Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Specialist at Plan International

The Opportunity

Plan International’s global strategy applies a full spectrum approach where Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is an integral part of everything the organisation does for children and girls, especially in fragile settings.  A new DRM vision was developed in 2018 highlighting Plan’s ambition of becoming a global leader and the NGO partner of choice for promoting gender equality and protecting girls’ rights in disaster and conflict settings, working at the nexus of development and humanitarian efforts.

In this role as the Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Specialist you will be an integral member of the DRM team. You will be responsible for building capacity to ensure feedback and complaints mechanisms are well integrated to all aspects of Plan International’s Disaster Risk Management work. You will travel frequently to Plan International Country Offices and when required deploy at short notice to support scale up of emergency responses.

The Individual

• With broad knowledge of the humanitarian sector and demonstrable experience of integrating gender into humanitarian programmes you will have experience of implementing humanitarian programmes, particularly of implementing AAP activities in emergency response.
• Knowledge of and adherence to the humanitarian standards (Sphere, CHS etc) and demonstrable experience implementing PSEA activities and training are essential. 
• The role requires a creative problem-solver who has the flexibility to adapt plans and manage self in a pressurised and changing environment. The ability to network and developing and maintain collaborative relationships, influencing and motivating others will also be key.