Project Officer (Anticipatory Action Project)

The Organisation

Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. is a local non-government, non-religious, and non-political development and humanitarian organization committed to enabling children to live free of poverty, violence, inequality, and injustice.

We are committed to gender equality and actively work with and engage children, communities, other people, and institutions in addressing the root causes of poverty and gender inequality. We support children and young people, especially the most vulnerable, to build the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We focus on girls, young women, and other marginalized groups so that they can improve their well-being and achieve their full potential.

The Opportunity

Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. is currently implementing a project entitled:  Strengthening Structures for anticipatory humanitarian action for gender-responsive and inclusive disaster management in the Philippines.

The project aims to establish and empower the participation of youth and children in all diversity, their families, and communities to anticipate the potential negative impacts of disaster in the development of forecast-based early action. It will involve the local government units and their existing mechanisms to identify risks, strengthen their early warning system, and establish flexible financing to enable anticipatory action for tropical storms and flooding, with a particular focus on gender equality, inclusion, protection, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. 

In line with this project, we invite competent, experienced, and committed professionals to fill the following position. 

The Project Officers (2) will be responsible for capacitating the children, youth, community stakeholders, and partners by facilitating situational analysis, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation (SAPIME) in the context of Disaster Resilience, Child Centered Community Development (CCCD), and gender responsiveness for the Anticipatory Action grant-funded project. The project will be implemented in the municipalities of Llorente and Salcedo in East Samar; and in the municipalities of Datu Blah Sinsuat and North Upi in Maguindanao del Norte.

Further, as the Project Officer:

• You will design & facilitate the implementation of the project interventions through appropriate participatory techniques.
• You will facilitate the capacity building of partners including children in project management.
• You will facilitate the gathering and updating of baseline data into a community profile and ensure that these are communicated in the community.
• You will document community projects, activities, and processes.
• You will ensure the submission of timely and quality reports, according to the prescribed format and requirements of the donor.
• You will represent and promote Plan International Pilipinas in important events at the community, municipal, provincial, and regional levels.
• Plan International is a development and humanitarian organization. In exceptional cases, you will be asked to support emergency response activities in the communities in your assigned covered areas. 
• This will be based in Maguindanao.

Do you have what it takes?

To be successful in the role you will need among other things:

• University graduate in Social Work, Community Development, Behavioral Sciences, Disaster Risk Reduction, or Other related courses.
• Has at least two (2) years of work experience in actual community organizing and organizing. Hands-on experience in participatory approaches including children.
• Has the knowledge and/or exposure to Community Organizing/ Community Development; Program/ Project Management; and Participatory Rapid/ Rural Appraisal.
• Able to practice clear and effective communication that builds relationships to influence others.
• Good command of verbal and written communication skills and the ability to relate to people from all backgrounds.
• Applicants must be based in the Philippines and Filipino nationals.

Location: Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao & Upi, Maguindanao

Type of Role: Fixed-term (3 months)

Reports to: Project Manager

Competitive compensation package (local T&C)

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.