Summary: Plan International Pilipinas is a girl-centered

Job Details

  • Company: Plan International
  • Location: Aklan, Western Visayas

Job Description

Project Officer, Aklan, Philippines

Organization

Plan International

Date

16 Jul 2026

Location

Aklan, Philippines

Company

The Organisation

Plan International Pilipinas 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.

We have 30,000 sponsored children and 2.5 million program

participants, co-creating lasting impact, especially for girls.

About the Project

Plan International Pilipinas Foundation, Inc. is implementing a

multi-year health project aimed at strengthening local health

systems and improving access to quality, inclusive, and responsive

health services for vulnerable communities.

The project supports local stakeholders in enhancing health

governance, service delivery, and systems strengthening efforts to

promote equitable, accessible, and people-centered health care

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced

Project Officer

to provide frontline support to

the project. You will play a key role in mobilizing community

participation and facilitating community-level activities to

improve access to quality healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Implementation

Work closely with

project specialists to deliver quality and technically sound

activities at the community level, ensuring alignment with public

health principles.

Participatory Analysis

Lead community-level

participatory situational analyses and consultations to identify

and address health-related challenges, incorporating a

gender-responsive lens.

Stakeholder Engagement

Mobilize the

participation of diverse stakeholders, including community members

LGU personnel, and healthcare providers, ensuring their meaningful

input throughout the project lifecycle.

Capacity Building

Design and facilitate

capacity-building activities for children, families, LGU personnel

and other stakeholders, focusing on strengthening local health

systems.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Facilitate local

participation in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and

evaluation (SAPIME) of health interventions, utilizing inclusive

and gender-transformative approaches.

Reporting

Prepare comprehensive

community-level reports, documenting project activities and

outcomes.

Emergency Response

Support emergency response

activities as required, contributing to the organization's

humanitarian efforts.

Qualifications

  • University degree in a health-related discipline (Public

Health, Nursing, etc.), Social Work, Community Development, Social

Development, Social Sciences, or a related field.

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience implementing programs at the

community level, with at least 2 years specifically in

health-related projects/programs.

  • Strong understanding of community development principles

partnership and stakeholder engagement, networking, advocacy, data

gathering, documentation, planning, implementation, monitoring, and

evaluation within a public health context.

  • Knowledge of children's rights, government health programs

community-based health systems, health governance, gender equality

and inclusion, particularly in relation to public health.

  • Proficiency in computer applications.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse and dynamic

team.

  • Ability and willingness to conduct extensive fieldwork in

project areas.

  • Must be a Filipino national based in the Philippines.

Key Competencies

  • Community health program implementation.
  • Participatory health assessment and planning.
  • Health systems strengthening.
  • Capacity building in public health.
  • Gender-responsive health programming.
  • Monitoring and evaluation of health interventions.
  • Stakeholder collaboration in health initiatives.
  • Health data management and reporting.

To Apply

If you are a dedicated development worker with a strong

background in public health and a passion for improving healthcare

access for vulnerable populations, we encourage you to apply.

Please submit your application, including your CV and cover letter

through the designated online portal.

Join us in building a healthier and more equitable

Philippines.

*Disclaimer: This is anticipatory hiring and subject to

donor approval.

Location: Aklan, Western Visayas

Type of Role: Project-based (until February

2029)

Reports to: Project Manager

This role requires fieldwork.

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.

Please note that Plan International will never send

unsolicited emails requesting payment from

candidates.

Tags

community health promotion

community participation

health programmes

programme implementation

stakeholder engagement

Skills

Community Health Program Implementation

Capacity Building

Monitoring and Evaluation

Communication skills

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