وظائف Plan International

<p>You will serve as Plan International Egypt's focal person for both sponsorship and program implementation at the umbrella partner and grassroots level. You will be responsible for building Plan International relationship with the community, children, families, sponsored children (SCs), and partner organizations; facilitating and handling community mobilization activities and program/project implementation; and cascading consultations with communities to identify priority areas for program implementation. In addition, you will ensure systematic documentation and communication of activities, capturing progress, lessons learned, and success stories to inform stakeholders and strengthen visibility. Also, you will be accountable for financial review and settlement of project activities, ensuring strict compliance with Plan International's policies and procedures, and supporting partner organizations in meeting financial management standards.</p><p>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</p><ul><li>Build and maintain strong relationships with communities, children, families, sponsored children, and partner organizations.</li><li>Facilitate community mobilization, consultations, and implementation of programs/projects based on identified community priorities.</li><li>Document activities, lessons learned, success stories, and provide timely progress updates to stakeholders.</li><li>Coordinate media visibility efforts while ensuring compliance with safeguarding, gender equality, and inclusion standards.</li><li>Ensure financial compliance, support partner financial management, and strengthen organizational capacity.</li><li>Deliver capacity-building initiatives, sponsorship awareness sessions, and continuous partner performance support.</li><li>Conduct field monitoring visits, reflection sessions, and collect data to support learning, reporting, and program improvement.</li><li>Coordinate with partners, consultants, service providers, government stakeholders, and internal teams for integrated program delivery.</li><li>Support livelihoods and social entrepreneurship programs within target communities.</li><li>Ensure compliance with safeguarding, PII/PSEAH, data privacy, and confidentiality requirements.</li><li>Facilitate implementation of Plan projects in sponsored child (SC) communities in collaboration with key stakeholders.</li><li>Undertake additional responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor to meet organizational needs.</li><li>Ensure compliance with Plan International's Child Protection and Gender Equality policies, including staff awareness and reporting procedures.</li><li>You will be trusted to take on additional assignments within the scope of work as assigned by your supervisor on need basis.</li></ul><p>What we are looking for:</p><ul><li>Someone with bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies or similar field.</li><li>Should have at least 3 years sponsorship or development experience with a proven record of success at a similar level preferably in an INGO sector.</li><li>Should be experienced in planning and facilitating trainings/workshops.</li><li>Should be experienced in data management systems.</li><li>Someone experienced in both translation and data entry.</li></ul><p>Technical Competencies</p><p>Knowledge:</p><ul><li>Someone knowledgeable on development issues, trends, challenges, opportunities and implications to community development</li></ul><p>Skills</p><ul><li>Able to provide support to sponsorship communications team members when needed.</li><li>Interpreting and contextualising data, assesses results and draws conclusions to inform initiatives and clearly communicating the results of evaluation and lessons learned as appropriate.</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively.</li><li>Ability to interact and work effectively with others at all levels.</li><li>Good analytical and administrative skills.</li><li>Strong skills in facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving.</li><li>Team player</li><li>Good in communication in English both verbal and written.</li><li>Report writing skills.</li><li>Time management</li></ul><p>Please respond to the requirements of this role in your cover letter. Only applications in English language will be accepted.</p><p>Location: On site working and the role is based at Sohag, Upper Egypt</p><p>Reports to: Community Programme Coordinator</p><p>Job Grade: Hay Level 12</p><p>Vacancy advert closing Date: 24th August 2026</p><p>This vacancy is open to Internal applicants only and they should be Egypt nationals.</p><p>Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Plan International 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 foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls rights and inclusion. 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. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. Disclaimer: Plan International is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate applicants on any basis. We also do not charge Job seekers any fees at any point of the recruitment process.</p><p>How to apply</p><p>To apply, click on the following link: Career Opportunities: Community Programme Officer</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>Someone with bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies or similar field.</li><li>Should have at least 3 years sponsorship or development experience with a proven record of success at a similar level preferably in an INGO sector.</li><li>Should be experienced in planning and facilitating trainings/workshops.</li><li>Should be experienced in data management systems.</li><li>Someone experienced in both translation and data entry.</li></ul><p>Technical Competencies</p><p>Knowledge:</p><ul><li>Someone knowledgeable on development issues, trends, challenges, opportunities and implications to community development</li></ul><p>Skills</p><ul><li>Able to provide support to sponsorship communications team members when needed.</li><li>Interpreting and contextualising data, assesses results and draws conclusions to inform initiatives and clearly communicating the results of evaluation and lessons learned as appropriate.</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively.</li><li>Ability to interact and work effectively with others at all levels.</li><li>Good analytical and administrative skills.</li><li>Strong skills in facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving.</li><li>Team player</li><li>Good in communication in English both verbal and written.</li><li>Report writing skills.</li><li>Time management</li></ul>

