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Plan International

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5001 - 10000 employees

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact

Plan International is a global organization dedicated to advancing children's rights and equality for girls. Operating in over 80 countries, it focuses on providing inclusive, quality education, youth empowerment, protection from violence, and addressing sexual health and rights. Plan International works to support children and communities in emergencies, fostering a world where every child has the opportunity to thrive.

📋 Description

• Lead and deliver a global media strategy that strengthens Plan International’s visibility, credibility and influence on girls’ rights and humanitarian issues • Identify and secure high-impact media opportunities that advance organisational priorities and shape public and policy conversations • Provide strategic communications leadership across advocacy, campaigns, research, partnerships, and programmes to maximise external impact • Lead the organisation’s global approach to reputation risk, issues management, and crisis communications across diverse and high-risk contexts • Advise the Leadership Team on high-profile, sensitive, and complex issues, providing clear, timely, and actionable guidance • Strengthen systems, protocols, and decision-making mechanisms to ensure an effective, coordinated response to reputational risk across the federation • Lead and coordinate global media engagement during major emergencies and humanitarian responses to aid fundraising appeals • Drive strong, aligned media engagement across the organisation • Monitor and interpret global trends, media narratives and external risks to inform organisational positioning and decision-making • Develop and embed global standards, guidance, and best practice for media engagement, crisis communications, and reputation management • Lead and develop a high-performing global media team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

🎯 Requirements

• Significant experience leading global media relations, securing coverage across international and mass media • Proven ability to design and deliver integrated global communications strategies • Experience working across diverse and high-risk contexts, particularly in Asia, Africa, and Latin America • Strong track record in crisis communications, including major emergencies and field deployment • Expertise in reputation risk management within complex, global organisations • Experience advising senior leaders on high-profile, sensitive issues • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to shape influence and positioning • Proven experience in international and multicultural environments • Solid understanding of the international development sector, including gender equality and human rights systems • Experience developing global communications plans, policies, and best practice • Knowledge of safeguarding in humanitarian and development communications • Strong project management and prioritisation skills in fast-paced environments • Proven team leadership, coaching, and capability-building experience • Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills • Strong collaboration skills across global, matrixed organisations • Effective negotiator and problem solver • Background in journalism, media, or communications (international development exposure desirable) • Fluent in English; additional languages an advantage.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development