About Us

Plan International is a global not-for-profit, working to change the world so that all children can live happy and healthy lives, and so girls in all their diversities can take their rightful place as equals. 

For 80 years we’ve worked hand-in-hand with local communities, so babies can survive their first 1000 days, so children can learn in safe environments, so girls can strive for work outside the home, so young people can speak up for their rights. We know that girls are the most marginalised by poverty, and for too long have been held back from reaching their full potential. This is why we work with all children to solve poverty but especially girls. 

We have a long history, but our approach is new. We’re secular, and we view the children, families and local communities we work with as our partners and our equals.

About Our Urban Hub

Led by a small group of National Offices (NOs), Country Offices (COs), and Global Hub (GH), Plan International has begun establishing a Hub for improving knowledge and practice related to program and influencing in urban settings.

The Urban Hub will focus on:

• Developing and supporting integrated, systems-based and gender transformative urban programming for children and young people
• Strengthening research and documentation for urban development
• Coordinate and lead global policy and influencing work on selected urban issues
• Facilitating innovation and partnership building including private sector collaboration

About the Position

Plan International in Denmark and Australia are jointly recruiting an Urban Hub Manager to lead the establishment and management of the Urban Hub. This includes secretariat support to the Steering Committee, facilitation of the broader Hub membership group, and establishing processes and procedures for Urban Hub functions, based on Committee and broader Plan International Federation advice. The Urban Hub Manager supports the development of relationships with key institutional donors/partners and global private sector partners, as part of Hub establishment.

Key tasks of the Urban Hub Manager include:

• Urban Hub establishment, coordination and management (50%)
• Global Hub and Federation liaison (20%)
• Partnerships and global influencing (20%)
• People Management, e.g. supervision of students/interns/volunteers or consultants (10%)

Qualifications & Experience

• Undergraduate degree, relevant to gender, urban safety, planning, resilience and/or equivalent relevant experience. Postgraduate qualification desirable
• An understanding of urban development, urban governance and challenges to young people and adolescents in urban settings
• Ability to liaise with a wide range of internal stakeholders and to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to lead on strategic stakeholder engagement and management with credibility, tact and diplomacy
• Experience in strategy development, policy development and coordination
• Solid analysis and problem solving skills
• Ability and interest in coaching and mentoring staff, including interns
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, both interpersonal and in writing
• Demonstrated experience in resource mobilisation

Talent for Success

The Urban Hub Manager will work collaboratively with a range of stakedholders and be a strong influencer and negotiator. They will have a ‘can do’ attitude to problem solving and be a trusted adviser to help the UHSC (and partners’ offices and organisations) manage practical Hub establishment and coordination requirements.

Conditions of employment

Depending on the nationality and wishes of the candidate, the work place will be in either:

• Plan International Denmark’s office in Copenhagen. Applicants must be nationals of a European Union member state or eligible for the appropriate work visa.
• Plan International Australia’s office in Melbourne. Applicants must be an Australian national or eligible for the appropriate work visa.

International travel of 4-8 weeks a year can be expected (dependent on national and international travel restrictions).

The preferred starting date is 1 August 2020. This is a fixed-term position of 12 months, with a possibility of extension. Conditions of employment are based on either Danish or Australian labour law (dependent on location) and salary according to experience. 

For further information please see the attached Position Description or visit here.