Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War. Langdon-Davies conceived the idea of a personal relationship between a child and a sponsor – a model that puts the child at the centre, and remains the core of what we do. Today, Plan International is a global organisation that is active in over 70 countries to advance children’s rights and equality for girls. Who We Are We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is a nearly $800 million organization often ranked among the top 10 international development agencies by reputation, size and scope.
The Opportunity
Join Plan International as the Global Campaigns Officer and play a pivotal role in shaping and driving youth-led global campaigns. In this role you will work closely with the Global Lead – Campaigns, the broader Policy, Advocacy, Campaigns & Engagement Hub (PACE), as well as teams across the Federation to play a crucial role in designing and delivering youth centred influencing campaigns within Plan International’s Global Campaign Framework.
You will support and lead specific campaigning initiatives, activities and events at the global level, as well as providing support to offices in different countries to deliver campaigns, including through skills sharing and capacity building where relevant.
You will have a particular emphasis on meaningfully and strategically engaging young influencers in the governance, ongoing co-creation and delivery of campaigns at the global level. Coordinating the Global Young Influencers Group of approx. 30 multilingual young activists involved in the campaign. You will lead on specific youth influencing initiatives and projects and provide technical guidance on youth engagement across the campaign’s knowledge products, strategies and activities.
You will be the key voice in ensuring ownership and enthusiasm across teams and offices and will be a champion for Plan International’s campaigning internally and externally.
Apply here: https://jobs.plan-international.org/job/Globally-Global-Campaigns-Officer/1109986501/?utm
The Person
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in human rights, international development, or related fields, with hands-on experience in campaigning, advocacy, and activism. You should be knowledgeable about youth movements and skilled in project management, creative campaign design, and stakeholder engagement.
A deep commitment to youth participation, gender equality, and girls’ rights is essential, along with the ability to handle complex workloads and prioritize effectively. With excellent communication skills, both written and oral, fluency in English, and a creative, proactive approach.
Experience in facilitating youth-centered workshops and understanding child protection and wellbeing practices is highly desirable. Additionally, strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, as well as experience working in diverse global contexts, are key attribute. Working knowledge of a second language such as French or Spanish is highly desirable.
Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.
Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.
Please click here for the full role profile – Global Campaign Officer_PACE_Aug24_FINAL.docx
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.
You may be office, home or hybrid based. A requirement of this role is to work one Saturday/Sunday per month to facilitate the Global Youth Network.
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.
Grade:15. Please note that employment terms will be as per the standard terms and conditions in the country where you are based.
Closing Date: Sunday 8th September (midnight UK time)
Interviews likely to take place w/c 16th September
*Applicable locations include: Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, 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, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
