Deployable Gender-Based Violence and Gender in Emergencies 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.

The Opportunity

Plan International is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Deployable Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Gender in Emergencies Specialist to join our global Core Surge Team.

In this role, you will deploy rapidly to humanitarian crises worldwide—often within 72 hours—to provide technical leadership and ensure that gender equality, inclusion, and protection from GBV are central to our emergency responses.

You’ll work at the heart of crisis response, supporting country teams to deliver high-quality, gender-transformative programmes that meet the needs of girls, young people, and vulnerable populations.

🚨 What You’ll Be Doing

Technical Leadership & Programme Support

• Lead and strengthen GBV programming, particularly for child and adolescent survivors
• Ensure gender is mainstreamed across all humanitarian programmes
• Provide expert guidance aligned with global standards (IASC, GBV Minimum Standards, Sphere, PSEA)

Analysis & Emergency Response

• Conduct Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) in acute emergencies
• Contribute to multi-sectoral needs assessments
• Advise senior leadership on gender-responsive programming

Capacity Strengthening

• Train, coach, and mentor staff and partners
• Strengthen local capacity, especially women- and girls-led organisations

Representation & Coordination

• Represent Plan International in GBV and Gender clusters and working groups
• Build strong relationships with UN agencies, donors, and partners

Programme Development & Influencing

• Support proposal development and ensure strong gender integration
• Contribute to advocacy, policy, and influencing efforts
• Strengthen Plan’s global profile in gender equality in emergencies

Learning & Accountability

• Document lessons learned and best practices
• Support Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)
• Promote meaningful participation of girls and women in programmes

🌍 About You

We’re looking for a specialist who brings:

• Significant experience in GBV programming (especially for children) in humanitarian contexts
• Strong expertise in gender analysis and addressing inequality in emergencies
• Experience working with UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs, or inter-agency systems
• Proven ability to engage in cluster coordination and inter-agency collaboration
• Solid track record in capacity building and mentoring
• Strong analytical, communication, and writing skills
• Ability to work independently in high-pressure and complex environments
• Fluency in English and working proficiency in French (Spanish/Arabic an asset)

⚠️ Important to Know

• You will be deployed up to 9 months per year, often at short notice
• Work may involve challenging environments and extended hours

Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live. This is not an International position.

Up to 75% travel required: implementing country-based for emergency response, in periods of up to 3 months at a time (Country/Regional Offices)

Type of Role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions. 

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here. Please note this is NOT an International/expat position.

Reports to: Gender-Based Violence and Gender in Emergencies Technical Lead (GH)

Closing Date: 31st May (UK midnight)

Anticipated 1st round interviews: Week commencing 8th June

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.