Global Inclusion Specialist at Plan International – Nigeria

Plan International is recruiting a Global Inclusion Specialist in Nigeria to strengthen inclusive, gender-transformative approaches across its programmes, influencing work, policies and partnerships.

The Role

Working within the Gender Transformative Policy and Practice (GTPP) Team, the Global Inclusion Specialist will collaborate with colleagues across the Global Hub, Regional Hubs, Country Offices and National Organisations. The role supports implementation of Plan International’s Global Gender Equality and Inclusion Policy and Gender Transformative Approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion inclusion and intersectionality across programmes, influencing work, policies and organisational priorities, with a focus on gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
• Provide technical leadership, advice and practical guidance to country, regional and global teams designing, delivering and monitoring inclusive, gender-transformative programmes and influencing initiatives.
• Support the development and use of tools, frameworks, standards and approaches that strengthen inclusion and measure progress and impact.
• Contribute to programme quality, organisational systems and planning processes so they reflect commitments to inclusion, diversity, equity and gender justice.
• Design and facilitate learning opportunities, training, communities of practice and capacity-strengthening initiatives.
• Develop and share guidance, resources, case studies and learning materials that capture good practice and lessons.
• Build colleagues’, partners’ and facilitators’ capacity to apply inclusive and intersectional approaches.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with civil society organisations, representative groups, networks and movements working on disability inclusion, LGBTQIA+ rights, anti-racism, gender equality and social justice.
• Work with organisations led by or representing underrepresented communities to strengthen participation, influence and learning.
• Represent Plan International in external forums, technical networks and sector discussions.
• Advise programmes, research, communications, fundraising and other organisational functions.
• Produce briefing papers, thought leadership, key messages and case studies, and support organisational initiatives on anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant qualifications and significant experience advancing inclusion, intersectionality, diversity, equity and social justice in international development, humanitarian or related sectors.
• Strong expertise in disability inclusion, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, anti-racism and gender-transformative approaches.
• Knowledge of international frameworks relating to child rights, girls’ rights, gender equality and inclusion.
• Understanding of social change, power, inequality and exclusion.
• Experience conducting gender, social exclusion and intersectional analysis and applying findings to programme design, implementation and influencing.
• Experience working with civil society, social movements, representative groups and community-led organisations, and managing partnerships that amplify underrepresented voices.
• Strong facilitation, training, capacity-building, relationship-building, networking and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into practical, accessible guidance and to influence, collaborate and build consensus across an organisation.
• Excellent research, analytical, problem-solving, written and verbal communication skills.
• Evidence-based research using feminist, participatory or inclusive methodologies is desirable. Activism, advocacy or social mobilisation experience is an advantage.
• Experience in international NGOs, international development or humanitarian organisations.
• Fluency in English is essential; French and/or Spanish is an advantage.