<p>You will serve as Plan International Egypt’s focal person for both sponsorship and program implementation at the umbrella partner and grassroots level. You will be responsible for building Plan International relationship with the community, children, families, sponsored children (SCs), and partner organizations; facilitating and handling community mobilization activities and program/project implementation; and cascading consultations with communities to identify priority areas for program implementation. In addition, you will ensure systematic documentation and communication of activities, capturing progress, lessons learned, and success stories to inform stakeholders and strengthen visibility. Also, you will be accountable for financial review and settlement of project activities, ensuring strict compliance with Plan International’s policies and procedures, and supporting partner organizations in meeting financial management standards.</p><p>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</p><ul><li>Build and maintain strong relationships with communities, children, families, sponsored children, and partner organizations.</li><li>Facilitate community mobilization, consultations, and implementation of programs/projects based on identified community priorities.</li><li>Document activities, lessons learned, success stories, and provide timely progress updates to stakeholders.</li><li>Coordinate media visibility efforts while ensuring compliance with safeguarding, gender equality, and inclusion standards.</li><li>Ensure financial compliance, support partner financial management, and strengthen organizational capacity.</li><li>Deliver capacity-building initiatives, sponsorship awareness sessions, and continuous partner performance support.</li><li>Conduct field monitoring visits, reflection sessions, and collect data to support learning, reporting, and program improvement.</li><li>Coordinate with partners, consultants, service providers, government stakeholders, and internal teams for integrated program delivery.</li><li>Support livelihoods and social entrepreneurship programs within target communities.</li><li>Ensure compliance with safeguarding, PII/PSEAH, data privacy, and confidentiality requirements.</li><li>Facilitate implementation of Plan projects in sponsored child (SC) communities in collaboration with key stakeholders.</li><li>Undertake additional responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor to meet organizational needs.</li><li>Ensure compliance with Plan International’s Child Protection and Gender Equality policies, including staff awareness and reporting procedures.</li><li>You will be trusted to take on additional assignments within the scope of work as assigned by your supervisor on need basis.</li></ul><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>Someone with bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies or similar field.</li><li>Should have at least 3 years sponsorship or development experience with a proven record of success at a similar level preferably in an INGO sector.</li><li>Should be experienced in planning and facilitating trainings/workshops.</li><li>Should be experienced in data management systems.</li><li>Someone experienced in both translation and data entry.</li></ul><p>Technical Competencies</p><p>Knowledge:</p><ul><li>Someone knowledgeable on development issues, trends, challenges, opportunities and implications to community development</li></ul><p>Skills</p><ul><li>Able to provide support to sponsorship communications team members when needed.</li><li>Interpreting and contextualising data, assesses results and draws conclusions to inform initiatives and clearly communicating the results of evaluation and lessons learned as appropriate.</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively.</li><li>Ability to interact and work effectively with others at all levels.</li><li>Good analytical and administrative skills.</li><li>Strong skills in facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving.</li><li>Team player</li><li>Good in communication in English both verbal and written.</li><li>Report writing skills.</li><li>Time management</li></ul><p>Please respond to the requirements of this role in your cover letter. Only applications in English language will be accepted.</p>

<p>You will be part of the senior leadership to bring together programme implementation, technical quality, and organisational strategy under one unified mandate. You will report directly to the Country Director and you will be a standing member of the Country Leadership Team (CLT). Additionally, you will assume full accountability for the effective delivery of all Plan Egypt programmes across all thematic areas and locations and you will be the primary custodian of Plan Egypts's programmatic vision, translating the Country Strategy into coherent, evidence-based, gender-transformative programming that delivers lasting impact for children, girls and young people in Egypt. You will operate deliberately across the humanitarian-development, you will be required to be able to hold both dimensions simultaneously without compromising either. Further, you will serve as a strategic thought partner to the Country Director, contributing to CLT leadership on organisational direction, programme innovation and evidence-based decision making, and working in close collaboration with the Resources Mobilisation Manager to ensure programme quality and evidence systematically strengthen donor engagement and resource mobilisation.