NGO Platform Coordinator, Bangladesh

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected. 

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The opportunity

We are seeking a highly experienced humanitarian professional to lead the NGO Platform (NGOP) Secretariat. The NGOP is a coordination mechanism representing national and international NGOs working across the Rohingya refugee response and wider humanitarian operations in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Bringing together NGOs, government stakeholders, UN agencies, donors, and other humanitarian actors, the Platform plays a vital role in strengthening collaboration, collective advocacy, humanitarian access, information sharing, and accountability to affected populations.

Since May 2026, Plan International Bangladesh has served as the host agency for the NGO Platform, providing operational, administrative, and fiduciary support while ensuring the Secretariat remains accountable to the NGOP Steering Committee and wider membership.

In this influential role, you will provide strategic leadership and day-to-day management of the Secretariat, enabling the Platform to deliver its priorities while maintaining neutrality and representing the collective interests of its members.

Working at the heart of one of the world's largest and most complex humanitarian responses, you will lead coordination, advocacy, representation, and partnership efforts, strengthening engagement with government authorities, UN agencies, donors, NGO networks, and other key stakeholders. You will play a critical role in supporting humanitarian access, driving evidence-based decision-making, promoting localisation, and advancing principled humanitarian action for Rohingya refugees and host communities.

This is a unique opportunity for an accomplished relationship-builder, strategic thinker, and collaborative leader to shape humanitarian coordination in Bangladesh, influence key decision-makers, and help improve outcomes for vulnerable communities through collective action and partnership.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and strengthen engagement with NGO networks, consortia, coordination platforms, governments, UN agencies, donors, and other strategic partners.
• Represent the organisation in external forums, influencing policy discussions and advocating for effective humanitarian action.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships that support organisational priorities and humanitarian objectives.
• Provide leadership on humanitarian coordination and response efforts in complex and dynamic operating environments.
• Contribute to strategic planning processes and support the delivery of organisational objectives.
• Foster collaborative ways of working and build strong relationships across internal and external stakeholders.
• Promote an inclusive, values-driven culture that supports teamwork, innovation, and continuous learning.

About You

You will be a highly experienced humanitarian or international development professional with a strong track record of leading coordination and partnership initiatives in complex environments.

You will bring:

• Significant experience in humanitarian coordination, humanitarian response, or international development, with a proven track record in senior coordination, leadership, or management roles.
• Significant experience working with NGO networks, consortia, or coordination platforms.
• Strong experience engaging with governments, UN agencies, donors, and other external stakeholders.
• Proven experience in strategic planning and partnership management.
• Experience in complex humanitarian emergencies.
• Experience in humanitarian policy, advocacy, and external representation.
• Demonstrated experience operating in complex humanitarian emergency contexts.
• Experience supporting proposal development and donor reporting.
• A collaborative and supportive team player with a proactive, creative, and solutions-focused approach, able to take initiative and drive results.
• Previous experience working in Bangladesh or a similar humanitarian context is highly desirable

Location: Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Type of Role: Full-time - 12-month FTC with the possibility to extend to 24 months

Reports to: Country Director

Closing Date: 20th August 2026

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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