Country IT Specialist

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.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Country IT Specialist under the overall guidance of the Head of Finance and IT and the Regional ICT Director is strategically and operationally accountable for the Country’s ICT to ensure the innovative and effective use of ICT in Plan’s work.

Dimensions of the Role

• Responsible for leading the strategic direction and delivery of quality ICT Infrastructure and environment services, Information Security and ICT4D services to deliver against the corporate and service plans in Country Office and PUs to meet the needs and aspirations of over 150 ICT users.
• Responsible for leading digital transformation to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Provide strategic input to the budget planning processes, advising on the allocation and control of financial resources and maintaining overall responsibility for the budgets of the department of about EURO 150K annually.
• Accountable for the delivery and managing a mix of technologies, business continuity, IT security, risk management and effective support of the County’s ICT infrastructure and systems comprising of a) desktops, laptops, tablets, Servers, printers, routers/ switches and hubs; b) Corporate Applications ERP, Human Resource Information System, and c) a variety of SW licences d) network management and troubleshooting/escalating Internet connectivity issues to ISP across all Plan offices
• Responsible for Data protection (DPO and Data Privacy Point Person)

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Location: Dar es Salaam

Reports to: Head of Finance & IT

Level: 14

Closing Date:8th September, 2025

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.

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