The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances childrenโs rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support childrenโs rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.
We wonโt stop until we are all equal.
ROLE PURPOSE
PIL is sourcing a technical specialist to support the country programme to lead and achieve the below partnership objective over the next five programme implementation as aligned in the country strategy.
To enhance and/or augment its existing capacity for program implementation within the country, it is essential to focus on a comprehensive approach encompassing human resources, technical skills, material assets, and geographic considerations. To cultivate partnerships and establish cooperative relationships that will form an effective framework for advocacy and similar initiatives. This involves coordinating efforts with influential organizations to leverage their expertise and outreach, while also strengthening the organizational capacity of partners to engage in joint lobbying and advocacy activities. To ensure the sustainability of projects, particularly those that are community-managed, regardless of Planโs presence in the community or the cessation of direct donor funding.
Dimensions of the Role
To assume a leadership role in the execution of the partnership strategy, the Partnership and Civil Society Strengthening Manager (PCSSM) will oversee partnership management processes and ensure the quality of partnership approaches.
The PCSSM shall focus on two primary objectives:
to enhance and fortify the organizational capacity for partnerships, and to bolster civil society by assisting local civil society organizations (CSOs) in increasing their legitimacy and diversity, fostering collaboration, building alliances among local CSOs, duty bearers, and stakeholders, and promoting change by establishing a more conducive environment for civil society.
The PCSSM will be accountable for ensuring that appropriate tools and procedures are implemented and disseminated, enhancing the capacity of Program Implementation and Leadership (PIL) staff, facilitating organizational learning processes related to partnerships, offering recommendations for practice improvement, and providing support and oversight for partnership management processes.
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Location: Country Office, Liberia
Type of Role: Fixed Term
Reports to: Country Director
Grade: 16
Closing Date: 17th September 2025
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girlsโ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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