JOB 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.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Programme Implementation Area Manager (PIAM) is responsible and accountable for leading, coordinating, and overseeing the delivery of Plan International’s programmes and operations in a designated Programme Implementation Area (PIA). This includes managing multi-sectoral interventions in child protection, education, youth economic empowerment, SRHR, and humanitarian response in line with Plan’s Country Strategy, global frameworks for both sponsorship and grants commitments.

The PIAM ensures quality programme delivery, operational efficiency, staff wellbeing, risk management, safeguarding compliance, and strong partnerships with local government, civil society, and communities. This role reports to the Head of Program Delivery and the PIAM is part of the Extended Country Management Team.

DIMENSION OF THE ROLE

• Responsible for managing programme and project teams within the assigned area
• Accountable for budget management (multi-million-dollar portfolios depending on the area)
• Manages field-level partnerships and stakeholder relations
• Supervises multiple direct reports, including Project Managers, MEAL officers, finance and admin personnel
• Ensures effective coordination between programme quality, influencing, and implementation
• Contributes to emergency preparedness and response in the area

 

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Location: Geita

Reports to: Head of Program Implementation

Grade: 16

Closing Date: 4th September 2025

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.