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. will implement a five-year project entitled: A Gender-Responsive Systems Approach to Universal Health Care (GRASP-UHC) in the Philippines.

This intervention aims to improve the health outcomes of vulnerable populations, by enhancing the capacity of local government units (LGUs) to provide affordable and equitable access to healthcare goods and services through effective Universal Health Care (UHC). The project will be implemented in collaboration with Plan International, The Zuellig Family Foundation (ZFF), the Unité de santé internationale de l’Université de Montréal (USI-UdeM), and local civil society organizations.

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

The Project Officer will provide frontline support to the project, lead in mobilizing community and other stakeholder participation and facilitate village/community community-level activities.

Further, as the Project Officer:

• You will work closely with the project specialists to render quality and technically-sound activities at the community level and engage all relevant stakeholders to build ownership of the project.
• You will lead community level participatory situational analysis and consultations to draw up solutions to identified problems.
• You will mobilize the participation of project stakeholders ensuring their meaningful inputs are considered throughout the project life.
• You will design capacity building activities with children, families, local government personnel and other UHC stakeholders, based on identified capacity gaps.
• You will facilitate local participation in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation (SAPIME) using inclusive and gender-transformative approaches.
• You will prepare community-level reports.
• Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. is a development and humanitarian organization. In exceptional cases, you will be asked to support emergency response activities.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

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

• University degree in social work, community development; health-related discipline, social development, social sciences or other related fields.
• At least 3 years of solid in implementing programs at the community level, two years of which preferably spent in implementing health-related projects/programs.
• Has good knowledge and grounding on community development, partnership and stakeholder engagement, networking, advocacy and campaigns, data gathering and documentation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Has undergone basic training and/or possesses good knowledge of children’s rights, government health programs, community-based health systems, health governance, gender equality and inclusion.
• Good computer applications knowledge.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse and dynamic team.
• This role requires fieldwork. Applicant must be open and able to conduct fieldwork in areas covered by the project.
• Applicants must be based in the Philippines and a Filipino national.

*This is anticipatory hiring. Target onboarding is on March 2024.*

Location: Occidental Mindoro, Philippines

Type of Role: Project-based (until March 2029)

Reports to: Project Manager

This role requires fieldwork to the assigned project area/s.

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.