Humanitarian Aid Worker at Plan International

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• Lead and integrate Plan Kenya’s humanitarian, resilience, and climate strategies in line with global standards; drive nexus programming, policy advocacy, and protection of girls; coordinate multisectoral stakeholders; maintain a trained emergency response team; and ensure timely analysis, reporting, and accountability. • Lead emergency preparedness planning through risk analysis, early warning, contingency plans, and simulations; ensure strong coordination, surge capacity, and procurement readiness; provide technical leadership during crises; and continuously monitor national disaster risk assessments for effective response. • Ensure programs meet international standards and donor requirements; strengthen accountability through feedback mechanisms; promote real-time learning and documentation of best practices; implement robust monitoring and evaluation with MERL to track impact; and conduct regular reviews to adapt strategies based on gaps, challenges, and lessons learned. • Support fundraising and donor engagement through strategy, proposals, and partnerships; secure grants, strengthen external relations, and represent PIK in coordination forums to enhance visibility and influence. • Strengthen partner capacity in emergency response, DRR, climate adaptation, and nexus programming; provide technical mentorship and quality assurance; and champion locally led preparedness and response models. • Manage and mentor humanitarian and resilience teams with clear expectations; build a culture of gender equality, learning, accountability, and high performance; ensure surge capacity readiness and support staff wellbeing during emergencies. • Provide oversight of budgets, financial planning, and grant compliance for humanitarian and resilience projects, ensuring accurate and timely expenditure tracking and reporting with Finance. • You will be trusted to take on additional assignments within the scope of work as assigned by your supervisor on need basis. • Someone with Master’s Degree in Humanitarian Studies, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Management, International Development, Public Policy, or relevant field or a bachelor’s degree with over 10 years of relevant progressive experience. • Should have 8–10 years’ progressive experience in humanitarian response, resilience, DRR, climate programming, or nexus initiatives, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role. • Demonstrate experience in managing emergency responses in complex contexts (drought, conflict, refugee settings, disease outbreaks). • Climate adaptation and resilience frameworks • DRR, early warning/early action systems • Humanitarian principles, Sphere, CHS • HDP Nexus and integrated programming