Job Vacancies at Plan International

The Opportunity

Plan International is seeking an experienced, passionate, and visionary Gender-based Violence (GBV) in Emergencies Technical Lead to drive excellence, innovation, and impact across our global humanitarian programming.

This senior-level role is an opportunity to shape global standards, influence key humanitarian actors, and strengthen the quality of lifesaving GBV prevention and response services for child survivors of violence in some of the world’s most challenging crisis contexts.

If you are a recognised technical expert in GBV and gender equality in emergencies, with a passion for empowering children and supporting humanitarian staff globally, we’d love to hear from you!

What you will do

In this role, you will lead Plan International’s global technical direction on GBV and gender in emergencies, developing high‑quality guidance, tools and learning resources to strengthen programming across the organisation. You will build capacity within humanitarian teams, including leading a global Community of Practice, and support Country Offices to conduct Rapid Gender Analysis and implement gender‑transformative approaches. You will cultivate strategic partnerships, drive resource mobilisation, and represent Plan International at global fora to champion the rights of girls and children affected by crisis. You will also lead research, evidence generation and innovation across the federation to enhance the impact and quality of GBV and gender programming in emergency settings.

About You

• Significant experience leading GBV programming for children in humanitarian contexts.
• Strong expertise in gender analysis, GBV mitigation and gender-transformative approaches.
• Experience developing global guidance, training and capacity development tools.
• Strong knowledge of humanitarian coordination systems.
• Proven donor engagement and partnership‑building skills.
• Excellent communication, analytical and writing abilities.
• Fluency in English; French preferred (Spanish/Arabic an asset).
• Able to travel up to 25%, sometimes to high‑risk environments.

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The Opportunity

• Plan International is committed to supporting children and communities affected by crises worldwide. To strengthen our ability to respond quickly and effectively, we’re seeking a Deployment Coordinator to ensure rapid, well‑organised, and compliant surge deployments across our global humanitarian portfolio.
• If you thrive in fast‑moving environments, excel at coordination, and want to make a tangible impact on emergency operations, this role is for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

As the Deployment Coordinator, you will manage the full deployment cycle for surge staff supporting humanitarian responses. You’ll be the central link between country teams, technical rosters, HR, Finance and our travel partners—ensuring every deployment is smooth, timely and fully compliant.

You will:

• Manage the global deployment tracker and request system
• Coordinate the end‑to‑end deployment process — from request to closure
• Arrange travel, accommodation and required documentation
• Maintain accurate, real‑time deployment and travel records
• Provide onboarding materials and ensure all mandatory training is completed
• Support roster recruitment, shortlisting, and screening
• Monitor roster availability and proactively identify suitable candidates
• Oversee recharge processes, deployment costing and monthly financial tracking
• Implement and maintain scheduling systems and standardised templates
• Collate and analyse travel data to support planning and workload management
• Ensure full compliance with Safeguarding, Gender Equality and Inclusion policies

 Key Relationships

You’ll work closely with:

• Internal: Deployment Manager, P&C teams, Finance, CO/RO humanitarian teams, Global Humanitarian Team, and roster members.
• External: Travel partners, consultants, and external surge personnel.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Strong administrative and coordination experience
• Excellent organisation and time‑management skills, especially under tight deadlines
• Strong data management and Excel/reporting skills
• Experience working with HR, logistics or deployment processes
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication

Desirable

• Experience within humanitarian surge mechanisms or INGO emergency response
• Language skills in French, Spanish or Arabic