Technical Assistant (Resilient BARMM Project)

The Organisation

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.

Job Opportunity: Technical Assistant

Project name: Resilient BARMM Project – Empowering Women, Youth and Communities for an Inclusive Climate Future

Project Overview

Plan International Pilipinas, with support from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and Plan International Spain, is launching Resilient BARMM, a transformative climate resilience initiative in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

The project aims to strengthen gender-sensitive and youth-led climate resilience in the municipalities of Mamasapano, Upi, and Marantao through:

• Local capacity building
• Access to sustainable and green livelihoods
• Institutionalization of inclusive and participatory climate governance

By empowering women and young people to lead and participate in local climate action, the project contributes to a more inclusive, climate‑smart future aligned with BARMM’s development priorities.

About the Role

The Technical Assistant will manage and implement project activities in the community. The role supports the full project cycle—Situation Analysis, Planning, Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation (SAPIME)—and ensures all work follows Plan International’s development and influencing approach.

You will:

• Lead field implementation
• Coordinate with LGUs, community groups, and local partners
• Oversee activities on green education, women-led livelihoods, youth climate action, and inclusive climate governance
• Make sure documentation, reporting, and community engagements follow Plan International’s safety and inclusion standards

This position is primarily based in Cotabato City and will work closely with partner organizations MARADECA (Marantao) and OND HESED (Upi).

Key Responsibilities

• Help build strong, inclusive, and gender-responsive community groups by leading assessments, planning sessions, and coordination with local leaders and organizations.
• Support green education and life skills activities by training teachers and youth leaders, creating learning materials, and helping schools run these activities.
• Train partners—including children and youth—to strengthen their skills in project management and resource mobilization so they can actively contribute to community work.
• Support youth‑led climate adaptation projects and assist in local climate planning by helping with Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP) reviews, risk assessments, and Technical Working Group coordination.
• Lead pre‑implementation meetings to clarify roles, confirm commitments, and finalize action plans; review community proposals before endorsement to the Project Manager.
• Ensure all activities are well‑documented—reports, attendance, minutes, photos, and MERL inputs—and make sure all engagements are safe, inclusive, gender‑responsive, and youth‑friendly.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Community Development, Behavioral Sciences, Disaster Risk Reduction, or related fields.
• Training: Community Organizing/Community Development, Program/Project Management, Participatory Rapid/Rural Appraisal.
• Experience: At least two years of hands-on experience in community organizing and development; experience working with participatory approaches, including with children.

Location: Cotabato City (base)

Type of Role:  Project-based (until February 2028)

Reports to: Project Manager

This role requires fieldwork.

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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