**THE ORGANISATION**

Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organisation working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation.

Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries

Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalised and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and in particular the goals on gender equality.

Our organisation is transforming itself to meet this enormous challenge everywhere we work.

We need bold, forward-thinking and innovative individuals to lead our country operations, driving change and delivering results that will allow us to reach our target of 100 million girls.

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

Plan International is seeking an experienced, values driven and strategic leader to serve as Country Director for Nepal. This is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for setting the overall direction of Plan International’s work in Nepal and ensuring high quality programme delivery, strong influencing impact, and sustainable organisational performance.

As Country Director, you will lead a diverse team of approximately 130 staff and oversee a country programme with an annual budget of around €10 million. You will represent Plan International at the highest levels with government, donors, civil society, media and partners, while ensuring the organisation delivers tangible, gender transformative impact for the most vulnerable children, especially girls.

This role requires a leader who is comfortable driving organisational transformation, strengthening culture and accountability, and positioning Plan International Nepal as a credible, influential and effective development and humanitarian actors

***In this pivotal role, you will:***

- Provide strategic and operational leadership for Plan International’s development, humanitarian and influencing work in Nepal, aligned with the Global Strategy 2023–2027 and the organisation’s commitment to gender equality and girls’ rights.
- Lead the development and implementation of an ambitious Country Strategy grounded in gender transformation, child rights and participation.
- Ensure high quality programme delivery at scale, linking community level action with national level influencing and advocacy.
- Drive effective emergency preparedness and response, ensuring Plan International is ready to respond to both sudden onset and protracted crises.
- Strengthen resource mobilisation across bilateral, multilateral, corporate and innovative funding sources, ensuring long term sustainability.
- Lead and develop a high performing, inclusive and values driven team, embedding Plan International’s standards on safeguarding, gender equality, accountability and ethical practice.
- Ensure strong financial stewardship, compliance with donor and legal requirements, and effective planning, budgeting and performance management systems.
- Act as Plan International’s senior in country representative, building trusted relationships with government, donors, UN agencies, INGOs, national NGOs and other stakeholders.
- Contribute as an active member of the Regional Leadership Team, supporting regional collaboration, shared services and organisational learning.

**DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES**

***To excel in this role, you will need among other things:***

- Senior leadership experience (minimum 5 years) in international development and/or humanitarian contexts, with increasing levels of responsibility.
- A strong understanding of child rights, gender equality and girls’ rights, and the ability to translate these commitments into impactful programmes and influencing strategies.
- Proven experience in resource mobilisation and donor engagement, including in complex or resource constrained environments.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate diverse teams, manage organisational change, and build positive employee relations.
- Strong political acumen, networking and negotiation skills, with experience engaging government, donors, media and civil society.
- Solid knowledge of donor compliance, financial management and accountability systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- A relevant Master’s degree in development studies, social sciences, business administration or a related field.

For a detailed job description which includes the full list of accountabilities and requirements, [**please click on this LINK**](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zphmsx9uxl4slxoh36ick/Nepal-Country-Director-JD-Feb-2026.pdf?rlkey=4hl01v7jr0ov93qh9rgcpl141&st=mg1p4uvu&dl=0)

**Location:** Kathmandu, Nepal

**Length of role:** 5 Years Fixed Term contract

**Reports to:** Director of Sub Region

**Closing Date:** 05 April 2026