Youth Technical Advisor

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.

*Plan International is seeking qualified candidate of this key role for the anticipated USAID-funded Cambodia "Employ" initiative based in Cambodia. R**ecruitment is contingent upon the successful award of the project.*

The YTA will support the Chief of Party in the management of the project. The YTA will be charged with providing overall youth-related technical and strategic guidance to all program activities (e.g., recruitment, content development, training, partnerships, capacity building, etc) ensuring coherence and alignment with program objectives. The YTA will work closely with “Employ” project leadership and other technical experts within Plan Cambodia, as well as Plan USA youth technical advisors, to build on current best practices in country and achieve project outcomes. This position is contingent upon award of the project by the donor.

Responsibilities:

• Provides day-to-day youth development-related technical expertise and oversight to program activities focused on leadership development, workforce readiness and civic participation
• Leads integration of USAID’s positive youth development (PYD) approaches into program activities
• Work in partnership with diverse groups of Cambodian youth to implement, iterate and evaluate project activities.
• Collaborate with key government, private sector, and civil society stakeholders to meaningful partner with young people.

Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Type of Role: Program Management

Reports to: Chief of Party

Grade: D2

Closing Date: 31 May 2024

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.