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 position holder will be responsible to lead the strategic direction and implementation of end to end recruitment process, onboarding, capacity development, performance management, succession planning, and employee engagement. The role ensures Plan International Ethiopia attracts, retains, develops, and engages high-quality talent while aligning HR practices with organizational goals, values, and safeguarding principles.
The Individual
Education: Degree level or equivalent vocational study in fields such as Management, Human Resource Management At least 7+ Years of relevant experience out of which 3 years on a senior level experience on both the Talent acquisition and development areas (not necessarily gained in an NGO or INGO) or demonstrated equivalent combination. Ability to effectively organize and manage multiple training initiatives. Experience providing full-scope training materials, from analysing needs to lesson planning, development, and implementation. Experience creating yearly training plans and materials for all departments Excellent skills in presentation, facilitation, coaching, and creative thinking. Adept with a variety of multimedia training platforms and methods. Tangible experiences in developing guidelines or SOP is a must. Event management experience Ability to influence without power
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Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)
Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan Internationalโs Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures. Ensures that Programme staff are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan Internationalโs safeguarding and GEI policies; Ensures that Plan Internationalโs global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work. Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan Internationalโs global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.
Location: Addis Ababa, Country Office
Type of Role: Fixed term, full time contract
Reports to: Head of People and Culture
Grade: D2
Closing Date: July 17, 2025
This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia
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.