Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION: DIRECTOR PROGRAM – CCCD

Job Title : Director Program – CCCD

(Child Centric Community Development)

Department: Program Implementation-CCCD

Location: Delhi

Grade: F

Reporting to : Executive Director

Duration: 3 years

Travel : 50%

Level Of Contact With Children: 2 (Sporadic or Occasional contact with children)

The position holder shall be responsible to adhere & work within the ambit of Plan India’s Safeguarding and Gender Equality Policies.

About Plan India

Plan International (India Chapter), also referred to as Plan India, is an Indian registered not-for-profit organisation that is constantly striving to advance welfare and development for children and equality for all girls and women in India. Through its grassroots social development work, Plan India seeks to create lasting impact in the lives of poor and vulnerable children, their families and communities, by gender transformative child-centered community development.

Since 1996, Plan India has improved the lives of millions of children and young people by enabling them to access and benefit from the safety nets and schemes of the government for child protection, quality education and healthcare services, healthy environment, livelihood opportunities and participation in community development.

www.planindia.org

Plan India initiated its programs in India in 1979. It began its services in need-based and welfare approach only with sponsored children and their families till 1994. Between 1995 to 2003, Plan India began the Integrated Community Development approach to benefit many children beyond the sponsored children. During this period, the programs were designed for individual and community development. In 1996, Plan India was registered as a National Organization. It has engaged in a big way in the humanitarian sector by responding to the Asian Tsunami in 2005-2006 and released its first report on “State of the Girl Child in India”. From 2005, the Child Centered Community Development approach was practiced by Plan India which put children at the center of all our actions and decision-making processes. This has since continued with Plan India incorporating a gender transformative approach to all its programs.

Job Purpose:

The primary responsibility of the Director – CCCD Projects is to provide strategic steer to Plan India’s Programme Implementation and to strengthen our presence in the program implementation areas, by enhancing programme quality in alignment with the “Country Strategy” objectives of Plan India. The position holder is also responsible for providing leadership steer to on ground implementation, ensuring adherence to all the programmatic compliances and monitoring implementation of programmes as per timelines and donor commitments - periodically and effectively.

The position will build upon the external visibility of Plan Programmes through networking, representing & participating at public forums, government liaising and outreach to institutional and corporate donors with close coordination with Resource Mobilisation team to secure funding for the sponsorship projects. The position oversees the delivery of quality programme outcomes & impact creation, build in new projects through proposal development and advocacy at regional and national level as required.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Leadership for Plan India:

• As a member of the CMT, to provide strategic leadership to Plan India and participate in key decision making meetings for the organization

• Represent Programme Implementation matters in the Governing Board meetings

• Responsible for organisational management as a signing authority for joint decisions made by the CMT as well as for documents/cheques, as required

2. Programme Strategy, Planning & Portfolio Enhancement :

• Provide strategic steer and leadership to the Program Implementation team in-sync with the current Country Strategy, direction from the Governing Board and the Global Plan Federation.

• Provide thought leadership, guidance and steer in the growth of the projects managed by the State Project Leads in the team.

• Proactively scan and identify, conceptualize and draft various sponsorship and donor grant initiatives, concept notes & proposals along with budgeting, keeping in mind the Country Strategy. Work on innovative ideas and concepts while developing proposals

• Guide the State Project Leads in the development of the project plans and allocate budgets accordingly

• Provide supervision to State Project Leads in the development of the annual project implementation plans for the multi-state, multi-year projects

• Share the Programme Implementation budgets and justify the budgeted costs/ expenditure to the Senior Management in close coordination with the State Project Leads.

• Ensure brand visibility of Plan India in the country through impactful programmes

• Monitor budget utilization as per the plan with and reduce deviations.

• Provide programmatic approvals where higher level of authorization is required

• Represent Plan India and participate in the development of the regional strategy for strengthening and enhancing impact of Plan’s programmes at the APAC / GH meetings.

• Facilitate programs towards supporting future portfolio growth.

• Ensure adherence to programme plans/ Grant Agreement Document (GAD) in terms of both programme implementation and fund utilisation

3. Growth of Local Sponsorship :

• Guide State Project Lead to develop impact stories from the field for growth of local sponsorship

• Ensure regular communication material and identification of vulnerable children from each PU area for new caseload development, to the fundraising team for grant proposals

4. Internal Monitoring Evaluation and Learning :

• To periodically review the project progress dashboards by the thematic leads and project managers.

• To ensure best practices are shared within the team and lessons learnt from projects are being implemented and documented.

• To ensure that programme quality is timely monitored in the projects and maintained against the established project indicators and regularly course corrected to reach stated objectives.

• To ensure highest standards are achieved in programme quality implementation

5. Team management :

• Mentor the State Project Leaders and ensure their capacity building to build stronger portfolios.

• To address the training needs of the team and ensure capacity building of the staff.

• To facilitate the team by efficiently managing the performance and strengthen delivery.

• To provide guidance and support to the State Project Leads for bringing wider impact through the existing programs in their respective Program Implementation areas

• To strengthen inter-team communication, stimulate good team dynamics and resolve internal issues as required

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Social Science

• Minimum of 15+ years’ experience in the field of child development or NGO sector including at least 5 years in program management at leadership level

• Demonstrated experience working with ministries, Govt systems, donors, foundation, civil society and other development actors.

• Demonstrated experience working with government at all levels (national, regional, district)

• Excellent ability in supervise and monitor multiple projects and proven in-depth knowledge of in Project Management

• Demonstrated experience in developing country strategy, writing project plans, reports, and other deliverables.

• Demonstrated experience leading a technical activity, through evidence and data driven decision-making and using M&E data for program improvement, and serving in technical advisory roles

• Strong design and conceptualization skills – able to think creatively and; systematically at all program levels to bring in new projects and grants

• Experience in monitoring project plans and budgets.

• Experience in quality assurance and quality improvement.

Competencies:

• Ability to lead from the front and be a role model for the team.

• Ability to work well under pressure, manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines independently with sound decision making.

• Ability to work with teams based in multiple locations and build a culture of meritocracy in the team.

• Strong experience building strategic partnerships for Plan India and ability to network with key stakeholders from varied backgrounds and leverage them.

• Self-starter, team player / motivator, mentorship skills and high-performance impact-orientation.

• Strong strategic, analytical, negotiation and advocacy skills.

• Presentation skills, excellent communication and writing skills.

• Cultural sensitivity and ability to effectively engage participants of different cultures and backgrounds.

Compensation and Employment:

Plan is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply. Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment to child rights and child protection.

How to apply:

Please send us your updated resume along with a suitability note (single Word document only) for the position of “Director Program – CCCD” at planindiacareers@planindia.org. Please mention “Director Program – CCCD” in the subject line. Last date for sending applications is 18th October 2024. Given the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About Company

Plan International India Chapter is a non-governmental organization (NGO). The registration number of the organization is: S-30005 OF 1996?(16-08-1996). It was established in the year 1996. Plan International India Chapter works in the area of Advocacy and Research, Children, Civic Issues, Dalit Welfare, Disability, Disaster Management, Education & Literacy, Environment and natural resource management, Health & Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Land Resources, Micro Finance (SHGs), Panchayati Raj, Right to Information & Advocacy, Rural Development & Poverty Alleviation, Tribal Welfare, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation, Vocational Training, Water and Sanitation, Womens Development & Empowerment, Youth Affairs, etc. The organization works towards the promotion of sustainable development. The organization operates in Delhi, India.

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