Senior Emergency Response Manager - Egypt

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.

About the Role

Plan International Egypt is seeking a Senior Emergency Response Manager to provide operational and tactical leadership for our humanitarian and emergency response portfolio. This critical role ensures the timely and effective delivery of protection services, basic assistance, non-food items (NFIs), and cash interventions, while overseeing logistics operations for the Egypt Humanitarian Corridor and in-country response.

You will work closely with the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC), National Alliance members, UN agencies, and cluster coordination mechanisms, including the Logistics Cluster and 2720 Framework, to guarantee smooth cross-border movement of humanitarian goods and personnel.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction, coordination, and quality assurance for all emergency response projects and components.

• Lead and manage day-to-day national and cross-border logistics operations, ensuring effective humanitarian assistance for evacuees and refugees.

• Guide teams to deliver high-quality programming, ensuring compliance with donor and organizational standards and alignment with Plan International’s humanitarian strategy.

• Oversee financial management, including monitoring budgets, re-phasing, and rigorous oversight of monthly financial reports.

• Collaborate with internal support functions (M&E, Operations, Security, Finance, Grants) and local partners to ensure effective implementation and donor compliance.

• Represent Plan International Egypt in key coordination forums such as the Logistics Cluster, National Alliance Mechanism, and 2720 Coordination Framework to advocate for access, harmonize logistics standards, and strengthen partnerships.

• Provide operational leadership in fast-evolving humanitarian contexts, maintaining composure and strategic clarity.

About you

• Extensive experience in humanitarian response, including senior leadership roles in complex emergencies.

• Master’s degree or related work-experience in humanitarian affairs, international development, social sciences, or related field.

• Proven ability to manage multi-donor portfolios and large budgets, ensuring compliance with international donor standards (ECHO, BHA, DEC, FCDO, OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP).

• Strong representation and partnership-building skills with government, UN, and civil society actors.

• Deep understanding of humanitarian principles, Sphere standards, and Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).

• Fluency in English required; Arabic highly desirable.

• Expertise in humanitarian logistics coordination systems, including the Logistics Cluster and 2720 mechanism.

• Ability to lead teams under pressure with strategic clarity.

Please click here for the full role profile -  Senior Emergency Response Manager_Egypt_Nov 25.docx 

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

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.  

Location: Cairo Egypt, travel up to 30% is required. This is a global recruitment and support with relocation is available if required.  

Type of Role: Fixed Term contract until end June 2026

Reports to: Country Director

Closing Date: Thursday 4th December 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.

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