Project officer, UNHCR livelihood - MoLD

Plan International Cambodia; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading humanitarian organization is seeking a Project Officer in Greater Cairo to manage the UNHCR Livelihoods Project. This role involves enhancing capacities of local entities for improved service delivery to vulnerable groups. The ideal candidate has a degree in Social Sciences and extensive experience in community and economic development. This position requires onsite work and is open only to Egyptian Nationals, fostering an inclusive work environment dedicated to equality and safeguarding children.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in an INGO sector.
• Proven record in community development projects.
• Ability to coordinate participatory training.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of UNHCR Livelihoods Project.
• Coordinate training and mentorship processes.
• Monitor and document project outcomes.

Skills

Experience working with government entities

Project management skills

Training facilitation

Understanding socio-economic contexts

Documentation and reporting skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences

Job description

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Date: 23 Dec 2025

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Company: Plan International

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation 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 started working in Egypt in 1981 and has a presence in five of the 27 governorates in which the country including Greater Cairo, Alexandria, and Upper Egypt.

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”.

About The Role

The purpose of the role is to, under the overall guidance and supervision of the project manager, follow up and monitor the project in Greater Cairo location, while ensuring a seamless integration and quality of deliverables in line with the Country Strategy. The role will design, implement, monitor and report on progress of project activities in line with a detailed implementation plan.

Project’s Brief

The UNHCR Livelihoods Project aims to strengthen the capacities of government staff within the targeted entities by enhancing institutional effectiveness and equipping them with essential competencies. The project supports improved local service delivery for refugees and host communities, particularly in the areas of livelihoods and economic empowerment. By prioritizing vulnerable and marginalized groups, the project promotes equitable, impactful and sustainable local development, contributing to resilience, social cohesion and long‑term community well‑being.

Key Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the project manager, the project officer plays a vital role in supporting the implementation of the project “Strengthening the Ministry of Local Development’s Capacity to Enhance Livelihoods of Vulnerable Groups”. The position focuses on coordinating training, mentorship and partnership processes that build institutional capacity of the Ministry of Local Development (MoLD) and its directorates to deliver more efficient, inclusive, and community‑responsive livelihood programming for refugees and host communities. Working closely with UNHCR and MLD, the project officer will support the delivery of learning training modules, oversee logistical and administrative arrangements, facilitate knowledge‑sharing and ensure smooth collaboration among stakeholders.

The role also contributes to monitoring and documenting lessons learned, preparing for adaptation and replication in additional locations across Egypt.

About You

• A bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies or a similar field.
• 3–5 years of experience with a proven record of success at a similar level, preferably in an INGO sector.
• Experience working with government entities and civil society organisations on livelihoods, economic empowerment or community development projects.
• Experience in planning, conducting and facilitating trainings/workshops.
• Strong understanding of the socio‑economic and governance context in Egypt, particularly challenges faced by vulnerable and marginalised groups.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and deliver participatory training and learning programmes.
• Proven skills in documentation, reporting and analysis of lessons learned, good practices and project outcomes.
• Advanced understanding of the development needs and vulnerability of our Primary Impact Groups from birth to adulthood, the root causes of the issues affecting them and the key actors most relevant to their interests and therefore to our work.
• Knowledge of gender‑transformative approaches, partnership, evidence‑based approaches and strengthening civil society.

Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring concerns are reported and managed in accordance with appropriate procedures.
• Ensures humanitarian programme staff are properly inducted and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies.
• Ensures Plan International’s global policies for safeguarding children and young people and GEI are fully embedded in project design, during implementation and as principles applied in day‑to‑day work of the programme team.
• Ensures Plan Egypt contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including ensuring relevant reporting and data are submitted.

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Location: Plan International Egypt Greater Cairo Office, Maadi

Type of Role: Fixed term contract

Reports to: Project Manager, UNHCR – Livelihood

Closing Date: 06/01/2026

This role requires 100% working from the office and is open to Egyptian 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 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.

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