About this role
Plan International – Global Humanitarian Director
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field Project and Program Management
Key Responsibilities
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Strategic Leadership and Organisational Transformation
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Lead the development and delivery of Plan International's global humanitarian strategy and agenda.
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Drive the organisation's evolution as a dual-mandate organisation, integrating humanitarian action, resilience, systems strengthening and policy influence.
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Ensure humanitarian priorities are embedded in organisational strategy, operating models, investments and performance frameworks.
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Champion innovation, learning and thought leadership to strengthen humanitarian impact and effectiveness.
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Strengthen Plan International's visibility, influence and reputation across humanitarian forums, partnerships and policy dialogues.
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Promote evidence-based approaches that advance the rights and wellbeing of children and girls affected by crisis.
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Global Humanitarian Capability and Readiness
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Strengthen regional and country-level capability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises.
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Build the humanitarian leadership capacity of Country Office leadership teams.
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Oversee the development of systems and tools that support effective humanitarian programming and performance monitoring.
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Programme Effectiveness, Performance and Risk Management
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Oversee humanitarian programme quality, impact and effectiveness, driving continuous improvement and learning.
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Lead global humanitarian risk analysis and forecasting to inform prevention, preparedness and response priorities.
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Ensure strong governance, safeguarding, security, compliance and risk management across humanitarian operations.
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Embed accountability to affected populations and adherence to recognised humanitarian standards.
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Lead the ongoing review and strengthening of emergency procedures and crisis activation protocols.
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Strategic Partnerships and Localisation
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Build strategic partnerships and coalitions that strengthen humanitarian impact, resilience and local capacity.
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Increase Plan International's influence through engagement in humanitarian networks and interagency fora.
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Advance locally led humanitarian action and strengthen the role of local and national actors in humanitarian response.
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Humanitarian Financing and Growth
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Work with Global Affairs and Finance teams to strengthen humanitarian financing and support response at scale.
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Build and maintain strategic relationships with donors, multilateral agencies, foundations and private-sector partners.
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Advise leadership on investment priorities that strengthen capability, innovation and impact.
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Promote funding approaches that enable locally led and sustainable humanitarian action.
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Leadership and People Management
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Lead and develop a high-performing global humanitarian team.
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Foster an inclusive, collaborative and values-driven culture aligned with Plan International's purpose and values.
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About You
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You are a highly credible humanitarian leader with significant senior leadership experience within complex international humanitarian and development organisations.
You bring:
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A proven track record of leading large-scale humanitarian programmes across multiple countries and regions.
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Experience shaping humanitarian strategy and leading organisational transformation.
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Strong expertise in humanitarian financing, donor engagement and partnership development.
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Experience building organisational capability, preparedness and response systems.
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Exceptional stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills.
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Experience representing organisations with donors, governments, UN agencies, multilateral institutions and strategic partners.
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Strong people leadership skills and experience leading diverse, internationally dispersed teams.
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A deep commitment to children's rights, equality for girls and locally led humanitarian action.
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