Gender & Communications Officer

The Organisation Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s 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 it’s 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 children’s 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. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

Gender

• Support in the implementation of the Gender and Influencing Strategy in coordination with staff and partners.

• Contribute to the development of gender transformative brochures, leaflets, and fliers to inform stakeholders about progress towards gender equality;

• Support in the implementation of Gender transformative approaches in programs and projects implemented in PAs, as well as campaign initiatives on gender;
• Ensure the implementation of the champions of change methodology in programs across the organization;
• Contribute to the implementation of work plans in gender and influencing, sexual reproductive health, gender-based violence, and education in Maputo and PA;
• Compile and analyze data, and related information in the District, with a specific focus on child protection/GBV and Influencing, and prepare written inputs accordingly to inform effective program planning, development, and management.

Communications

• Monitor Plan International's internal and external Communication and visibility;
• Collect and edit stories and media content (pictures, videos, interview records, etc.) for the country in coordination and collaboration with PAs;
• Engage with media outlets and prepare press releases, ToRs, and invitations for events;
• Work closely with local and international media houses and support profiling the organization;
• Engage with partners and Civil society organizations for the development and humanitarian programmes;
• Support the delivery of key messages appropriately tailored to external audiences, including through the production and dissemination of reports, the organization of events and conferences, the establishment and maintenance of social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube as well as external and internal website etc), and the use of other media channels including television and radio;
• Support campaigning initiatives about Plan’s global and local campaigns, ensuring appropriate messages and means to the local context.

About you

• Degree in Social Sciences or other related disciplines;
• Experience in development and/or humanitarian programming in NGOs and other related organizations;
• Youth activism relevant experience in the fields of Gender, Advocacy Communication, or other related fields;
• Experience in organizing events and campaigns with and for children and adolescent girls;
• Knowledge and skills in the development and implementation of communications and advocacy campaigns engaging youth, especially children and girls;
• Creative, innovative, dynamic young person and fast learner.

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Location: Maputo

Type of Role: Permanent

Grade: 13

Closing Date:February 13th 2024

Pay range (1,085,793.00MT to 1,357,242.00MT). Plan reserves the right to any value within the range.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are 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 organizational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights, and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, we must ensure that we, as an organization, 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 applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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