Climate Change and Environment Manager

The Organization
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.
We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries
Plan started working in Egypt in 1981 and has a presence in ten of the 27 governorates in which the country including Greater Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Beheira, Kalyoubia, Damietta, Qena, Assuit and Sohag. Plan international Egypt implements programmes designed to enable communities to improve the lives of the most marginalised children and their families. Plan Egypt’s Country Strategy focuses on five strategic objectives.
Through a five-interconnected, gender transformative and context-fit country objectives, PIE intends along with the various stakeholders at all levels to continue delivering positive and transformative changes so that “Children, especially girls, and young people grow up in an enabling environment, realizing their rights and contributing in both development and humanitarian settings as active agents of change”.

Driven by the overall purpose of PII and anchored on Plan International core values, bolder commitment to gender transformation and feminist leadership, program quality and influencing and a more vibrant and efficient operating model, the five strategic objectives of the country strategy include:
Promoting sexual reproductive health rights, services and facilities so that girls and women can realize their rights and grow up capable of making informed decisions and choices.

Creating economic empowerment opportunities and spaces so that girls, children and young people can overcome barriers that hinder their own development and continue growing up as empowered citizens capable of leading their own development.

Combating Violence against children, girls and women so that they can grow up in safe environments and actively participate in making positive and lasting changes in their lives and communities at large.

Strengthening the resilience, enhancing the preparedness and improving the response of the marginalized communities including refugees and migrants to climate change, crises and natural disasters. This will also include tackling the root causes of irregular migration.

Promoting the active engagement and leadership of young people including girls in decision making and inclusive spaces to foster sustainable changes in their lives as equal and empowered citizens.,

**Dimensions of Role**: The position is responsible in providing guidance, mainstreaming and forwarding programme support for Environment, Climate Change and Resilience works throughout the programming and project cycle.
Responsible in overseeing the technical implementation and integration of climate and environment in the Generation Change Programme; provision of technical support to the Aswan project. Manage crisis response programming in the Area of Responsibilities and lead coordination efforts with the Refugee Response partners, Stakeholders and Donors. Plan and manage human, logistic and financial resources in consultation and cooperation with relevant Support teams This position has budget management responsibilities and creating emergency response strategy through supporting from global hub and consultant. Integrating environment and climate change into programs with the Head of strategy to plan and implement fundraising plans and ensure proper compliance to relevant policies, guidelines and agreements of Government, National offices and donors. This position supports the development of quality programs/projects/proposals to promote the active participation of local communities in adopting the relevant climate change programming, climate change advocacy and resilience strategies.

**Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position**:
Technical Support (35%) Lead the development of project activities within the SIDA Generation Change program together with all relevant partners with a particular focus on children, youth and young adults Lead the design and provide training to all relevant actors within the Sida Generation Change Program with a particular focus on CSOs and children, youth and young adults Actively participate in the Plan International’s global policy and thematic guidance development work in the area of environment, climate change, and resilience. Contribute to strengthen environment and resilience capacities of relevant staff at country offices and partners through comprehensive capacity strengthening initiatives