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Woking, Surrey
Special Assistant to Deputy CEO
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Special Assistant to Deputy CEO Apply now Date:10-Jun-2020 Location:Woking, UKM, GB Company:Plan International The Organisation Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children's rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it's girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children's rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we 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. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. The Opportunity This role is situated in the Global Impact Group, which provides structured planning, project coordination and executive support to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and across her functional areas. The Individual Within this role, you will provide overall executive support to the Deputy CEO. This will include being the focal point for the Deputy CEO's programme of work. You will coordinate key priorities and projects, ensuring progress is tracked, liaising with key stakeholders across the federation, including Regional and Country Directors. You will also assist in planning and implementing external and internal engagement strategies which will require you to have strong administration, communication and time-keeping skills. Effective diary management, logistical planning (including arranging travel), developing systems and implementing support processes will mean that you will need to be able to balance many priorities at once. For a full job description, please follow this link: Profile Special Assistant to the Deputy CEO.docx?dl=0 Location: Global Hub, Woking (25 minutes by train from London Waterloo) Type of Role: Permanent Reports to: Head of Executive Office Salary: Up to 36,000 depending on experience. Closing Date: Sunday 28th June 2020. Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with. 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. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas. We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls' rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.