Emergency Response Manager

THE ORGANISATION

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation/charity/non-profit 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!

Plan International started working in Egypt in 1981 and has a presence in ten of the 27 governorates in which the country including Greater Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Beheira, Kalyoubia, Damietta, Qena, Assuit and Sohag. Plan international Egypt implements programmes designed to enable communities to improve the lives of the most marginalised children and their families. Plan Egypt’s Country Strategy focuses on five strategic objectives.

Through a five-interconnected, gender transformative and context-fit country objectives, PIE intends along with the various stakeholders at all levels to continue delivering positive and transformative changes so that “Children, especially girls, and young people grow up in an enabling environment, realizing their rights and contributing in both development and humanitarian settings as active agents of change”.

THE OPPORTUNITY

You will provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for Plan International Egypt's emergency preparedness, humanitarian response and resilience programming. Reporting to the Country Director and maintaining a functional reporting relationship with the Regional Disaster Risk Management (DRM) team, you will lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Plan International Egypt's humanitarian portfolio, ensuring timely, effective and principled responses to emergencies and crises.

You will be responsible for translating Plan International's global Disaster Risk Management (DRM) strategy into context-specific, evidence-based humanitarian interventions that protect and promote the rights of children, particularly girls and young women, while strengthening community resilience and advancing the humanitarian-development nexus.

You will lead emergency preparedness planning, rapid needs assessments, emergency response coordination, programme quality and humanitarian representation, working closely with programme, technical, operations and support functions to ensure high-quality, accountable and gender-transformative humanitarian programming. You will also support resource mobilisation, strategic partnerships and donor engagement to strengthen Plan International Egypt's emergency response capacity and influence within the humanitarian sector.

As Plan International Egypt's focal point for humanitarian coordination, you will represent the organization with government authorities, UN agencies, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, donors and partners, ensuring compliance with international humanitarian principles, safeguarding standards and global quality frameworks, including the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), Sphere Standards, Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS) and INEE Minimum Standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead humanitarian and resilience programming by developing response strategies, coordinating stakeholders, overseeing emergency interventions, and ensuring child and girl-focused programming. Conduct rapid needs assessments, support emergency preparedness planning, and provide timely reports and recommendations to guide effective humanitarian action.

• Work closely with the Localization Advisor to support the process of local partners’ selection for the emergency response purpose, ensuring alignment with Plan International’s approach and programming priorities in humanitarian crises.
• Work closely with respective Technical Advisors to ensure ER programming are of high quality and have direct positive impact on children affected by crises.
• Ensure the preparation of quality reports and updates for different Plan Entities and external factors such as donors.
• Establish and maintain constructive working relationships, with other NGO’s, UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral donors.
• Support the Head of Programs and the Country Director represent and build the profile of Plan Egypt on emergency work and maintain adequate accountability and transparency in our work.
• Ensure appropriate programme quality standards are used, particularly SPHERE and its companion guides (such as Child Protection Minimum Standards and Minimum Standards for Education Preparedness, Response and Recovery (INEE) and the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).
• Monitor and analyze humanitarian situations and emerging risks, support preparedness planning aligned with country and global DRM strategies, provide timely humanitarian situation reports, and lead the design and implementation of emergency response programs in line with international humanitarian principles.
• Support the strengthening of humanitarian and resilience programming through project design, budget management, quality implementation, and reporting. Lead humanitarian-development nexus initiatives, identify funding opportunities, and coordinate the development of high-quality proposals and resource mobilization strategies. Build and maintain partnerships with donors, UN agencies, government counterparts, and other stakeholders, while representing the organization in coordination forums and monitoring funding trends to inform strategic programming and sustainable growth.
• Represent Plan International Egypt in humanitarian coordination forums and strengthen partnerships with key humanitarian stakeholders. Coordinate information sharing, support multi-agency assessments, and collaborate with MERL and Communications teams to document, communicate, and promote humanitarian responses, impacts, and best practices to advance the organization's influencing agenda.
• Manage humanitarian project budgets and grants, ensuring timely implementation, budget compliance, and accurate financial oversight. Coordinate grant start-up and close-out processes, oversee SAP PO creation and grant closure, and lead budget monitoring, forecasting, and reallocation to ensure effective use of resources.
• Ensure adherence to safeguarding, gender equality, anti-fraud, safety, security, and other organizational risk and compliance standards.
• Ensure compliance with Plan International’s Child Protection and Gender Equality policies, including staff awareness and reporting procedures.
• You will be trusted to take on additional assignments within the scope of work as assigned by your supervisor on need basis.

What we are looking for:

Qualifications/ experience essential:

• Someone with Master's degree in Disaster Risk Management, humanitarian studies, development studies, development economics, agricultural economics, sociology, human rights, political science, international development
• Should have 7 years of progressive experience in similar organizations at management level and five years managerial/supervisory experience required working in a very protracted and complex humanitarian setup
• Someone with proven experiences and ability to coordinate and collaborate with different organizations including the government and demonstrable working experience in development programme.
• Someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English languages.

Knowledge:

• In-depth understanding of international humanitarian principles (e.g., humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence).
• Familiarity with relevant standards such as SPHERE, Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), and INEE standards.
• Knowledge of DRM strategies, frameworks, and best practices.
• Awareness of climate change impacts and resilience-building strategies.
• Understanding of child rights and protection issues, with a focus on the unique needs of girls in crisis situations.
• Familiarity with gender-sensitive programming and advocacy.
• Skills in developing emergency response programs, including needs assessments and strategic planning.
• Knowledge of project management principles and tools, including logical frameworks and monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
• Understanding of funding landscapes, including donor priorities and funding mechanisms for humanitarian interventions.
• Knowledge of resource mobilization strategies and partnership development.
• Skills in facilitating teamwork and coordination among diverse groups and sectors.
• Knowledge of conflict resolution and negotiation techniques to address stakeholder interests.

Skills:

• Ability to develop and implement effective humanitarian response strategies aligned with organizational goals
• Strong skills in coordinating across various stakeholders, including NGOs, government agencies, and community organizations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for reporting, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement.
• Proficiency in analysing complex humanitarian situations and identifying priorities and solutions
• Skills in managing project cycles, including design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Strong problem-solving skills to address challenges in fast-paced and changing humanitarian contexts.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders and influencers in the humanitarian sector
• Skills in training and mentoring staff and partners to enhance their capabilities in humanitarian response.

Please respond to the requirements of this role in your cover letter.
Only applications in English language will be accepted.

Location: On site working and the role is based at Country Office

Reports to: Country Director

Job Grade: Hay Level 16

Vacancy advert closing Date: 7th August 2026

This vacancy is open to Egypt nationals only.

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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.

Disclaimer: Plan International is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate applicants on any basis. We also do not charge Job seekers any fees at any point of the recruitment process.