Country IT Specialist at Plan International August 2025

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.

The Country IT Specialist under the overall guidance of the Head of Finance and IT and the Regional ICT Director is strategically and operationally accountable for the Country’s ICT to ensure the innovative and effective use of ICT in Plan’s work.

Dimensions of the Role

• Responsible for leading the strategic direction and delivery of quality ICT Infrastructure and environment services, Information Security and ICT4D services to deliver against the corporate and service plans in Country Office and PUs to meet the needs and aspirations of over 150 ICT users.
• Responsible for leading digital transformation to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Provide strategic input to the budget planning processes, advising on the allocation and control of financial resources and maintaining overall responsibility for the budgets of the department of about EURO 150K annually.
• Accountable for the delivery and managing a mix of technologies, business continuity, IT security, risk management and effective support of the County’s ICT infrastructure and systems comprising of a) desktops, laptops, tablets, Servers, printers, routers/ switches and hubs; b) Corporate Applications ERP, Human Resource Information System, and c) a variety of SW licences d) network management and troubleshooting/escalating Internet connectivity issues to ISP across all Plan offices
• Responsible for Data protection (DPO and Data Privacy Point Person)

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Location: Dar es Salaam

Reports to: Head of Finance & IT

Level: 14

Closing Date:8th September, 2025

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