Deployable Gender-Based Violence and Gender in Emergencies Specialist

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and gender equality for girls. We work to tackle the root causes of challenges girls and vulnerable children face, supporting them from birth through crises and adversity. We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Deployable Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Gender in Emergencies Specialist to join our global Core Surge Team. In this role, you will deploy rapidly to humanitarian crises worldwide—often within 72 hours—to provide technical leadership and ensure that gender equality, inclusion, and protection from GBV are central to our emergency responses.

Responsibilities

• Lead and strengthen GBV programming, particularly for child and adolescent survivors
• Ensure gender is mainstreamed across all humanitarian programmes
• Provide expert guidance aligned with global standards (IASC, GBV Minimum Standards, Sphere, PSEA)
• Conduct Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) in acute emergencies
• Contribute to multi-sectoral needs assessments
• Advise senior leadership on gender-responsive programming
• Train, coach, and mentor staff and partners
• Strengthen local capacity, especially women- and girls-led organisations
• Represent Plan International in GBV and Gender clusters and working groups
• Build strong relationships with UN agencies, donors, and partners
• Contribute to advocacy, policy, and influencing efforts
• Strengthen Plan’s global profile in gender equality in emergencies
• Document lessons learned and best practices
• Support Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)
• Promote meaningful participation of girls and women in programmes

Qualifications

• Significant experience in GBV programming (especially for children) in humanitarian contexts
• Strong expertise in gender analysis and addressing inequality in emergencies
• Experience working with UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs, or inter‑agency systems
• Proven ability to engage in cluster coordination and inter‑agency collaboration
• Solid track record in capacity building and mentoring
• Strong analytical, communication, and writing skills
• Ability to work independently in high‑pressure and complex environments
• Fluency in English and working proficiency in French (Spanish/Arabic an asset)

Important to Know

• You will be deployed up to 9 months per year, often at short notice
• Work may involve challenging environments and extended hours

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. This is not an International position.

Travel

Up to 75% travel required: implementing country‑based for emergency response, in periods of up to 3 months at a time (Country/Regional Offices).

Type of Role

Permanent or maximum fixed‑term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.

Reporting

Reports to Gender‑Based Violence and Gender in Emergencies Technical Lead (GH).

Equal Opportunity Statement

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. Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.