Program Manager, Bilingual (English/ Spanish)

Company Name: Plan International Canada
Location: Canada

Organization: Plan International Canada

Reports to: Senior Program Manager

Location: Toronto or Ottawa (up to 30% international travel annually)

Status: Full-time, Permanent

Contact level: A

What can you expect from joining a leading organization in the global movement to advance children’s rights and equality for girls?

An inspiring team of intelligent disruptors that challenges themselves to Defy Normal – to be bold, insightful, focused and innovative.

We are one of Canada’s Most Admired Cultures and here’s why: together, we have created a climate of trust and inclusivity – where diversity in people, ideas and approaches is not only respected, it’s encouraged. We are empowered to command change and build powerful partnerships, with support from passionate leaders to unleash our full potential and learn, lead, decide and thrive.

Further information can be found at: plancanada.ca

The Position

• Monitor assigned projects to ensure adherence to donor agreements, project management, and programmatic performance targets, visiting project sites in West Africa and Central America as required
• Review and support the preparation of progress reports, both to donors as well as internally within Plan International Canada
• Work closely with technical counterparts to review and support technical aspects of project implementation to ensure donor targets are being met
• Support Plan field offices in the development of annual detailed implementation plans, funding proposals and participate actively during negotiation processes with donors
• Support the development and maintenance of systems and tools to improve efficiencies of managing the Global Fund portfolio of grants

What does success look like?

• Build productive working relationships with colleagues, field offices, donors and other partners
• Establish priorities within a time-sensitive environment, meeting deadlines with strong attention to detail
• A clear ability to work within a results-based management and/or performance-based financing programmatic framework
• Strong collaboration and collegiality demonstrated to work independently and manage work from a distance
• A strong commitment to the principles of gender equality, social inclusion, safeguarding for children and youth, and an ability to translate that understanding into concrete action plans with respect to ongoing project implementation

As our ideal candidate you will have:

• Exceptional oral and written communications skills in English and Spanish, and a clear ability to manage not only compiling reports but analyzing information and making decisions
• Demonstrated experience in work related to global health delivery or equivalent experience in grant management and project management
• Strong capacity to successfully manage multiple projects while simultaneously coordinating inter-departmental collaboration
• Experience contributing to risk assurance planning linked to program, finance, and data quality and ability to think through risk mitigation measures and assurance mechanisms
• Ability to balance project-related processes as well as maintaining assurance related to organizational policies

How to apply: 

To express interest in this exciting opportunity to join a dynamic organization and a high performing team please forward your resume and cover letter to gethired@plancanada.ca by November 12, 2019. Please reference Program Manager, Bilingual (English/ Spanish) in the subject line.

Plan International Canada is an inclusive workplace, and is committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.

 

Consistent with our Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy, the successful candidate must receive clearance by a police background check, including the vulnerable sector screen.

 

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada for the duration of the work term. Proof of eligibility will be required.

 

Plan International Canada sincerely thanks all applicants for their expressed interest in this opportunity however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Thank you for your interest in a career at Plan International Canada!

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type

  Full-time

• Job function

  ManagementStrategy/PlanningProject Management

• Industries

  PhilanthropyNonprofit Organization ManagementInternational Trade and Development