Learning & Capacity Development Specialist (SDDC) in Edinburgh

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 know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. 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. For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries. We won't stop until we are all equal.

Plan International is launching a 2-year Sponsorship Digital Data Collection (SDDC) project to digitise and unify sponsorship data collection across 44 country offices. This initiative will replace fragmented systems with a scalable, inclusive digital platform designed for low-connectivity, multilingual, and diverse literacy contexts—ultimately improving programme delivery for children and communities.

We're seeking a Learning & Capacity Development Specialist to lead the global learning and training strategy for this transformative project.

• Lead the global learning and capacity development strategy across 4 regions and 44 countries.
• Co-design and deliver inclusive, scalable training content with our external vendor.
• Manage integration of learning materials into internal platforms and ensure consistency of learning outcomes.
• Support regional teams in local adaptation and rollout of training.
• Collaborate with global teams across Sponsorship, IT, Learning & Capabilities, MERL, Programmes, and Communications.

• Proven experience leading global training or L&D for digital systems in an iNGO, UN agency, or multinational context.
• Strong background in adult learning methodologies, instructional design, and digital pedagogy.
• Experience designing and rolling out training for diverse user groups, ideally in multilingual, low-connectivity, and cross-cultural settings.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality, engaging learning materials (e.g., guides, e-learning, video tutorials).
• Experience with LMS platforms, digital learning tools, and blended learning approaches.
• Excellent communication skills—both online and in-person.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Experience with digital data collection platforms (e.g., CommCare, KoboToolbox, DHIS2, ODK, Salesforce) is desirable.
• Passionate about building others' capacity and enabling digital transformation.
• Inclusive and adaptable, with strong cultural awareness.
• Practical, creative, and hands-on in designing resources that meet users where they are.
• Collaborative team player with the confidence to engage colleagues across a global workstream.
• Fluency in English required; proficiency in French and/or Spanish is an asset.

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. To ensure smooth coordination across our global teams, we're looking for candidates based in time zones between CAT and GMT/BST.

Type of Role: 12 month Fixed term contract with the possibility of extension.

Closing Date: Sunday 23rd November 2025.

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.