Company Profile

Plan International is an independent non-profit organization that advances children’s well-being and equality for girls. 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 – crisis and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We employ more than 9,000 people in programme countries, working with over 85,000 communities. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for almost 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Job Description

INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS, CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY TO HELP DEVELOP COUNTRY STRATEGY

Plan International Ghana seeks to develop a new 3-year Country Strategy (CS) for the period July 2019-June 2022. The CS will be based on learning and recommendations from the implementation of the current CSP, while taking into consideration the changes in the national, regional and international contexts in relation to the situation of child rights and gender equality especially for girls.  The new CS will fully align to the new global theory of change and strategy, with emphasis on Gender Inclusion, and advocacy/influencing

In this regard, Plan International Ghana seeks proposals from suitably qualified individual consultants / consulting firms with the relevant expertise and experience to help develop a new Country Strategy (CS) which is primarily intended to set strategic direction for Plan International Ghana to make the greatest contribution toward the realization of children/youth’s rights and equality for girls. This will help us to better align with our purpose and theory of change.    

Required Skills or Experience

The firm lead or individual should have:

• At least a Master’s degree in Development Studies, Social  sciences; NGO or related field;
• Proven experience in rights-based programming, gender transformative analyses, strategic organizational, social  and policy development; 
• High-level experience in leading the development of Theory of Change in line with the findings of the situation analysis.
• Extensive experiences in NGO strategic plan development and its processes related to child safeguarding/protection, child development, education, health, livelihood, WASH etc.
• Demonstrate effectiveness in situation analysis involving child participation
• High-level experience of facilitating an Organizational Country Strategic Plan development in Ghana especially for the INGO sector will be an added advantage. 
• Proven experience of submitting high-quality technical reports and presentations from desk and field research processes. 
• A thorough understanding of the development sectors, including laws, policies and trends within Ghana and in the international context.
• Good knowledge of Child situation in Ghana and Africa
• Excellent written and spoken English.