Project Assistant (BABAE project)

Plan International Pilipinas is a girl-centered community-focused non-government organization, serving the Philippines for the last 64 years.

We are a newly locally registered Foundation, connected to 80+ Plan International offices worldwide.

We work with around 7,000 partner communities or barangays across the country, delivering programs on (PIER) Protection from Violence, Inclusive Health, Education to Economic Empowerment, and Resilience and Humanitarian.

We have 30,000 sponsored children and 2.5 million program participants, co-creating lasting impact especially for girls.

Are you passionate about empowering women and fighting gender-based violence in the Philippines?

Plan International Pilipinas, a leading non-profit development organization, is seeking highly motivated Project Assistant to join our team for an exciting new initiative in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

About the Project

We are seeking a Project Assistant to join us on the BABAE Project: Repair and Refurbishment of Birthing Facilities.

This initiative addresses urgent health disparities and limited infrastructure in newly established municipalities, focusing on:

• Repair and refurbishment of essential birthing facilities.
• Community organizing and inter-village health cooperation.
• Deployment of skilled health personnel (midwives and doctors).

As a Project Assistant, you'll provide vital operational and programmatic support across the entire project management cycle (Situation Analysis, Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring and Evaluation). You will work closely with Project Officers, the Project Coordinator, and the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to ensure the smooth and effective delivery of the BABAE project.

Key Tasks Include:

• Community Mobilization: Facilitate the screening of program participants in collaboration with community leaders and other local sectors.
• Capacity Building: Help facilitate training for partners, including children and youth, in project management and resource mobilization.
• Documentation: Accurately document all community projects, activities, processes, and outcomes, ensuring consistency with Plan International's branding standards.
• Compliance: Adhere to all policies and procedures of Plan International Pilipinas, with appropriate guidance provided to guarantee high-quality outputs.

Qualifications We're Looking For

Education:

• A Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Community Development, Behavioral Sciences, or a related field.

Experience:

• At least two (2) years of hands-on experience in actual community organizing and development.
• Demonstrated experience using participatory approaches, particularly when engaging with children, youth, vulnerable sectors, Local Government Units (LGUs), and relevant Government Agencies.

Training (Preferred):

• Relevant training in Community Organizing/Community Development, Program/Project Management, Participatory Rapid/Rural Appraisal, Child Protection, and/or Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
• Skills or training related to Health are an advantage.

Location: Cotabato City, BARMM

Type of Role: Project-based (until October 2026)

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Flexible working arrangements.

Competitive compensation package (local T&C)

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.

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