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Plan International Job Recruitment: Sponsorship Administrator

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Organisation Background

Plan International is a humanitarian, child-centered development organisation that works in over 60 countries to pursue its vision of a world where all children realise their full potential in societies that respect human rights and dignities. Plan International is an independent, equal opportunity, non-profit organisation without political or religious affiliation. Child protection is key in all that we do.

Working in Zambia since 1996, Plan International Zambia’s development and capacity building programmes focus primarily on education, health and sanitation, economic empowerment, and child protection and participation. Plan’s work is guided by our Child-Centered Community Development (CCCD) approach. Plan International Zambia has programme units in: Central, Luapula, Eastern, province and in Lusaka, where the Country Office (CO) is located.

Plan’s is looking for innovative, motivated self starter individuals to fill the following vacancy:

Sponsorship Administrator (Lusaka)

Job Purpose:

To coordinate all activities, related to the business of sponsorship, community capacity building, communications and child data systems.

Job holder reports to the Sponsorship Manager and s/he will be; 

  • Monitoring that communications and quality standards are being met and any identified discrepancies are reported and areas of improvement outlined
  • Coordinating and monitoring the roll out of new sponsorship communications systems in all the PU’s while ensuring the meaningful participation of children
  • Coordinating the functional and technical training of staff, children and communities in new communications approaches and child data project
  • Contributing to the development of Plan International Zambia Growth Plan and local child enrolment criteria
  • Contribute to the design of effective planning and monitoring tools for the Programme Unit Sponsorship department

Individual Specifications include:

  • 2-3 years experience in a similar position
  • Higher diploma in Social Work/Development Studies or any other related field
  • Demonstrated record of excellence in communications management support
  • Experience in training and facilitation of child sponsorship, child protection and participation is an added advantage.
  • Experience in NGO sector; working with children and communities; and managing child-related programs and projects would be an advantage.

Self Starter!! Innovative!!! Strategic Thinker !!! Striver for High Performance!!! Are you the one we are looking for?

All applications close Friday 23 October 2015.

For full details on the job profile and application requirements, please send an email, clearly stating the job title of interest to [email protected].

Plan International provides equal employment opportunities to qualified and experienced women and men