Consultant: International Team Leader – Preventing SEAH in ADB Projects

Consultancy: International Team Leader – Preventing SEAH in ADB Projects (Nepal)

About Plan International Australia

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 this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it's girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

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.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

Purpose of the consultancy

At Plan International Australia, your leadership can help protect lives and promote equality. We are seeking an experienced International Team Leader to guide the design, implementation, and evaluation of a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) pilot focused on preventing sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) in infrastructure projects.

This 25-month initiative will pioneer SEAH prevention approaches in Nepal's SASEC Highway Enhancement Project, working in partnership with communities, schools, contractors, and local organisations.

Expected deliverables

• Leading and managing all technical and operational aspects of the SEAH prevention pilot.
• Overseeing the design, delivery, and evaluation of SEAH prevention activities.
• Managing partnerships with local NGOs, government counterparts, and contractors.
• Ensuring the production of high-quality research, reporting, and learning materials.
• Representing the project to ADB and other key stakeholders.

Skills and experience

• A minimum of 15 years' experience leading GBV/SEAH prevention initiatives, ideally in large infrastructure or development projects.
• Strong leadership, partnership management, and team coordination skills.
• