Program Portfolio Manager Inclusive and Gender Transformative Health

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 7000 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 30000 sponsored children and 2.5 million program participants co-creating lasting impact especially for girls.

About the Role

TheProgram Portfolio Manager (PPM)Inclusive and GenderTransformative Health provides strategic leadership and technical oversight in the design and delivery of a countrywide portfolio covering Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Nutrition and Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).

The role ensures that programs are highquality evidencebased and aligned with Plan International Pilipinas country strategy while strengthening coordination across the country office program areas and project teams. The PPM leads a multifunctional team manages key partnerships supports resource mobilization and contributes to emergency response efforts ensuring that inclusive and gendertransformative approaches are embedded across all initiatives.

As a senior member of the organization the PPM actively advances collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners including government agencies donors alliances local government units civil society organizations and community partners.

Key Responsibilities

Program Portfolio Management

• Lead and contribute to the design of Inclusive and GenderTransformative Health SRHR Nutrition and WASH projects ensuring alignment with country strategy and program area priorities
• Provide direct management and technical guidance to Project Managers and Project Coordinators
• Support annual planning and budgeting processes including accurate costing of program and support staff

Business Development & Local Resource Mobilization

• Drive the strategic development of gendertransformative and inclusive health and SRHR proposals
• Strengthen local resource mobilization through active relationshipbuilding with local stakeholders
• Lead grant startup and project initiation workshops for newly approved grants

Program Support MERL & Organizational Learning

• Participate in regular program reviews monitoring evaluation and learning processes to strengthen program quality and integration
• Support screening capacity assessment training and mentoring of program staff within thematic areas
• Lead portfoliorelated programming during emergencies and humanitarian responses

Networking Stakeholder Engagement & Influencing

• Identify develop and manage strategic partnerships and alliances aligned with portfolio priorities
• Provide oversight on partner performance compliance safeguarding accountability and donor requirements
• Represent Plan International Pilipinas in external platforms and proactively communicate program results and priorities

Leadership & People Management

• Lead and manage multilocation project teams fostering a respectful inclusive and diverse work environment
• Strengthen collaboration and communication between Program Areas and Country Office teams
• Support delivery of multilocation projects in coordination with Field Program Operations leadership

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Preferably a Masters degree with at least 57 years of experience in the development sector or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience:
  • • Strong background in program design management and budgeting including large or consortiumbased projects
    • Proven experience managing teams remote locations and communitybased partners and volunteers
    • Demonstrated ability to manage departmental budgets and program plans
• Skills & Competencies:
  • • Subjectmatter expertise in inclusive and gendertransformative health SRHR Nutrition and/or WASH
    • Strong leadership communication and relationshipbuilding skills
    • Ability to link organizational strategy to operational and functional activities
• Other Requirements:
  • • Willingness to be deployed on short notice for emergency response

Why Join Us

By joining Plan International Pilipinas you will contribute to transformative rightsbased programs that improve the lives of girls young women and marginalized communitieswhile working within a missiondriven organization committed to learning partnership and systemic change.

Location: Makati City (with travel to program areas)

Type of Role: Fixed-term (until June 2027)

Reports to: Program Director

Flexible working arrangements

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 Internationals Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure 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.