Plan Haïti is an international humanitarian, child centred development organisation without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of the organisation.

Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity.

Plan aims to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children in developing countries, through a process that unites people across cultures and adds meaning and value to their lives.

Plan is an equal opportunities employer, committed to the protection of children and gender equity and our recruitment procedures reflect this.

Main Responsabilities :
• Lead, coordinate and provide expert technical support for the elaboration, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of a national gender policy, strategy and plan for the internal and external mainstreaming of Gender Equality in Plan Haiti
• Coordinate the internal mapping of implementation of Plan’s Gender Equality Protocol, an external situational analysis of gender equality, inclusion and non-discrimination and, based on these, develop a national gender policy and action plan.
• Support the development of national, regional and global-level position papers in this area as appropriate.

Profile required :
• Minimum 5 years program experience in international development, preferably in Haiti.
• Strong technical capacity and practical experience of managing and designing international development programs in the area of gender equality, women´s empowerment and preferably diversity and inclusion.
• University degree in development or other relevant discipline. Preferably with specialization in gender.
• Good familiarity, networking and working relationships with different donors and other partner organizations key to this area from within the region and preferably also globally.
• Fluency in English and French. Spanish and Creole are desirable.
• Proven skills in child and youth-centered programming and in human rights based approach
• Self-driven, organized and results-oriented people leader
• Proven computer skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point) and internet use.

2010-05-19