Deadline: 30 April, 2021
Location: Yaounde, Cameroon
Plan International is seeking to fill the role of Country Sponsorship Manager.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Develop and update Plan International Cameroon sponsorship strategy and annual plans
- Plan and organise work to meet sponsorship objectives
- Contribute to sponsorship systems and policy development
- Build and maintain good relationships with Plan International Cameroon functional departments, WACAH countries, NOs and GH
- Support capacity building of Plan International staff, members of SP communities on sponsorship systems and sponsorship issues
- Represent Plan International Cameroon at sponsorship-related forums/meetings
- Manage the sponsorship department and staff in Plan International Cameroon
- Ensure sponsorship corporate systems are always in place, updated, secure and maintained as per GH/WACAH standards
- Ensure the production of sponsorship communications in the field follows the sponsorship manual guidelines
- Ensure all electronic transactions of the sponsorship corporate systems are always done effectively and on time
- Ensure the successful rollout of all child data releases
- Support PUs to take remedial action when problems occur and/or when remedial action is required
- Ensure the sorting out and dispatches of all outgoing and incoming sponsorship communications including tracking of dispatches on time
- Coordinate and follow up sponsor’s visits between field and NOs, arranging all logistics for the visit and ensuring the successful completion and reporting of the visit
- Ensure the quality check and timely submission of all sponsorship communication/documents sent from Cameroon to RH/NOs/GH
- Ensure up-to-date training packages are always available on all sponsorship processes and systems
- Ensure all changes in sponsorship are always oriented to all staff concerned
- Plan the teamwork and produce high quality results
- Show leadership in organising/handling work and staff
- Update sponsorship team, area teams, eCLT and CLT members on all changes
- Provide periodical reports and analysis on sponsorship performance
- Support PIIAM, PIIAC and PIM, ensuring PSAF and community agents and volunteers are fully involved in project delivery
- Ensure identification and mitigation of country and systemic risks associated with sponsorship
- Coordinate the production of a sponsorship area document and ensure timely submission to the sponsorship communication hub
- Ensure caseload for the country is properly managed and closely monitor green sheet
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Social Sciences, or a related field
- High level of written and spoken English
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to mentor, coach and train on topics related to safeguarding of children and young people
- Knowledge of the national and international instruments related to sponsorship and how to process quality communication in the corporate system
- Five years, minimum, of substantial experience of working with communities and community volunteers in the development and humanitarian field
- Demonstrated ability to set up learning and development processes for staff and community volunteers on how to manage school or community sponsorship
- Ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level based on Plan International’s country strategy among staff and implementing partners (desirable )
To apply and for more information, click here.
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