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Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children.
The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil W...
Role Purpose
Help shape a more climate-resilient and equitable future for girls and young people.
Plan International is seeking a strategic and influential leader to drive our global Climate & Economic Empowerment agenda, advancing climate justice while strengthening livelihoods for girls, young people and marginalised communities.
This role sits at the heart of Plan International’s ambition to deliver lasting impact in a changing climate. You will help shape how the organisation - and the wider sector - advances climate justice and economic empowerment for girls and young people at scale.
This is a high-impact global leadership role at the intersection of climate change, gender equality, and youth economic empowerment. You will define and lead an ambitious, evidence-based vision that responds to the disproportionate impact of climate change on girls and vulnerable groups.
Working across a complex, global organisation, you will strengthen how we deliver integrated, climate-resilient and inclusive programming—ensuring approaches are gender-transformative, youth-led and grounded in community realities across both development and humanitarian contexts.
What you’ll do
- Set and drive the global vision, ambition, and value proposition for Climate & Economic Empowerment, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and programmatic standards
- Establish and maintain a strong strategic narrative grounded in climate resilience, community-driven livelihoods, youth economic empowerment, and intersectional, gender-transformative approaches (including disability, migration, indigeneity and poverty)
- Shape and strengthen resource mobilisation, including donor positioning, partnerships, and climate finance opportunities
- Provide technical leadership and thought leadership in global climate and livelihoods spaces
- Represent Plan International externally, contributing to sector dialogue, partnerships, and influencing efforts
- Champion integrated programming linking climate resilience with livelihoods, education, protection, and youth opportunity
- Translate evidence, research, and field learning into compelling narratives, advocacy, and programme design
- Strengthen cross-organisational alignment across global, regional, and country teams in a matrixed structure
- Enable knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous learning, amplifying insights from climate-affected communities
About you
- Strong expertise in climate change, resilience, and economic empowerment
- Experience working in resource-constrained, fragile, or climate-affected contexts
- Strong understanding of gender-transformative and youth-led approaches, particularly in climate settings
- Experience engaging with climate funding mechanisms, partnerships, or global donors
- Proven ability to translate evidence into strategy, advocacy, and funding opportunities
- Strong track record in external representation, influencing, and partnership development
- Skilled at working across complex, global, matrixed organisations and leading through influence
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to bring clarity to complexity
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Role Purpose
Help shape a world where every girl can decide her own future.
Plan International is looking for a strategic and influential leader to drive our global flagship focused on ending child marriage and advancing adolescent girls’ rights, wellbeing, and agency.
This is a unique global leadership role at the forefront of tackling one of the world’s most critical gender equality challenges. You will define and lead an ambitious, evidence-based approach that addresses the root causes of child marriage – including harmful gender norms, poverty, gender-based violence, and limited access to education, health and economic opportunities.
You’ll work across a global network to align teams, influence partners and donors, and strengthen Plan International’s position as a leader in protecting girls’ futures across both development and humanitarian contexts.
What you’ll do
- Set and drive the global vision, strategy, and ambition for the flagship
- Lead resource mobilisation and build strong donor and partner relationships
- Provide thought leadership and external representation on child marriage and girls’ rights
- Shape compelling global narratives, advocacy, and positioning
- Ensure integrated, girl-centred programming across protection, SRHR, education, GBV prevention, and economic empowerment
- Work across a matrixed organisation to align global, regional, and country teams
- Champion the use of evidence, learning, and innovation to maximise impact
About you
- Deep expertise in child marriage, adolescent girls’ rights, and gender equality
- Strong understanding of the root causes and consequences of child marriage across diverse contexts
- Strong understanding of youth-led approaches, Gender & Inclusion, and how these are embedded in programme design and narratives
- Experience leading or shaping integrated, multi-sector programmes in complex or resource-constrained settings
- Proven ability to translate evidence into strategy, advocacy, and funding opportunities
- Strong track record in external representation, partnership development, and influencing
- Skilled at leading through influence in global, matrixed organisations
- A strategic, collaborative leader who can navigate complexity and drive alignment
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