Disaster Preparedness Specialist (ACCESS Consortium)

The Organisation

Plan International Pilipinas is a girl-centered community-focused non-government organization, serving the Philippines for the last 64 years.

We are a newly locally registered Foundation, connected to 80+ Plan International offices worldwide.

We work with around 7,000 partner communities or barangays across the country, delivering programs on (PIER) Protection from Violence, Inclusive Health, Education to Economic Empowerment, and Resilience and Humanitarian.

Plan International Pilipinas, a leading child rights development and humanitarian organization, is looking for a passionate and experienced Disaster Preparedness Specialist to join our team.

We are committed to building a world where all children live free from poverty, violence, inequality, and injustice. Working alongside partners like CARE Philippines, we address complex humanitarian challenges and strengthen community resilience.

The ACCESS Project focuses on enhancing disaster preparedness and humanitarian response in high-risk communities. This role is instrumental in ensuring effective, inclusive, and sustainable project implementation.

About the Role

As the Disaster Preparedness Specialist, you will provide technical and strategic support to the project team and consortium partners. You will help ensure quality delivery of disaster preparedness and response interventions while working closely with the Consortium Lead, Program Quality and Effectiveness Team (PQET), and Business Development Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Needs Assessment
  • Lead organizational assessments in target municipalities to identify DRRM training needs
• Technical Support
  • Design and guide participatory, inclusive, and gender-responsive DRR strategies and tools
• Digital Innovation
  • Support pilot testing of digital Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) in Maguindanao del Sur
• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Facilitate consultations, partnerships, and coordination meetings with key stakeholders
• Monitoring & Quality Assurance
  • Track project progress and recommend corrective actions as needed
• Emergency Response
  • Support emergency preparedness and response operations when required

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Community Development, Behavioral Sciences, or related field
• At least 5 years of experience in community organizing and development, with strong exposure to DRRM
• Training in:
  • Community Development/Organizing
  • Project/Program Management
  • Participatory Approaches
  • Gender & Cultural Sensitivity
  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
• Proven experience in:
  • Preparedness, response, recovery, and risk reduction programming
  • Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) or Anticipatory Action (AA)
• Strong ability to manage complex workloads and tight deadlines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience in the development or humanitarian sector is highly desirable
• Willingness to conduct fieldwork
• Must be a Filipino national based in the Philippines

Core Competencies

• Program & Technical Expertise
  • Strong understanding of child-centered programming (Health, WASH, ECCD, Education, Child Protection, DRM, CCA, etc.)
  • Ability to integrate gender equality, diversity, and child protection into programming
• Communication & Influence
  • Skilled in building partnerships and facilitating collaboration across stakeholders
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Critical & Analytical Thinking
  • Ability to analyze complex issues and develop strategic, actionable solutions

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a mission-driven organization advancing children’s rights and gender equality
• Work in a collaborative, multi-agency humanitarian environment
• Contribute to high-impact, community-centered resilience initiatives

Location: Metro Manila (with fieldwork as needed)

Type of Role: Project-based (until May 2027)

Reports to: Program Portfolio Manager - Resilience

Flexible working arrangements

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.

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