</p><p>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</p><ul><li>Lead the development and implementation of country programme strategies aligned with organizational priorities, donor requirements, and local context. Provide strategic leadership in programme planning, quality assurance, budgeting, gender and inclusion mainstreaming, sponsorship alignment, resource mobilization, and disaster risk management. Ensure effective coordination across departments and stakeholders to deliver high-quality, impactful programmes addressing child rights, gender equality, humanitarian, and development priorities.</li><li>Lead the planning, implementation, monitoring, and quality assurance of PIE programmes in alignment with the Country Strategy, project management standards, and donor requirements. Oversee project and programme teams, strengthen partner capacity, promote programme quality, learning, and safeguarding, foster a values-based and high-performance culture, ensure cross-functional coordination and compliance, support knowledge sharing and sponsorship commitments, and drive the timely delivery of high-quality results and reports.</li><li>Lead the development and implementation of knowledge management, monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems to promote innovation, evidence-based programming, and continuous improvement. Oversee programme quality, data management, performance monitoring, and cross-project coordination to ensure effectiveness, efficiency, value for money, and compliance with organisational standards. Support programme design, assessments, proposal development, strategic partnerships, and organisational learning to achieve sustainable programme outcomes and impact.</li><li>Lead the development and implementation of advocacy and influencing strategies that advance Plan International Egypt s strategic priorities and promote positive policy, legal, budgetary, and behavioural change. Ensure advocacy efforts are evidence-based and closely linked to programme implementation and MERL, while coordinating stakeholder engagement, partnerships, networks, and national-level representation. Drive impactful advocacy initiatives for girls rights and gender equality, monitor and report on influencing outcomes, and strengthen the visibility, credibility, and dissemination of Plan International Egypt s work among key stakeholders.</li><li>Lead localization and partnership initiatives, build strategic relationships with key stakeholders, and strengthen partner capacity to support effective and sustainable implementation of the country strategy. Build and maintain strategic relationships with government ministries, UN agencies, INGOs, national NGOs, local partners and coordination platforms.</li><li>Ensure adherence to safeguarding, gender equality, anti-fraud, safety, security, and other organizational risk and compliance standards.</li><li>Ensure compliance with Plan International s Child Protection and Gender Equality policies, including staff awareness and reporting procedures.</li><li>You will be trusted to take on additional assignments within the scope of work as assigned by your supervisor on need basis.</li></ul><p>What we are looking for:</p><p>Qualifications/ experience essential:</p><ul><li>Someone with Master s Degree in Social work, International Relations, Development or similar field.</li><li>Should have relevant experience in INGO Sector or demonstrated equivalent combination.</li><li>Someone with at least 10 years of experience (including international) in managing development programmes, preferably with a disaster response component, with large and complex budgets</li><li>Proven experiences and ability to coordinate and collaborate with different civil society and Community based organization.</li><li>Demonstrable working experience in development programme.</li><li>Knowledge of developmental agendas in complex and protracted development and humanitarian landscape.</li><li>Experience in context, funding and market analysis.</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively on area of expertise, and influence others to reach common goals.</li><li>Demonstrated track record of proposal writing and budget management</li><li>Experience in leading team, coaching and mentoring, especially managing a large team.</li><li>Excellent experience in conflict resolution.</li><li>Proven track record in technical quality management.</li><li>Experience across multiple thematic sectors.</li><li>Strategic planning processes.</li><li>Programme design.</li><li>Donor engagement across multiple funding mechanisms.</li><li>Networking with UN, government and donors.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>Someone with Master s Degree in Social work, International Relations, Development or similar field.</li><li>Should have relevant experience in INGO Sector or demonstrated equivalent combination.</li><li>Someone with at least 10 years of experience (including international) in managing development programmes, preferably with a disaster response component, with large and complex budgets</li><li>Proven experiences and ability to coordinate and collaborate with different civil society and Community based organization.</li><li>Demonstrable working experience in development programme.</li><li>Knowledge of developmental agendas in complex and protracted development and humanitarian landscape.</li><li>Experience in context, funding and market analysis.</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively on area of expertise, and influence others to reach common goals.</li><li>Demonstrated track record of proposal writing and budget management</li><li>Experience in leading team, coaching and mentoring, especially managing a large team.