Plan International is recruiting for a Learning & Capacity Development Specialist (Globally Flexible): Apply Now
Closing Date: 23 November 2025
Plan International is recruiting for a Learning & Capacity Development Specialist (Globally Flexible): Apply Now
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International believes in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, Plan International strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. Plan International support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. Plan International drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
For over 85 years, Plan International has rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.
Plan International is launching a 2-year Sponsorship Digital Data Collection (SDDC) project to digitise and unify sponsorship data collection across 44 country offices. This initiative will replace fragmented systems with a scalable, inclusive digital platform designed for low-connectivity, multilingual, and diverse literacy contexts—ultimately improving programme delivery for children and communities.
Plan International is seeking a Learning & Capacity Development Specialist to lead the global learning and training strategy for this transformative project.
Key Responsibilities:
The Learning & Capacity Development Specialist will:
- Lead the global learning and capacity development strategy across 4 regions and 44 countries.
- Co-design and deliver inclusive, scalable training content with our external vendor.
- Manage integration of learning materials into internal platforms and ensure consistency of learning outcomes.
- Support regional teams in local adaptation and rollout of training.
- Collaborate with global teams across Sponsorship, IT, Learning & Capabilities, MERL, Programmes, and Communications.
About You:
- Proven experience leading global training or L&D for digital systems in an iNGO, UN agency, or multinational context.
- Strong background in adult learning methodologies, instructional design, and digital pedagogy.
- Experience designing and rolling out training for diverse user groups, ideally in multilingual, low-connectivity, and cross-cultural settings.
- Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality, engaging learning materials (e.g., guides, e-learning, video tutorials).
- Experience with LMS platforms, digital learning tools, and blended learning approaches.
- Excellent communication skills—both online and in-person.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
- Experience with digital data collection platforms (e.g., CommCare, KoboToolbox, DHIS2, ODK, Salesforce) is desirable.
- Passionate about building others’ capacity and enabling digital transformation.
- Inclusive and adaptable, with strong cultural awareness.
- Practical, creative, and hands-on in designing resources that meet users where they are.
- Collaborative team player with the confidence to engage colleagues across a global workstream.
- Fluency in English required; proficiency in French and/or Spanish is an asset.
Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter. Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.
Location: The location of this role can be flexible, where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live. To ensure smooth coordination across its global teams, Plan International is looking for candidates based in time zones between CAT and GMT/BST.
Salary: Plan International will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.
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