Gender Based Violence - Team Lead

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Plan International

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 13/05/2026
  • Location: Liberia
GBV / VAWG
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.  

Dimensions of the Role 
  • Leads a small technical and implementation team responsible for the design and implementation of SRGBV prevention activities across targeted counties. 
  • Provides technical direction across the programme on SRGBV, safeguarding, social inclusion and climate related protection aspects. 
  • Lead gender analyses, assessments, baseline studies, and social inclusion diagnostics. 
  • Contribute to learning documents, case studies, success stories, and knowledge products. 
  • Promote adaptive learning using evidence from monitoring and research to refine gender strategies. 
  • Responsible for ensuring that GBV prevention, response and SRGBV reporting mechanisms align with Ministry of Education, and other related ministries e.g. gender, policies and international standards. 
  • Oversees capacity building of partners and staff on SRGBV related matters 
  • Design and implementation of community engagement activities including initial sensitisation.  
  • Monitoring and data quality for GBV interventions, capturing and sharing learning and adaptations based on continuous learning. 
  • Acts as the focal point for safeguarding risk management and compliance for the project. 
  • Manages relationships with Ministry departments, schools, guidance counsellors, community structures, and youth clubs, and related health, and protection services, ensuring their continued support for and active participation in the programme. 
  • Supports coordination with environmental and social standards staff, M&E teams, and external consultants. 
  • Ensures mainstreaming of Plan’s Gender Transformative Approach across all activities within the programme, including ensuring understanding of staff and partners,  
  • Ensure alignment with global best practices, national gender frameworks, and donor gender policies. 
  • Provide gender expertise during annual work planning, budgeting, and reporting cycles. 
  • Guide gender transformative approaches that challenge harmful gender norms and promote equitable power dynamics. 
 
Essential 
  • Bachelor’s degree in gender studies, social sciences, sociology, social work or a related field.  
  • At least five years of experience in GBV or SRGBV prevention programmes and response in development or humanitarian settings within Liberia or West Africa region. 
  • Proven experience managing a small team delivering community or school-based interventions.  
  • Familiarity with the education sector in Liberia and current MoE initiatives.  
  • Strong knowledge of GBV standards, reporting mechanisms, and referral systems including survivor centred approaches.  
  • Experience designing and delivering training and capacity building for diverse stakeholders.  
  • Experience with safeguarding, child protection and safe programming.  
  • Demonstrated ability to lead GBV risk assessments and apply findings to programme design.  
  • Strong skills in analytical writing, reporting, and data interpretation.  
  • Experience working with youth groups and school-based structures.  
  • Experience collaborating with government stakeholders. 

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