Senior Writer - CEO Communications

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

This is an exciting moment to join Plan International. With a new CEO taking the helm, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape high-impact executive communications and play a key role in supporting the positioning of the organisation and our leadership at a critical time. In this role as the Senior Writer, CEO Communications you will provide strategic support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) by developing and coordinating executive communications and CEO engagements, with a strong emphasis on speechwriting, op-eds, supporting thought leadership, and coordinating the CEO's external communications preparations. Your focus will be on high-impact, written content, aligning with broader communications efforts, including digital and social media, to amplify Plan’s global messaging.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in C-suite communications—particularly speechwriting and thought leadership—within the INGO sector or a similarly complex, global environment. This role requires exceptional editing skills, strong cross-functional coordination, and the ability to position senior leaders effectively in external forums. A deep understanding of stakeholder management, geopolitical trends, and organisational messaging is essential.

Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.

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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. Preferably in a central time-zone. We are mostly remote working with occasional visits to the office required depending on where you are based.

Salary: Plan International offers a competitive package in the context of the sector with an option of flexible working hours. We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process; however, please note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and, therefore, it is not possible to include full details here.

Type of Position: 12 months fixed term contract

Closing date: Thursday 22nd May 2025

*Applicable locations include: Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan , Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.