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Youth Engagement Lead
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Plan International
Hybrid- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: £46,400 GBP / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Permanent
- Deadline: 25/06/2024
- Location: United Kingdom
Overview Plan
International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.
Lead efforts to ensure Plan International UK meets its ambition to be a youth-centred organisation
• Develop plans to further Plan UK's ambition to be a youthcentred organisation, working with relevant teams to identify and implement opportunities to achieve this
• Identify opportunities to improve Plan UK internal policies that support youth engagement and delivery of our work with young people, engaging with relevant teams to do so
• Coordinate a consistent approach across the organisation on best practice youth engagement, and provide advice including sharing information and guidance internally
Deliver direct youth engagement and partnerships and oversee Youth Advisory Panel (YAP)
• Working with the Youth Engagement Officer, ensure our approach to the design, recruitment and management of our Youth Advisory Panel is in line with our values and inclusive, anti-racist approach
• Oversee management of our Youth Advisory Panel by the Youth Engagement Officer
Networking and Partnership Building
• Establish and maintain partnerships with youth-led organisations and partners, community groups, Plan International Federation colleagues and other stakeholders to ensure young people are effectively engaged in our work
• Ensure we are taking best practice approaches, learning from others and working in partnership where possible
Fundraising and Programme Design
• Contribute to efforts to fundraise for our work with young people from a range of donors
• Work with colleagues across International Programmes, Major Partnerships Unit and other fundraising teams where relevant to support fundraising and programme design for youth centred programming
Supporting an effective Safeguarding culture for all youth engagement activities
• Play a core role in driving an effective and consistent safeguarding culture for youth engagement at Plan UK, with high and proportionate standards for all youth engagement activities and an appropriate balance between protection and empowerment of young people
• Working closely with the Youth Engagement Officer and others, implement our Safeguarding policies and procedures regarding activities with young people, and support implementation by others
Essential Criteria
• Substantial experience in youth engagement, participation and partnerships with adolescent girls, young people and youth-led organisations both in the UK and other countries, including lowincome and/or crisis-affected contexts Sound understanding of current best practice in youth engagement including in organisational governance, advocacy and campaigns
• Strong understanding and significant practical experience of safeguarding in a range of contexts, with the ability to play a leadership role in supporting a safeguarding culture which balances protection of young people with empowerment, and to apply sound judgement to safeguarding decisions
• Experience of applying youth friendly methodologies and participatory approaches to co-designing projects and of designing engaging and dynamic in-person and virtual spaces and workshops
International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.
Lead efforts to ensure Plan International UK meets its ambition to be a youth-centred organisation
• Develop plans to further Plan UK's ambition to be a youthcentred organisation, working with relevant teams to identify and implement opportunities to achieve this
• Identify opportunities to improve Plan UK internal policies that support youth engagement and delivery of our work with young people, engaging with relevant teams to do so
• Coordinate a consistent approach across the organisation on best practice youth engagement, and provide advice including sharing information and guidance internally
Deliver direct youth engagement and partnerships and oversee Youth Advisory Panel (YAP)
• Working with the Youth Engagement Officer, ensure our approach to the design, recruitment and management of our Youth Advisory Panel is in line with our values and inclusive, anti-racist approach
• Oversee management of our Youth Advisory Panel by the Youth Engagement Officer
Networking and Partnership Building
• Establish and maintain partnerships with youth-led organisations and partners, community groups, Plan International Federation colleagues and other stakeholders to ensure young people are effectively engaged in our work
• Ensure we are taking best practice approaches, learning from others and working in partnership where possible
Fundraising and Programme Design
• Contribute to efforts to fundraise for our work with young people from a range of donors
• Work with colleagues across International Programmes, Major Partnerships Unit and other fundraising teams where relevant to support fundraising and programme design for youth centred programming
Supporting an effective Safeguarding culture for all youth engagement activities
• Play a core role in driving an effective and consistent safeguarding culture for youth engagement at Plan UK, with high and proportionate standards for all youth engagement activities and an appropriate balance between protection and empowerment of young people
• Working closely with the Youth Engagement Officer and others, implement our Safeguarding policies and procedures regarding activities with young people, and support implementation by others
Essential Criteria
• Substantial experience in youth engagement, participation and partnerships with adolescent girls, young people and youth-led organisations both in the UK and other countries, including lowincome and/or crisis-affected contexts Sound understanding of current best practice in youth engagement including in organisational governance, advocacy and campaigns
• Strong understanding and significant practical experience of safeguarding in a range of contexts, with the ability to play a leadership role in supporting a safeguarding culture which balances protection of young people with empowerment, and to apply sound judgement to safeguarding decisions
• Experience of applying youth friendly methodologies and participatory approaches to co-designing projects and of designing engaging and dynamic in-person and virtual spaces and workshops
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