About Plan International

We strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. As an independent development and humanitarian organisation, we work alongside children, young people, our supporters and partners to tackle the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. For over 80 years we have been building powerful partnerships for children, and we are active in over 75 countries.

The Opportunity at Plan International Australia

Our Partnerships & Influence Team is looking for a passionate consultant to engage in supporting our next project for a period of approximately 1 month.

The project

Our Youth Activist series works with a group of young people, building their skills in activism, advocacy, campaigning and media. As part of this program, Plan International Australia partners with Plan International Vietnam and Plan International Indonesia on a youth-centred research and advocacy project on a topic co-decided between young people involved and aligned to our advocacy priorities.

The project will engage young people (ages 15-24) in Australia and the Asia Pacific region through a series of online workshops designed to support them in developing a piece of research guided by a youth-centred Feminist Participatory Action Research (YFPAR) approach, and a related advocacy and campaign strategy. This year the project’s theme relates to youth political empowerment and leadership.

This consultancy will involve collaborative project planning to determine responsibilities, scheduling and objectives; innovative and creative workshop design & implementation, working with our youth research, project leads and our teams in Plan International Vietnam & Plan International Indonesia to deliver overall seamless coordination and dynamic exploration of different topics across the life of the project.
Please note this is a 1 month contract. Open to remote workers in Australia and internationally, especially those in the Asia Pacific region.

What you’ll do

• Facilitate up to two sessions in collaboration with Plan’s project team to determine logistics and key objectives
• Design (including required materials) and deliver three online workshops
• Coordinate planning session before each workshop
• Support youth activists to undertake required data collection, support the writing of the final report, occasionally upskilling and providing technical support and project management.

For a full description of your role, please refer to the Terms of Reference as attached to the listing on our Careers page: https://www.plan.org.au/work-with-us/

What you’ll bring

• Experience in working with young people to co-design research, advocacy and/or campaigns
• Experience in participatory research approaches
• Experience in working cross-culturally respectfully, preferably in the Asia Pacific region

How to Apply

Click "Apply Now". Email us with an Expression of Interest (EOI) clearly stating how your skills and experience meet each of the selection criteria as listed in the Terms of Reference.

Our commitment to you…

If you are wondering whether this role is for you, however you believe in yourself and know you have what is needed to fulfil this role, please apply anyway. At PIA we believe in looking for skills and abilities that new team members can bring and add to our culture. Even if you don’t wholly fit the criteria, we still want to hear from you!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Plan International is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to being a child-safe organisation. We are dedicated to working people from all sectors of the community, and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

Please note: We make hiring decisions based on your skills, experience, and passion. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any adjustments you may need throughout your induction.

Also note: In instances where Plan International Australia selects a candidate based overseas, Plan International Australia will seek to work with the Plan International office in the candidate’s country of residence so that a contract can be issued locally in the candidate’s country of residence. The role, however, would report to PIA and be part of the Plan International team. A salary will be offered in accordance with the PIA award.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. As part of the screening process, candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory National police Check, sign our Safeguarding Children and Young People policy and code of conduct, and where necessary complete a Working with Children Check.

Join Plan International Australia and help create justice for children and equality for girls.