Vacancies at Plan International

The Opportunity 

As Plan International adapts to a rapidly evolving fundraising landscape, we are committed to future-proofing our global private giving portfolio. This includes diversifying and stabilising our core private fundraising programme while reimagining a new model to ensure sustainable income that drives lasting impact. 

We are seeking a dynamic NextGen Fundraising Concepts Lead to join our global team as a key member of the Global Fundraising Support Team. You will play a central role in the NextGen Programme, contributing to its strategic direction and collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape and implement the future of our fundraising programme. 

If you are an experienced project manager with strong leadership, team-building, and stakeholder engagement skills, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of fundraising at Plan International. 

The Person  

• We are seeking a highly skilled and results-driven individual with a relevant university degree (in business, digital marketing, marketing, innovation, or equivalent experience) and a proven track record in leading innovative, complex fundraising projects across multiple markets.  
• You should have excellent project management abilities, experience executing cutting-edge fundraising strategies, and a strong understanding of data analysis to drive decision-making. 
• Your background should include leading change management processes and fostering relationships with diverse stakeholders at all levels. Additionally, you should possess excellent communication, networking, and interpersonal skills, and be comfortable hosting public speaking engagements.  
• A strategic, creative problem-solver with the ability to simplify complex concepts and implement efficient systems, you’ll be adept at engaging and enthusing multilevel stakeholders while leading through influence. Experience in an international working environment is essential. 

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The Opportunity

• Do you have the skills and capacity to guide Plan’s thinking on how we best develop and scale-up key strategic partnership opportunities with UN agencies, multilateral organisations and development banks, exploring areas of collaboration that will result in the greatest transformative change for children?
• This newly created role will perform a central account management function at the global level in leading organisation-wide engagement with select multilateral entities, working with and on behalf of the entire organisation to better position Plan International and deepen engagement with strategic external partners.
• In this role you will represent Plan International externally and internally; consult, cooperate and capitalise on existing organisational strengths; and help to steer strategic thinking with organizational leaders.  The role will work closely with colleagues at the country and regional level, as well as the Policy, Advocacy, Campaigns and Engagement (PACE) and Humanitarian team at the Global Hub.

About You

• The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge and understanding of the United Nations system, preferably with an understanding of the internal workings of international financial institutions (IFIs) or other multilateral organizations too. You will have expertise in advocacy, policy, and/or fundraising within international development. A significant awareness of global partner engagement strategies, quality assurance guidelines, monitoring and evaluation frameworks for external partnerships, and partnership capacity building is essential. We are looking for someone with a demonstrable track record of success in building global partnerships and alliances. Extensive knowledge of current issues and trends in international development is also required.