Global Campaigns Officer

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.

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. 

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 

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.