and overseeing effective programmes to strengthen citizens’ voice in decision-making and of increasing the accountability of local or central government in developing countries, preferably involving children and young people. You will have a good understanding of key actors and current debates in the governance/voice and accountability field, be committed to learning and quality, and have strong communication skills.

If you’d like to find out more about this role please download the application pack below. (Or you can always contact the HR department directly on uknojobs@plan-international.org or 0300 777 9777)

We need all applications in by 10am on Monday 22nd February 2010.

We’d prefer it if we didn’t receive CVs and also, we’d prefer not to be inundated by calls from recruitment agencies. You will need to have a valid working permit to work for Plan UK and most importantly we are strongly committed to our values on Child Protection so you will need to be too!

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