</li><li>Excellent experience in conflict resolution.</li><li>Proven track record in technical quality management.</li><li>Experience across multiple thematic sectors.</li><li>Strategic planning processes.</li><li>Programme design.</li><li>Donor engagement across multiple funding mechanisms.</li><li>Networking with UN, government and donors.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English.</li><li>In-depth knowledge of gender and inclusion and global/local development issues, with particular knowledge in girls rights and child rights, feminist movements, the key actors and institutions, and the power dynamics involved.</li><li>Mastery of key gender inequalities, gaps, barriers and opportunities at the national, regional and global level and gender and inclusion in programs, and especially for children and girls.</li><li>In-depth understanding of the policies, processes, institutions and organizations that shape the development and humanitarian context and standards within Egypt</li><li>Understanding of the implications of working with a rights-based approach to development and is able to analyze the situation of children s and particularly girls rights in his/her working context</li><li>In-depth knowledge on different types of partnerships and civil society strengthening and capacity building. Understanding issues, principles and strategies and their root causes and working with Plan s principles and a range of strategies and approaches to improve outcomes;</li><li>Demonstrable knowledge on key issues in development regarding Global Goals, UNCRC and CEDAW particularly around child rights.</li><li>Knowledge of the host country, the geopolitical factors affecting child-poverty in the country as well as the political, social and economic opportunities for development are an advantage.</li><li>Strong conceptual understanding of socio-political systems and power relations plus the practical approaches and skills to influence them in context.</li><li>Ability to lead programme managers and staff to design and implement evidence-based solutions for gender transformative programmes, and to provide monitoring and quality assurance support to the programme areas.</li><li>Ability to apply a range of gender and inclusion analysis tools and conduct high-quality and nuanced gender and inclusion analysis from a child rights perspective.</li><li>Ability to influence power holders about the need for and benefits of addressing gender equality and inclusion, including being able to offer a range of evidence based solutions.</li><li>Mastery of the ability to analyze the social and political structures, dynamics and power relations that enable/exclude girls and boys from enjoying the fulfilment of their rights and equality.</li><li>Excellent relationship building skills networking, influencing and stakeholder management skills</li><li>Ability to identify, analyze and monitor diverse, relevant external actors to work with and understand the purpose and implications of working with them.</li><li>Experience in developing strong, equal and robust partnership contracts or experience in strengthening civil society</li><li>Experience in capacity building and hands-on experience and skill in result based MERL system</li></ul>

<p>You will provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for Plan International Egypt's emergency preparedness, humanitarian response and resilience programming. Reporting to the Country Director and maintaining a functional reporting relationship with the Regional Disaster Risk Management (DRM) team, you will lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Plan International Egypt's humanitarian portfolio, ensuring timely, effective and principled responses to emergencies and crises. You will be responsible for translating Plan International's global Disaster Risk Management (DRM) strategy into context-specific, evidence-based humanitarian interventions that protect and promote the rights of children, particularly girls and young women, while strengthening community resilience and advancing the humanitarian-development nexus. You will lead emergency preparedness planning, rapid needs assessments, emergency response coordination, programme quality and humanitarian representation, working closely with programme, technical, operations and support functions to ensure high-quality, accountable and gender-transformative humanitarian programming. You will also support resource mobilisation, strategic partnerships and donor engagement to strengthen Plan International Egypt's emergency response capacity and influence within the humanitarian sector. As Plan International Egypt's focal point for humanitarian coordination, you will represent the organization with government authorities, UN agencies, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, donors and partners, ensuring compliance with international humanitarian principles, safeguarding standards and global quality frameworks, including the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), Sphere Standards, Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS) and INEE Minimum Standards.</p><p><b>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</b></p><ul><li>Lead humanitarian and resilience programming by developing response strategies, coordinating stakeholders, overseeing emergency interventions, and ensuring child and girl-focused programming. Conduct rapid needs assessments, support emergency preparedness planning, and provide timely reports and recommendations to guide effective humanitarian action.</li><li>Work closely with the Localization Advisor to support the process of local partners selection for the emergency response purpose, ensuring alignment with Plan International s approach and programming priorities in humanitarian crises.</li><li>Work closely with respective Technical Advisors to ensure ER programming are of high quality and have direct positive impact on children affected by crises.