Deployment Coordinator

Location: Flexible, Flexible

Company: Plan International

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe 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, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

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Plan International is committed to supporting children and communities affected by crises worldwide. To strengthen our ability to respond quickly and effectively, we’re seeking a Deployment Coordinator to ensure rapid, well‑organised, and compliant surge deployments across our global humanitarian portfolio.

If you thrive in fast‑moving environments, excel at coordination, and want to make a tangible impact on emergency operations, this role is for you.

⭐ What You’ll Be Doing

As the Deployment Coordinator, you will manage the full deployment cycle for surge staff supporting humanitarian responses. You’ll be the central link between country teams, technical rosters, HR, Finance and our travel partners—ensuring every deployment is smooth, timely and fully compliant.

You will:

Manage the global deployment tracker and request system
Coordinate the end‑to‑end deployment process — from request to closure
Arrange travel, accommodation and required documentation
Maintain accurate, real‑time deployment and travel records
Provide onboarding materials and ensure all mandatory training is completed
Support roster recruitment, shortlisting, and screening
Monitor roster availability and proactively identify suitable candidates
Oversee recharge processes, deployment costing and monthly financial tracking
Implement and maintain scheduling systems and standardised templates
Collate and analyse travel data to support planning and workload management
Ensure full compliance with Safeguarding, Gender Equality and Inclusion policies

🤝 Key Relationships

You’ll work closely with:

Internal: Deployment Manager, P&C teams, Finance, CO/RO humanitarian teams, Global Humanitarian Team, and roster members.
External: Travel partners, consultants, and external surge personnel.

🎯 What We’re Looking For

Essential:

Strong administrative and coordination experience
Excellent organisation and time‑management skills, especially under tight deadlines
Strong data management and Excel/reporting skills
Experience working with HR, logistics or deployment processes
Clear, confident written and verbal communication

Desirable

Experience within humanitarian surge mechanisms or INGO emergency response
Language skills in French, Spanish or Arabic

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.

Type of Role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing entities terms and conditions.

Reports to: Deployment Manager

Salary: We 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. Please note this is NOT an International/expat position.

Closing Date: Tuesday 10th March 2026 (UK Midnight)

Anticipated 1st round interview: 16th March 2026

*Applicable locations include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, US, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.