The Opportunity

Accountabilities

Global media strategy and influence

• Lead and deliver a global media strategy that strengthens Plan International’s visibility, credibility and influence on girls’ rights and humanitarian issues
• Identify and secure high-impact media opportunities that advance organisational priorities and shape public and policy conversations
• Provide strategic communications leadership across advocacy, campaigns, research, partnerships and programmes to maximise external impact
• Continue to develop and maintain network with international media, and counterparts working within operational partners for public relations

Reputation management and crisis leadership

• Lead the organisation’s global approach to reputation risk, issues management and crisis communications across diverse and high-risk contexts
• Advise the Leadership Team on high-profile, sensitive and complex issues, providing clear, timely and actionable guidance
• Strengthen systems, protocols and decision-making mechanisms to ensure an effective, coordinated response to reputational risk across the federation

Humanitarian communications

Organisational media leadership and coordination

• Drive strong, aligned media engagement across the organisation
• Build trusted relationships with media teams globally to enable coordinated and high-impact external engagement
• Provide expert guidance, advice and support to teams worldwide to strengthen consistency, quality and effectiveness
• Lead CEO media positioning driving high-impact and strategically aligned visibility for Plan

Insight, analysis and executive advisory

• Monitor and interpret global trends, media narratives and external risks to inform organisational positioning and decision-making
• Translate complex external dynamics into clear advice and information for senior stakeholders, such as issues impacting the sector being covered by media
• Act as a trusted partner to leadership on external positioning, risk and opportunity

Capability building and standards

• Develop and embed global standards, guidance and best practice for media engagement, crisis communications and reputation management
• Strengthen organisational capability through training, coaching and deployment of specialist resources
• Ensure safeguarding, gender equality and inclusion principles are fully integrated across all media and communications approaches
• With others in GH, lead on developing good practice and building capacities and capabilities for media relations in Cos

Leadership and team management

About You

• Significant experience leading global media relations, securing coverage across international and mass media
• Proven ability to design and deliver integrated global communications strategies
• Experience working across diverse and high-risk contexts, particularly in Asia, Africa and Latin America
• Strong track record in crisis communications, including major emergencies and field deployment
• Expertise in reputation risk management within complex, global organisations
• Experience advising senior leaders on high-profile, sensitive issues
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to shape influence and positioning
• Proven experience in international and multicultural environments
• Solid understanding of the international development sector, including gender equality and human rights systems
• Experience developing global communications plans, policies and best practice
• Knowledge of safeguarding in humanitarian and development communications
• Strong project management and prioritisation skills in fast-paced environments
• Proven team leadership, coaching and capability-building experience
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills
• Strong collaboration skills across global, matrixed organisations
• Effective negotiator and problem solver
• Background in journalism, media or communications (international development exposure desirable)
• Fluent in English; additional languages an advantage