Country Director, 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 this is often
suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls
who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we
strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing
girls and all vulnerable children.
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.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over ‎85 years,
and are now active in more than ‎75 countries.
The Opportunity
Plan International’s Ambition from now to ‎2027 is to see All Girls Standing
Strong Creating Global Change . Will you stand with them?
Working together we will create:
A world where all girls know and exercise their rights to living the life they
choose
A network of supporters, communities, staff, partners, and donors, all
supporting girls and young women to stand strong as they learn, lead, decide,
and thrive
​​​​ Global change through breaking down the barriers and discrimination girls
and young women currently face every minute, every hour, every day
We aim to improve the lives of ‎200 million girls in the next five years. There
are more than ‎200 million reasons to join Plan International, will you be one
of them?
As a Country Director, you’ll play a key role in driving change to advance
children’s rights and equality for girls by working together with children,
young people, our supporters and partners. Plan International has worked with
children, young people and communities for over ‎80 years and are committed to
making a lasting impact on the lives of the most vulnerable and excluded
children while supporting children’s rights and gender equality.
We aim not only to improve the daily lives of girls but also to advance their
position and value in society, whilst actively working with boys and young men
to champion gender equality.
We believe in advancing children’s rights in all contexts, including during
conflict and emergencies, where girls are faced with additional dangers.
Our programmes deliver lasting change against discriminatory norms, policies
and laws. We listen to the voices of children in the community, especially
girls whose views and needs are frequently overlooked, to ensure that our work
is relevant and effective.
We work to strengthen the capacities of governments and encourage them to meet
their obligations towards child protection and fulfilling children’s rights.
We form effective partnerships to address the systemic and structural causes
of child rights violations and inequality, and support other humanitarian
groups in order to extend our reach beyond the communities we work in.
We embolden young people to become active drivers of change by educating them
on their rights and supporting their activism.
Our work is:
Gender transformative
Rights-based
Active in all contexts,
Active at all levels – from local to global
Achieved in partnership with other groups
Accountable to children and communities where we work, and to our partners,
and informed by children’s voices, especially girls
Your Role
Our work is already reaching more than ‎50 million children including
supporting over ‎26 million girls to learn, lead, decide and thrive , yet there
is so much more potential to deliver high-quality programmes that provide
long-lasting benefits to those children, their families and their communities.
As a Plan International Country Director, you will be the leader tasked with
unlocking that potential in country.
This is a truly influential position that comes with full accountability for
Plan International’s operations and results in country. You will have the
unique opportunity to drive programmes and influencing work, set overall
direction for the country office, lead and grow the team, and ensure
accountability to communities and donors for meeting demanding targets and
maintaining alignment with the global strategy.
You will be deeply comfortable with leading transformative change and your
talents as a leader and communicator will inspire Plan employees and
volunteers while engaging partners, government, local communities and our
other stakeholders. You will bring a focused approach to key responsibilities
such as risk management, income growth, the disbursement of project funds and
the oversight of projects.
About You
We’re looking for a number of exceptional, highly experienced leaders for
Country Director roles to support, inspire and lead our teams. With
demonstrable experience exercising leadership functions with increasing
responsibility in an international environment related to development and
social justice and of programming in difficult environments you are ready to
rise to a new challenge that puts girls rights at the heart of everything you
do.
As Country Director, you will be adept at developing people, building
relationships, and creating a strong sense of purpose and collaboration for
all those around you. You will bring genuine passion, determination, and fresh
thinking to our work – with the aim of expanding both our reach and our
impact, and making change work for millions of children.
You will consistently live our values, aligning them with our work to bring
these to life.
Please follow this link for the full role profile; Country Director, Egypt
Location: Cairo
Type of Role: Five year contract
Closing Date: Monday 3rd October
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.
Job Type: Full-time