Executive Director

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Job Description

Establish Plan International as the national leader in girls’ rights
Huge scope for growth for ambitious leader in globally visible leadership role
Suits commercial leader with programmatic expertise, Manila-based, on-site

The Organisation

Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. is a local nongovernment, non-religious and nonpolitical development and humanitarian organisation committed to enabling children to live a life free of poverty, violence, inequality, and injustice. By working together with children, young people, supporters and partners Plan International works relentlessly in the Philippines to advance children’s rights and equality for girls and to ensure children and girls realize their rights to education, protection, health care, and high quality of life.

Plan International Pilipinas implements projects that focus on:

Protection from violence
Youth economic empowerment & Inclusive quality education
Disaster risk management & Climate change adaptation
Disaster preparedness and early response
Early childhood development & Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Gender equality and inclusion & Child and youth engagement

Benefits & Culture

Lead a successful, collaborative country team at a time of growth and ambition
Enjoy a highly visible and influential leadership role in a global NGO with a values-driven culture:
Open and accountable, strive for lasting impact, we work well together, inclusive and empowering
An attractive local renumeration package including health cover and generous leave allowances
Based at the Plan International Pilipinas office in Makati, overseeing the local team

The Role

This critical leadership role comes at a time of growth and ambition for Plan International Pilipinas. As the executive director of a local foundation, which has recently transitioned from Plan International Federation, you will lead the country team, drive Plan International Pilipinas’ vision, and strategy for organisational sustainability whilst building a strong impactful program portfolio for community and a robust funding pipeline.
You will lead transformative change and you relish the prospect of representing Plan International Pilipinas to the highest levels of government, civil society, institutional and corporate donors, and the international media, cementing Plan’s global brand throughout the Philippines, supported by your successful national team.
You will lead a motivated, values-driven cohesive cross functional team to ensure legal compliance and be ready and able to respond to emergency and development needs of the most marginalised children, especially girls.

Skills Required

The executive director role offers huge scope to develop and grow Plan International nationally and capitalize on untapped funding opportunities. As such, the ideal candidate will be an energetic, vibrant, and well networked collaborative local leader with proven experience contracting grants, developing, implementing, and monitoring programs, and leading similar national teams. Crucially your career demonstrates sustainable growth delivered on organisational and fundraising objectives. To excel in this critical leadership role, you also will need:
Significant experience securing funds from corporate and institutional donors
Experience establishing relationships with community, NGOs, corporates, and the media
Excellent public representation and stakeholder management skills
Strong experience in advocacy, influencing, and program delivery
Experience working with, and reporting to boards
Native level Tagalog and good English language skills are essential
If you are an ambitious leader with the track record in growth necessary to officially launch Plan International Pilipinas, and you are passionate about advancing children and girl’s rights, please send your resume and cover letter, addressing the skills required above, quoting #1237185, or call Lois Freeke at NGO Recruitment in Australia on +61 (0)3 8080 8978.
Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.

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