Website Plan International
Location: Flexible, Flexible
Company: Plan International
Role Purpose
Help shape a world where every girl can decide her own future.
Plan International is looking for a strategic and influential leader to drive our global flagship focused on ending child marriage and advancing adolescent girls’ rights, wellbeing, and agency.
This is a unique global leadership role at the forefront of tackling one of the world’s most critical gender equality challenges. You will define and lead an ambitious, evidence-based approach that addresses the root causes of child marriage – including harmful gender norms, poverty, gender-based violence, and limited access to education, health and economic opportunities.
You’ll work across a global network to align teams, influence partners and donors, and strengthen Plan International’s position as a leader in protecting girls’ futures across both development and humanitarian contexts.
What you’ll do
- Set and drive the global vision, strategy, and ambition for the flagship
- Lead resource mobilisation and build strong donor and partner relationships
- Provide thought leadership and external representation on child marriage and girls’ rights
- Shape compelling global narratives, advocacy, and positioning
- Ensure integrated, girl-centred programming across protection, SRHR, education, GBV prevention, and economic empowerment
- Work across a matrixed organisation to align global, regional, and country teams
- Champion the use of evidence, learning, and innovation to maximise impact
About you
- Deep expertise in child marriage, adolescent girls’ rights, and gender equality
- Strong understanding of the root causes and consequences of child marriage across diverse contexts
- Strong understanding of youth-led approaches, Gender & Inclusion, and how these are embedded in programme design and narratives
- Experience leading or shaping integrated, multi-sector programmes in complex or resource-constrained settings
- Proven ability to translate evidence into strategy, advocacy, and funding opportunities
- Strong track record in external representation, partnership development, and influencing
- Skilled at leading through influence in global, matrixed organisations
- A strategic, collaborative leader who can navigate complexity and drive alignment
Location: Nairobi, Kenya preferred however other locations 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 may also be considered.
Type of Role: Permanent – Full-time or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions
Reports to: Matrix management – Director, Programme Impact & Innovations and Regional Director, Middle East, Eastern and Southern Africa
Closing Date: 12th July
To apply for this job please visit jobs.plan-international.org.