Project Coordinator (ECHO HIP 2025 Project)

The Organisation

Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. is a local non-government, non-religious, and non-political development and humanitarian organization committed to enabling children to live free of poverty, violence, inequality, and injustice.

We are committed to gender equality and actively work with and engage children, communities, other people, and institutions in addressing the root causes of poverty and gender inequality. We support children and young people, especially the most vulnerable, to build the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We focus on girls, young women, and other marginalized groups so that they can improve their well-being and achieve their full potential.

Project Coordinator – Empowering Communities to Build Resilience

Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. seeks a passionate and experienced development professional to lead a vital project strengthening disaster preparedness and humanitarian response in high-risk communities. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission of advancing children's rights and equality for girls, particularly in vulnerable environments.

About Us:

Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc., a child rights development and humanitarian NGO, seeks passionate individuals committed to enabling children to live a life free of poverty, violence, inequality, and injustice.  We work towards a future where girls, young women, vulnerable children, and young people can drive systemic change for gender equality and human rights. 

Collaborating with various humanitarian actors, including CARE Philippines as the consortium lead in our 2025 Humanitarian Implementation Plan, we address complex issues arising from natural and humanitarian hazards.

About the Project:

This project focuses on building resilience in high-risk communities by improving disaster preparedness and humanitarian response. As the Project Coordinator, you will be crucial in ensuring its success.

What You'll Do:

• Collaboration: Directly coordinate project implementation with CARE Philippines, consortium members, and local stakeholders.
• Project Management: Lead project planning, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
• Impact: Drive tangible improvements in disaster preparedness and humanitarian response at the community level.
• Reporting: Prepare and submit timely project reports.
• Representation: Represent Plan International Pilipinas in relevant coordination bodies and networks.
• Emergency Response: Support emergency response efforts as needed.

What You'll Bring:

• University degree in Disaster Risk Management, Social Sciences, Community Development, Urban Planning/Programming, or a related field.
• Training in Community Organizing/Development, Project Management, Participatory Appraisal, Disaster Risk Reduction, and People Management.
• At least 3 years of experience working in disaster/high-risk environments, including budget management.
• Supervisory experience.
• Strong understanding of DRRM and experience implementing related programs (preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery/rehabilitation, and risk reduction).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage a complex workload and meet deadlines.
• Experience in the development sector is highly desirable.
• Willingness and ability to conduct fieldwork in project areas.
• Must be a Filipino national based in the Philippines.

Ready to Make a Difference? We encourage you to apply ifyou are a dedicated development professional with a passion for building community resilience,.

Important Note: This position is contingent upon donor funding. All qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Location: Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Sur

Type of Role: Project-based (20 months)

Reports to: Program Operations Manager

This role requires fieldwork.

Competitive compensation package (local T&C)

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are 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 organizational 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 organization, 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.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.