About the Role
Plan International is seeking a visionary Global Humanitarian Director to shape and drive our global humanitarian ambition, ensuring high-quality programming reaches vulnerable children and families at scale. Reporting to the Chief Impact Officer, you will lead our evolution as a dual-mandate organization, integrating humanitarian action, resilience building, and long-term development across more than 70 countries.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the development and delivery of Plan International's global humanitarian strategy, policy influence, and operations.
- Strengthen regional and country-level capability to prevent, prepare for, and respond to crises effectively.
- Ensure programmatic excellence, rigorous risk management, safeguarding, and accountability to affected populations.
- Build strategic partnerships with UN agencies, donors, and governments to advance locally led humanitarian action.
- Collaborate with finance and global affairs teams to expand humanitarian financing and drive sustainable funding models.
- Lead and mentor a high-performing, internationally dispersed team in a collaborative, values-driven culture.
- Significant executive leadership experience within complex international humanitarian and development organizations.
- Proven track record of managing large-scale humanitarian programs and leading organizational transformation across multiple regions.
- Deep expertise in humanitarian financing, donor engagement, multilateral partnerships, and strategic negotiation.
- Demonstrated success in building organizational readiness, crisis response systems, and localized humanitarian capabilities.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and representation skills with governments, UN bodies, and civil society.
- Unwavering commitment to children's rights, gender equality, and locally led humanitarian solutions.
- Opportunity to lead impactful global initiatives that transform the lives of children and communities in crisis.
- Competitive international compensation package with comprehensive health and retirement benefits.
- Collaborative, inclusive, and mission-driven global work environment supporting professional growth.