Research Engagement Officer: Real Choices, Real Lives

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 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 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.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

In this role as the Research Engagement Officer, you will reporting to the Research Manager of Plan International's Real Choices, Real Lives project. The project, which has tracked a cohort of girls from nine countries since 2006, aims to provide deep qualitative insights into the experiences of girls growing up in diverse contexts over 18 years. With the final data collection completed in 2024, the focus now is on analyzing this comprehensive dataset to understand the evolving realities of girls' lives and embedding these findings into Plan International's broader efforts to combat gender inequality. This is a pivotal time to contribute to this unique and impactful research initiative.

About you

• Masters level qualification or equivalent experience in research methods, development studies, international studies, or a related subject.

• Strong knowledge of undertaking qualitative research analysis, ideally using evidence from across multi-country contexts, to produce targeted outputs.

• Technical knowledge of gender issues and girls’ rights.

• Knowledge and experience of coordinating qualitative research activities, including the design of questions/tools to explore specific themes and development/delivery of training.

• Strong analytical abilities, including the use of qualitative research software to identify/extract themes etc.

• Ability to develop research training materials and guidance that is simple and practical for programme implementors/staff to understand and use, including on research delivery/uptake.

• Ability to organise large amounts of qualitative data to generate powerful reports and information.

• Experience developing different research output products for different audiences to support evidence dissemination and uptake.

• Excellent written communication skills, with experience writing for different audiences and for different outputs (e.g. reports, blogs, briefs etc.). Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and terminology in simple language to non-experts.

• Strong understanding of, and commitment to, principles of feminist ethics of research and safeguarding principles, ideally with demonstrable experience of applying this to research processes.

• Experience in providing project management support, including developing workplans, creating activity budgets and tracking spend against budgets, creating terms of reference for consultants and service providers, and contributing to risk management processes.

• Strong collaboration skills, able to build cooperation and negotiate compromises. Proactive approach to co-creation, working with diverse staff across the organisation

• Organised and efficient, with a strong attention to detail.

• Ability to work independently, prioritise workload effectively, and proactively escalate issues as required.

• Promotes innovation and learning.

• Fluent in English with strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

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Location: This role will ideally be based in the UK (remote/hybrid), employed from the Global Hub for Plan International which is based in Woking, Surrey however other locations where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live may be considered.

Type of Role: Family leave cover, fixed term contract until April 2025 with the possibility of extension to June 2025

Grade: Level 14

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here. If based in the UK the salary would be circa £28,928 per annum.

Closing Date: 25th August 2024 (23:59 UK time)**. We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and encourage early application.**

*Applicable locations include: Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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, girls’ 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.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.

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