Project Manager, UZHF (Upper Egypt)

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.

Scaling Up Economic Empowerment and Systemic Integration is a three-year project (July 2026 – June 2029) funded by the Ursula Zindel-Hilti Foundation (UZHF). The project aims to enhance the resilience and socioeconomic empowerment of vulnerable women and men within supportive and inclusive communities. The initiative focuses on strengthening collaboration between Plan International Egypt (PIE) and Ashoka Arab World (AAW) to achieve sustainable, community-driven impact. It engages social entrepreneurs, community leaders, and community-based organizations (CBOs) as key agents of change. The project will be implemented across four governorates: Assiut, Sohag, Beheira, and Damietta, targeting marginalized groups through integrated and inclusive economic empowerment interventions.

A total of 24 partner CBOs will be supported through comprehensive institutional capacity building, governance strengthening, and tailored technical assistance provided by PIE. In parallel, these CBOs will participate in social entrepreneurship training delivered by AAW, equipping them with innovative tools and approaches to design and implement effective, community-based solutions. Following the capacity-building phase, CBOs will be empowered to design, implement, and manage local initiatives, with continued technical guidance and financial support from both PIE and AAW.

At the community level, the project will directly target 1,600 beneficiaries, contributing to improved livelihoods and inclusive economic participation. The project is designed across 4 main outcomes:

Outcome 1: Strengthened capacities of community actors, and CBOs as key drivers of change within the targeted communities.

Outcome 2: Fostered influence and engagement of social entrepreneurs, youth emerging changemakers, and CBOs are across the targeted locations, as evidenced by the development and implementation of inclusive, community-based socioeconomic initiatives benefiting vulnerable women and youth.

Outcome 3 Enhanced resilience of 1,600 women, youth, and men across the targeted locations through expanded and equitable access to sustainable socio-economic opportunities, contributing to inclusive growth and long-term socioeconomic empowerment.

Outcome 4: Project’s best practices and lessons learnt were streamlined and disseminated among the project’s partners and participants to support women and youth entrepreneurs in establishing and scaling up their own businesses.

THE OPPORTUNITY

You will be responsible for the design, planning and successful delivery of gender transformative projects and at every stage of the project management cycle in line with donor requirements and Plan International minimum standards and best practices. Also, you will lead the project team and be responsible for all the aspects of the project.

As a staff member of a child-centred international development and humanitarian organisation, you will commit to comply with Plan International’s standards and policies related to Safeguarding and PSHEA (Preventing Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse), gender equality, inclusion and diversity. All Plan International staff are expected to uphold the organisation's values and behaviours in every aspect of their work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the initiation of the project idea in line with the country strategy and identification of project potential local partner(s).
• Ensure projects are feasible by leading due diligence, shaping gender‑transformative scope with partners, analyzing risks and resource needs, managing pre‑startup activities, confirming partners, and embedding child safeguarding measures into design and budgets.
• Collaborate with partners to establish project governance structures, developing a detailed implementation plan covering risk, procurement, HR, monitoring, and budgets, and working with senior leadership and departments to launch the project both internally and externally.
• Lead project implementation by coordinating teams and resources, overseeing monitoring and evaluation with partners, managing risks, procurement, and finances, and ensuring timely reporting. Integrates gender‑transformative approaches and safeguarding measures to protect children and young people.
• The role ensures effective project monitoring and evaluation by establishing a data collection system aligned with partners, supporting future project design for the target population, and maintaining compliance with Plan International’s global data privacy policy.
• Ensure smooth project closure by reviewing achievements with partners, finalizing activities and payments, leading evaluations and audits, submitting final reports, closing records, and maintaining institutional memory through proper archiving and knowledge management.
• Provide leadership by modeling values, motivating the team, clarifying objectives, and distributing tasks effectively. Ensure compliance with policies, supports monitoring, manages resources, and maintain strong partner relationships, including capacity strengthening when needed.
• Plan International has a robust global policy for Safeguarding and PII policy for Preventing Sexual Harassment Exploitation and Abuse; and Gender Equality and Inclusion principles and Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to your area of responsibility. You will therefore have a responsibility to adhere and enforce adherence of staff and associates within your sphere of responsibility.
• 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:

• Someone experienced in project management.
• Someone knowledge on project cycle management best practice.
• You should be experienced in working with partner organisations (co-creating and mutual oversight).
• Someone knowledgeable and experienced in project budgeting, activities and expenditure monitoring.
• You should be knowledgeable and experienced in M&E activities tracking, evaluation and reporting.
• You should have understanding of human resources management and procedures.
• You should have understanding of procurement processes and supply chain management.
• Someone experienced in managing people/teams.
• You should have good working knowledge of donor compliance.

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 in Upper Egypt

Reports to: Upper Egypt Area Manager

Job Grade: Hay Level 14

Vacancy advert closing Date: 2nd July 2026

Vacancy is open to Egypt nationals only.

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.

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.