Implementation Research: Adolescent Girls’ Rights and Resilience. Plan International’s Girls Get Equal Programme 2025 - 2029

As the Implementation Research partner for Plan International's Girls Get Equal programme, you will:

• Design and conduct implementation research across three of four learning questions focusing on education, economic empowerment, civil society engagement, and SRHR/CSE in up to seven countries.
• Generate evidence on programme contribution, relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and learning to inform adaptive management and future programme design.
• Produce deliverables including inception report, interim learning briefs, draft and final research reports, cross-country synthesis note, and dissemination products.
• Embed gender equality, youth participation, and local partnership principles throughout the research process.

This research will directly inform the adaptation and improvement of a large-scale programme targeting adolescent girls and young women in seven countries, contributing to their empowerment, rights realization, and resilience in the face of climate and conflict shocks.

• PhD or higher academic qualifications in social science or relevant field.
• Minimum five years' experience in academic research and/or programme reviews in international development.
• Demonstrated experience in gender-responsive and inclusive research design, participatory methods, and meaningful youth engagement.
• Documented expertise in at least one of: child early forced marriage, SRHR, education, civil society engagement, or youth economic empowerment.

Total budget ceiling of NOK 4.21 million inclusive of all costs. The research will contribute to a high-impact programme with potential for global influence on gender equality programming.

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization advancing children's rights and gender equality in over 50 countries. Its Girls Get Equal programme (2025-2029) aims to realize the rights, empowerment, and resilience of adolescent girls and young women in seven countries.