</li><li>Ensure the preparation of quality reports and updates for different Plan Entities and external factors such as donors.</li><li>Establish and maintain constructive working relationships, with other NGO s, UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral donors.</li><li>Support the Head of Programs and the Country Director represent and build the profile of Plan Egypt on emergency work and maintain adequate accountability and transparency in our work.</li><li>Ensure appropriate programme quality standards are used, particularly SPHERE and its companion guides (such as Child Protection Minimum Standards and Minimum Standards for Education Preparedness, Response and Recovery (INEE) and the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).</li><li>Monitor and analyze humanitarian situations and emerging risks, support preparedness planning aligned with country and global DRM strategies, provide timely humanitarian situation reports, and lead the design and implementation of emergency response programs in line with international humanitarian principles.</li><li>Support the strengthening of humanitarian and resilience programming through project design, budget management, quality implementation, and reporting. Lead humanitarian-development nexus initiatives, identify funding opportunities, and coordinate the development of high-quality proposals and resource mobilization strategies. Build and maintain partnerships with donors, UN agencies, government counterparts, and other stakeholders, while representing the organization in coordination forums and monitoring funding trends to inform strategic programming and sustainable growth.</li><li>Represent Plan International Egypt in humanitarian coordination forums and strengthen partnerships with key humanitarian stakeholders. Coordinate information sharing, support multi-agency assessments, and collaborate with MERL and Communications teams to document, communicate, and promote humanitarian responses, impacts, and best practices to advance the organization's influencing agenda.</li><li>Manage humanitarian project budgets and grants, ensuring timely implementation, budget compliance, and accurate financial oversight. Coordinate grant start-up and close-out processes, oversee SAP PO creation and grant closure, and lead budget monitoring, forecasting, and reallocation to ensure effective use of resources.</li><li>Ensure adherence to safeguarding, gender equality, anti-fraud, safety, security, and other organizational risk and compliance standards.</li><li>Ensure compliance with Plan International s Child Protection and Gender Equality policies, including staff awareness and reporting procedures.</li><li>You will be trusted to take on additional assignments within the scope of work as assigned by your supervisor on need basis.</li></ul><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p>Someone with Master's degree in Disaster Risk Management, humanitarian studies, development studies, development economics, agricultural economics, sociology, human rights, political science, international development</p><p>Should have 7 years of progressive experience in similar organizations at management level and five years managerial/supervisory experience required working in a very protracted and complex humanitarian setup</p><p>Someone with proven experiences and ability to coordinate and collaborate with different organizations including the government and demonstrable working experience in development programme.</p><p>Someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English languages.</p><p>Knowledge:</p><ul><li>In-depth understanding of international humanitarian principles (e.g., humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence).</li><li>Familiarity with relevant standards such as SPHERE, Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), and INEE standards.</li><li>Knowledge of DRM strategies, frameworks, and best practices.</li><li>Awareness of climate change impacts and resilience-building strategies.</li><li>Understanding of child rights and protection issues, with a focus on the unique needs of girls in crisis situations.</li><li>Familiarity with gender-sensitive programming and advocacy.</li><li>Skills in developing emergency response programs, including needs assessments and strategic planning.</li><li>Knowledge of project management principles and tools, including logical frameworks and monitoring and evaluation (M&amp;E)</li><li>Understanding of funding landscapes, including donor priorities and funding mechanisms for humanitarian interventions.</li><li>Knowledge of resource mobilization strategies and partnership development.</li><li>Skills in facilitating teamwork and coordination among diverse groups and sectors.</li><li>Knowledge of conflict resolution and negotiation techniques to address stakeholder interests.</li></ul><p>Skills:</p><ul><li>Ability to develop and implement effective humanitarian response strategies aligned with organizational goals</li><li>Strong skills in coordinating across various stakeholders, including NGOs, government agencies, and community organizations.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills for reporting, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement.</li><li>Proficiency in analysing complex humanitarian situations and identifying priorities and solutions</li><li>Skills in managing project cycles, including design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.</li><li>Strong problem-solving skills to address challenges in fast-paced and changing humanitarian contexts.</li><li>Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders and influencers in the humanitarian sector</li><li>Skills in training and mentoring staff and partners to enhance their capabilities in humanitarian response.</li></ul><p>Please respond to the requirements of this role in your cover letter. Only applications in English language will be accepted.</p>