Regional Head of Programs, Impact and Influencing – Asia Pacific

About the role

Plan International seeks an experienced, values‑driven leader to serve as Regional Head of Programs, Impact and Influencing for the Asia Pacific region. This senior role will guide rights‑based, gender‑transformative programming that delivers measurable impact for children, especially girls, and enhances Plan’s influence across the region.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to ensure high‑quality programmes aligned with Plan’s Global Strategy and regional priorities.
• Lead regional efforts on programme quality, monitoring, evaluation, research, learning (MERL) and impact measurement.
• Design and deliver evidence‑based, scalable, gender‑transformative programmes.
• Develop and implement regional influencing strategies and strengthen evidence‑based advocacy.
• Integrate influencing, gender equality and impact across programmes, grants and funding proposals.
• Strengthen collaboration across country offices, national offices and the Global Hub to scale learning and best practice.
• Provide strategic oversight of regional grants, donor engagement and proposal development processes.
• Champion localisation, equitable partnerships and youth engagement.
• Ensure strong regional visibility, credibility and positioning through communications, campaigns and knowledge products.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing, inclusive, values‑driven team.

Required profile

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in the development or humanitarian sector, including a minimum of 4 years in senior leadership roles.
• Strong experience working in the Asia Pacific region with deep contextual understanding.
• Proven expertise in programme quality, monitoring and evaluation, research, learning and impact measurement.
• Experience in influencing, advocacy and engaging with government systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic planning, organisational change and complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong experience in proposal development, donor engagement and resource mobilisation.
• Deep understanding of gender equality, rights‑based programming and child safeguarding principles.
• Excellent communication, leadership and team development skills.
• High cultural awareness, adaptability and ability to work in a complex, matrixed organisation.