The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances childrenโs 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 childrenโs 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 wonโt stop until we are all equal.
The Opportunity
The Communication in emergency Officer plays a key role in supporting Plan Internationalโs emergency response efforts in the Far North Region. By developing and implementing strategic communication plans, the role ensures timely, accurate, and impactful messaging that informs and protects affected populations, amplifies the visibility of Planโs interventions, and strengthens stakeholder engagement. The role contributes to lasting change for children, especially girls, by promoting transparency, accountability, and community resilience.
As Communication in emergency officer, you will significantly contribute to donor visibility and compliance through strategic communication efforts; You will be involving high-level coordination with internal teamsโincluding project managers and emergency response staffโas well as external stakeholders such as media, local authorities, and humanitarian partners. You will be responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and impactful communication that supports Plan International Cameroonโs humanitarian objectives. This includes: Managing public messaging, media relations, and stakeholder engagement across multiple emergency projects. Frequent travel to remote and high-risk areas and demands a high degree of adaptability, strategic thinking, and cultural sensitivity. Playing a key role in building communication capacity within project teams and ensuring alignment with Plan Internationalโs global standards and values.
The Individual
To support this, the organization is seeking a Communication in emergency Officer who will play a key role in designing and implementing impactful communication strategies, enhancing coordination with stakeholders, and amplifying the voices of affected communities, especially children and girls.
As Communication in Emergency Officer, you must have a Master degree in Communication, Journalism, Public Relation, Social Sciences with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor Degree in any related field with 4 years of experiences, a significant professional experience in emergency communication or crisis management particular in INGO
Please follow this link for a full role profile: Job description - Communication Officer - Maroua - Aout 2025.pdf
Location: Maroua
Type of Role: Fixed term contract
Reports to: Communication and Influencing Lead
Hay Level: 12
Closing Date: 26 August 2025; But Plan reserves the right to close the vacancy before this date if the recruitment of a candidate is successful.
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, girlsโ 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.