The Organization
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances childrenโs rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And itโs girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support childrenโs rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for โ and respond to โ crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.
The Opportunity
- Input into Business Plan Competition Operations Manual to ensure gender inclusion across the programme design, dissemination, communication and monitoring;
- Shape selection criteria, and provide lessons learned from similar programmes;
- Support design of application forms to ensure accessibility/ gender & inclusion considerations;
- Support the design and rollout of the pilot competition covering Maputo city and Maputo Province with a focus on women & female led start-ups;
- Input on BPC pilot report gathering the experience of the various phase of the program, incorporating feedback from participants and partners and draw practical lessons learnt.
- Support development of selection criteria to ensure equal access and opportunities;
- Ensure fair selection taking into account gender & inclusion considerations across all provinces and representativity of each of the targeted provinces;
- Support design of a winners roadmap including coaching and grant utilization plans;
- Input into ongoing market analysis;
- Oversee the utilization of grants for winning projects, ensuring suitable protection and safeguarding mechanisms;
- Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring, with a focus on women & female led firms;
- Support the establishment of a professional network and networking events;
- Input into the sustainability plan;
- Input into government capacity building strategy, providing a focus on gender & inclusion and protection;
- Support ongoing M&E activities and provide relevant input into mid -term and final reports.
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About You
- Degree or a Master`s in Business Administration and Management or a related field;
- Experience in training, advice and support for start-ups (including women led start-ups/ businesses), management of incubation and other start-up support programmes, and/ or in setting up and launching start-ups, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa and/ or similar regions
- Experience in designing/ advising on design of a business plan; Mentoring young entrepreneurs, including women entrepreneurs;