Project Coordinator (ACCESS 2 Project)

Plan International; North Cotabato; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Plan International Philippines is seeking an experienced Project Coordinator to lead the ACCESS 2 Project in BARMM, coordinating with local government units, partners, and communities to ensure timely, high-quality humanitarian action.

You will oversee disaster risk reduction and community development activities, manage budgets, report to the Program Operations Manager, and supervise project staff. This is a field-based role requiring travel.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience in humanitarian, disaster-prone, conflict-affected, or high-risk settings.
• Experience in DRRM, emergency preparedness and response, recovery, resilience building, or humanitarian programming.
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement, budget management, team leadership, and report writing.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for project implementation across target areas in BARMM.
• Coordinate with consortium partners, government agencies, and local stakeholders to achieve project goals.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, and resources to ensure timely and quality delivery of activities.
• Build strong partnerships and represent the organization in humanitarian and DRRM coordination platforms.
• Identify challenges, risks, and opportunities, and lead adaptive solutions to keep the project on track.
• Prepare and submit project reports, updates, and documentation in line with donor and consortium requirements.
• Supervise and support project staff, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Team leadership

Report writing

Field coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Disaster Risk Management, Social Sciences, Community Development, Urban Planning, or related field

Job description

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Plan International Philippines is a girl-centered, community-focused non-government organization serving the Philippines for the last 64 years.

We are a newly locally registered foundation connected to 80+ Plan International offices worldwide.

We work with around 7,000 partner communities, or barangays, across the country, delivering programs on PIER (Protection from Violence, Inclusive Health, Education to Economic Empowerment, and Resilience) and Humanitarian.

Lead Humanitarian Action. Build Community Resilience. Drive Lasting Impact.

Are you an experienced project coordinator with a background in humanitarian response, disaster risk reduction, or community development?

Join our team and lead the implementation of the ACCESS 2 Project, an ongoing humanitarian and disaster preparedness initiative supporting communities and schools affected by complex emergencies in BARMM. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of humanitarian action, collaborating with local government units, consortium partners, and communities to strengthen resilience and ensure timely, quality humanitarian assistance reaches those who need it most.

What You'll Do

• Provide overall leadership and direction for project implementation across the target areas in BARMM.
• Coordinate with consortium partners, government agencies, and local stakeholders to achieve project goals.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, and resources to ensure timely and quality delivery of activities.
• Build strong partnerships and represent the organization in humanitarian and DRRM coordination platforms.
• Identify challenges, risks, and opportunities, and lead adaptive solutions to keep the project on track.
• Prepare and submit project reports, updates, and documentation in line with donor and consortium requirements.
• Supervise and support project staff, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance.

Who We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Disaster Risk Management, Social Sciences, Community Development, Urban Planning, or a related field
• At least 3 years of project management experience in humanitarian, disaster-prone, conflict-affected, or high-risk settings
• Experience in DRRM, emergency preparedness and response, recovery, resilience building, or humanitarian programming
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement, budget management, team leadership, and report writing
• Experience working in Mindanao, particularly BARMM, is highly desirable.

Why Join Us?

You'll play a key role in helping vulnerable communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises while working alongside respected humanitarian and development partners. If you're passionate about leading impactful programs and empowering communities in Mindanao, we'd love to hear from you.

Type of Role: Project-based (until May 31, 2027)

Reports to: Program Operations Manager

This role requires fieldwork to project areas.

Competitive compensation package (local T&C)

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.

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