Partnership & Project Volunteer

The Organization

Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. Plan actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. Plan support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. Plan place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. Plan have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. Plan International Jordan is established in 2016 and has programmes in Azraq refugee camp and host communities.

Role Purpose:

The Partnership and project volunteer is responsible for assisting the Partnership/project Manager in the day-to-day coordination, monitoring, and administration of the organization’s partnership activities. This role plays a crucial supporting function in implementing partnership processes, conducting research and analysis, data collection, and reporting to ensure the effective management of the organization’s partnerships. S/he also helps with building capacity activities for staff and partner, fulfilling government requirements, organizing partnership-related meetings and events, and providing general administrative support as needed.

The position will be based in Amman and will travel to different locations across Jordan based on the needs.

Accountabilities

The Partnership and project volunteer will be responsible for:

1. Assist the Partnership and/or Project Manager in coordinating and monitoring partnership/ Project activities on a daily basis.
2. Support the implementation of partnership processes, such as conducting due diligence, identifying risks, and drafting partnership agreements.
3. Assist in researching and analyzing partnership approaches to align with organizational objectives.
4. Support in updating partners and civil society and outline with any significant changes in context and send to line manager for approval.
5. Support in collecting quantitative and qualitative data in accordance with the monitoring and evaluation plan and provide updates and reports to the manager with the relevant to partnership.
6. Support the review of partnership project plans, track timelines, and provide progress updates to the Partnership Manager.
7. Help apply basic partnership management tools and frameworks.
8. Provide administrative support for partnership-related documentation and amendments.
9. Coordinate partnership/project-related meetings and events, including scheduling, logistics, and participant engagement
10. Assist in the preparation of training and resource development to build the capacity of staff and partners on effective partnering.
11. Support the Partnership/project Manager in fulfilling government requirements and building relationships with current and potential partners.
12. Attend and document partner review meetings.
13. Upload and organize photos and other communication and visibility materials related to the project to google drive and the Microsoft team.
14. Perform other partnership support duties as assigned by the Partnership/project Manager.

Child protection, gender equality and inclusion

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

• Bachelor degree in social science, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, training and facilitation skills,
• Basic understanding of project management and a willingness to learn more
• Good communication skills
• Ability to assist with data collection and reporting
• Familiarity with common productivity and collaboration tools
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Interest in learning partnership management frameworks and tools
• Eagerness to take on a variety of support tasks under supervision
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Ability to communicate and maintain appropriate and productive relations with a range of actors, including children, parents, local and national authorities.
• Flexible work attitude and ability to work independently within a small team.
• Good verbal and written language skills in English and Arabic
• Awareness of child protection issues
• Sensitivity to gender and child protection.
• Acts with high degree of integrity and professionalism
• Ability to deal with complex situations and issues proactively and persistently

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organization for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

• Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses resources to drive change and maximize long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

• We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
• We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
• We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.

Level of contact with children

Low contact: No contact or very low frequency of interaction

ROLE PROFILE

Type of Role: volunteer

Contract Duration: 3 months

Reports to: Partnership and Government Liaison manager

Location: Amman office with frequent travel to projects locations

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Child Safeguardin