Project Manager (Global Teen Digital Wellbeing Initiative)

The Organisation

Plan International Pilipinas is a girl-centered community-focused non-government organization, serving the Philippines for the last 64 years.

We are a newly locally registered Foundation, connected to 80+ Plan International offices worldwide.

We work with around 7,000 partner communities or barangays across the country, delivering programs on (PIER) Protection from Violence, Inclusive Health, Education to Economic Empowerment, and Resilience and Humanitarian.

We have 30,000 sponsored children and 2.5 million program participants, co-creating lasting impact especially for girls.

About the Project

Plan International Pilipinas is implementing the Global Teen Digital Wellbeing Initiative, a Google.org–funded program aimed at strengthening digital wellbeing, online safety, and resilience among adolescents aged 13–19 across ASEAN Member States.

In the Philippines, the initiative will:

• Deliver a localized digital well-being curriculum through schools, communities, and blended learning platforms
• Empower young people through capacity building and youth-led engagement
• Equip educators, parents/caregivers, and youth practitioners with tools to foster healthy digital environments
• Engage partners and stakeholders toward stronger national and regional digital well-being strategies

This project forms part of a regional collaboration led by the ASEAN Foundation, advancing policy engagement for safer digital ecosystems across the ASEAN region.

About the Role

The Project Manager will lead the implementation of the Philippine component of the Global Teen Digital Wellbeing Initiative. This role ensures timely delivery of project outputs, quality implementation, strong stakeholder coordination, and effective resource management in alignment with the approved project design and Plan International's standards.

The position directly contributes to advancing child rights, online child protection, gender equality, and the creation of safe digital spaces for children and young people.

The Project Manager will report to the Portfolio Program Manager (PPM) and coordinate closely with Plan International Asia Pacific, the ASEAN Foundation, and local implementing partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project implementation, ensuring activities, resources, and assets align with the approved project plan.
• Oversee localization and rollout of the digital wellbeing curriculum via Plan International’s Learning Management System (LMS) and through offline delivery channels.
• Coordinate with local partners in training youth, teachers, and parents/caregivers on digital well-being and online safety.
• Prepare narrative and financial reports in collaboration with Grants and Finance teams.
• Work with the MERL Officer to design and implement results-based monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems.
• Facilitate regular project reviews, learning exercises, and quality assessments with partners.
• Represent Plan International Pilipinas in coordination meetings, learning events, and policy discussions relevant to digital well-being and child protection.

Qualifications

• University degree in Social Work, Psychology, Social Sciences, or related field.
• Training or background in:
• Online safety, digital challenges/risks, digital practices
• Child Protection, Child Rights, CSEA, community-based child protection systems
• Project Management, Case Management, Gender and Development, Gender Equality
• At least 5 years of experience in child protection, digital safety, education, or youth development programs, including 3 years in project planning, coordination, and monitoring.
• Demonstrated expertise in child rights, online safety, gender-responsive programming, and issues such as GBV, child exploitation, or online harms.
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement, communication, coordination, and use of digital tools; committed to ethical, collaborative, and gender-sensitive practice.
• Upholds Plan International’s values and principles on child safeguarding, gender equality, and youth empowerment.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a regional, high-impact initiative improving digital well-being for millions of young people
• Work with passionate youth, educators, advocates, and digital safety experts
• Contribute to evidence-based strategies shaping safer online environments in the Philippines and ASEAN
• Join an organization deeply committed to child rights, inclusion, and gender equality

This is for anticipatory hiring. The projected start date for this role is in April 2026, subject to final project confirmations, donor approvals, and completion of recruitment processes.

Location: Makati City (with fieldwork to project areas)

Type of Role: Project-based (until February 2028)

Reports to: Program Portfolio Manager - Protection from Violence

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive compensation package (local T&C)

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.