Job announcement
Post Date :
June 29 2026
Deadline :
July 12 2026
Reference Number :
job-re
Vacancies :
1 vacancies
Minimun Experience :
5 Year(s)
Minimun Education :
Bachelors
Age :
18 - 55
Gender :
Not specified
Job shift :
Full-time
Job type :
Job level :
Intermediate
Salary :
As per organization salary scale
Location :
Remote
Sectors :
About Job announcement
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Description
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.
We won’t stop until we are all equal.
The Opportunity
This role leads Plan International’s global media engagement and public positioning at a pivotal moment for the organisation and the wider sector. It sits at the heart of how we shape our external voice—driving visibility, influence and credibility on some of the most pressing issues affecting girls’ rights and humanitarian response worldwide.
As the organisation’s senior global media specialist, the post holder sets the strategic direction for global media engagement, ensuring a clear, consistent and compelling narrative across diverse markets and audiences. This includes identifying opportunities to elevate Plan International’s voice in global conversations, while navigating complex and often high-risk operating environments.
The role plays a critical part in managing and strengthening the organisation’s reputation. It leads the global approach to crisis and issues communications, working at pace and with sound judgement to manage risk, guide leadership decision-making, and coordinate responses across the organisation. The post holder is a trusted advisor to senior leadership and the Leadership Team, providing insight, analysis and direction on sensitive and high-profile issues.
Operating across a decentralised organisation, the role builds strong, collaborative relationships with communications teams worldwide, connecting global priorities with local expertise to deliver greater collective impact. It leads the media dimension of major humanitarian responses, ensuring timely, coordinated and high-quality communications during emergencies.
With responsibility for a small team and specialist resources, the role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, bringing a proactive, solutions-focused approach to a fast-moving and complex global environment.
The post holder provides expert external engagement analysis and advice across multiple functions: humanitarian, policy, advocacy, campaigns, programmes, research and knowledge management, sponsorship, government relations and global partnerships.
The role has four direct line reports. From time to time the post holder is also responsible for managing external consultants when needed and has budget responsibility.
The role is vital in fostering collaborative content gathering remotely therefore an ability to build relationships around the world to this end is important, as well as a creative can-do approach to the challenge this gives the organisation.
Accountabilities
Global media strategy and influence
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
Continue to develop and maintain network with international media, and counterparts working within operational partners for public relations
Reputation management and crisis leadership
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
Humanitarian communications
Lead and coordinate global media engagement during major emergencies and humanitarian responses to aid fundraising appeals.
Deliver a plan and direction for media communications in emergencies of interest to global media, including messaging, media positioning, team deployment and real-time response
Position Plan International as a credible and visible humanitarian actor in global media, and enable fundraising offices to do the same, in real time.
Organisational media leadership and coordination
Drive strong, aligned media engagement across the organisation
Build trusted relationships with media teams globally to enable coordinated and high-impact external engagement
Provide expert guidance, advice and support to teams worldwide to strengthen consistency, quality and effectiveness
Lead CEO media positioning driving high-impact and strategically aligned visibility for Plan
Insight, analysis and executive advisory
Monitor and interpret global trends, media narratives and external risks to inform organisational positioning and decision-making
Translate complex external dynamics into clear advice and information for senior stakeholders, such as issues impacting the sector being covered by media
Act as a trusted partner to leadership on external positioning, risk and opportunity
Capability building and standards
Develop and embed global standards, guidance and best practice for media engagement, crisis communications and reputation management
Strengthen organisational capability through training, coaching and deployment of specialist resources
Ensure safeguarding, gender equality and inclusion principles are fully integrated across all media and communications approaches
With others in GH, lead on developing good practice and building capacities and capabilities for media relations in Cos
Leadership and team management
Lead and develop a high-performing global media team, fostering collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement
Occasionally manage external partners and specialist consultants generally in countries Plan works in to deliver against strategic priorities
Oversee team planning and budget to ensure effective use of resources
About You
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
Please visit our website at https://jobs.plan-international.org/job-invite/54340/ for further information and to apply for this role.