Purpose
Working in 50 developing countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas, Plan aims to reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalized with high quality programs that deliver long lasting benefits by increasing its income, working in partnership with others and operating effectively.
In relation to this role Plan has an emerging Youth Employment Solutions sector that continues to define system solutions for program quality. Under the supervision of the ICT4V Manager, this position will support the implementation of Plan’s newly developed suite of ICT solutions for the sector. This position directly contributes to the regional sub-sector strategy on youth employment.
Dimensions of Role:
Plan International is embarking on a monumental challenge to integrated technology into the heart of its work in youth employment. Plan commissioned Accenture Development Partners on two separate occasions to identify key areas where Plan could enhance the quality and reach of its programming. In both instances, ICT4Vocational Educational was identified as critical to the organization’s goal. In order to realize the organization’s goal of quality scalable initiatives for youth employment it has also become apparent that Plan must also invest in its human capital assets of this goal is to be realized. The position is the primary support function to the ICT4V Manager on all ICT solutions currently under development in the region
Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:
Plan ARO is seeking to hire an ICT expert, with a clear understanding of youth programming, for the period of 1 year (with possibility of an extension) to oversee the implementation of various initiatives currently in development. This person would report directly to the Regional ICT4V Manager in ARO with reporting lines to the Youth Employment Advisor, ARO IT Manager and the Director of Youth Employment Solutions. This position would oversee the implementation and monitoring of the following initiatives:
- YES!Hub. Plan is currently constructing a youth employment e-portal for staff. This portal is driven pre-existing content which is being translated into an online learning platform. The project will target the development of key competencies of practioners in the field of youth employment.
- YES!me. Plan is developing a targeted direct beneficiary monitoring system that will seek to track and trace those that participate in our projects. This initiative will be developed and piloted in two countries within Asia.
- YES!Academy. The LMS is a Moodle-based system that will be piloted in1-2 country offices for the delivery of educational instruction to youth. The system will be hosted on the Plan Academy system and will be rolled over the next 6 months.
Dealing with Problems:
The job holder needs to translate understanding of ICT solutions into programmatic tools that enable Plan to implement quality programming. This position requires a significant understanding of the current IT landscape, ability to effectively communicate with CO staff and outside vendor and negotiate
Communications and Working Relationships:
Working contacts inside and outside the organization; include the purpose and level (high, medium, low) of the contact
- Have high level contact with COs to facilitate development and implementation of ICT solutions
- Work closely with outside vendors in procurement, development and point of contact for contracting.
- Works closely with the Regional Youth Employment Advisor as well as the Director of Youth
- Liaise with CO ICT and project managers of especially communication to build capacities in support functions and for deployment.
- Liase and provide technical support to COs, ICT and NO colleagues regarding potential fundraising opportunities to exploit.
Knowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:
Gained through education, training, & experience
Skills Specific to the Post
- Energetic and motivated individual, with a proven track record of undertaking similar assignments successfully
- Good interpersonal skills and able to work in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders at different level.
- Ability to think strategically, but also result oriented and get things done.
- Commitment to continuous learning and willingness to keep abreast of new developments in the field
- Able to work independently, but to function within a virtual team.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and sustain good working relations with colleagues
- Strong negotiation, facilitating, representation and influencing skills
- Culturally and socially sensitive, and able to work successfully with partners and sector professionals
Leadership Behaviours
- Leads implementation and design work
- Coaches and builds capacity of both program and support staff in RO, COs, and IH
- Promotes innovation and learning
- Communicates clearly and effectively
- Strong team building and motivational skills
- Critical and creative thinking
- Ability to influence
- Results oriented
- Flexible
- Good interpersonal skills
Qualifications and Experience
- Documented experience from at least 2 ICT for development initiatives.
- Documented experience as a trainer/facilitator on capacity building in ICT.
- Experience working with Human/User Centered Design and Agile Development
- Ability to priorities and manage complex and varied workload, often to tight deadlines.
- Strong track record for delivery results and meeting deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal in order to present arguments clearly and powerfully to a variety of audiences;
- Experience of promoting coordination and cooperation with other agencies through networking and alliance building.
Physical Environment and Demands:
This position entails the potential for 40 % travel within the region
Level of Contact with Children: Low
- - - - This position is a local contract basis and will be based one of the country offices in Asia - - - -
HOW TO APPLY:
Please send your CV and a covering letter explain why your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of this job to PlanAsia.JobVacancies@plan-international.org by 5.00 pm local time Bangkok on 18 April 2016. Please state clearly in the subject title of the email the job you are applying for.
For more information or questions, please contact the RO HR&OD Manager, Khun Na.
