Resilience and Humanitarian Programming Manager

**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.

With approximately 38 years of experience in implementing its programme, Plan International Kenya (PIK) mainly operates in the following geographical areas; Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado, Kwale, Kilifi, Turkana, Isiolo, Marsabit, Homa Bay, Kisumu and Tana River.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

Plan International Kenya’s strategic goal is to end teenage pregnancies and eliminate all forms of sexual and gender-based violence against adolescent girls and young women. We aim to create an enabling environment where girls and young women are safe, valued, equally cared for, and have equal opportunities.

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

You will provide strategic, technical, and operational leadership for Plan International Kenya’s humanitarian preparedness, emergency response, and resilience programming. You will ensure that PIK is fully equipped to prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies while building long-term community resilience and driving climate adaptation and nexus programming across the portfolio.

Further, you will strengthen PIK’s institutional capability to deliver high-quality, gender-transformative interventions in humanitarian settings; champions climate-resilient programming across sectors; lead nexus planning and integration; and ensure that PIK is well positioned within national, regional, and global coordination mechanisms.

You will represent PIK in national humanitarian and DRR coordination platforms, lead donor engagement and resource mobilisation for humanitarian and climate-resilience programming, and support CO leadership in aligning country response strategies with Plan International’s Global Humanitarian Strategy, Climate Change Adaptation Framework, and the HDP nexus approach.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

- Lead and integrate Plan Kenya’s humanitarian, resilience, and climate strategies in line with global standards; drive nexus programming, policy advocacy, and protection of girls; coordinate multisectoral stakeholders; maintain a trained emergency response team; and ensure timely analysis, reporting, and accountability.
- Design and oversee humanitarian and resilience programs in crisis-affected areas; ensure interventions are gender-transformative, climate- and conflict-sensitive, and inclusive; lead assessments and response planning; strengthen DRR, early action, and climate-resilient livelihoods; coordinate high-quality multisectoral implementation; and advocate for protection, resilience, climate justice, and gender equality.
- Lead emergency preparedness planning through risk analysis, early warning, contingency plans, and simulations; ensure strong coordination, surge capacity, and procurement readiness; provide technical leadership during crises; and continuously monitor national disaster risk assessments for effective response.
- Ensure programs meet international standards and donor requirements; strengthen accountability through feedback mechanisms; promote real-time learning and documentation of best practices; implement robust monitoring and evaluation with MERL to track impact; and conduct regular reviews to adapt strategies based on gaps, challenges, and lessons learned.
- Support fundraising and donor engagement through strategy, proposals, and partnerships; secure grants, strengthen external relations, and represent PIK in coordination forums to enhance visibility and influence.
- Strengthen partner capacity in emergency response, DRR, climate adaptation, and nexus programming; provide technical mentorship and quality assurance; and champion locally led preparedness and response models.
- Manage and mentor humanitarian and resilience teams with clear expectations; build a culture of gender equality, learning, accountability, and high performance; ensure surge capacity readiness and support staff wellbeing during emergencies.
- Provide oversight of budgets, financial planning, and grant compliance for humanitarian and resilience projects, ensuring accurate and timely expenditure tracking and reporting with Finance.
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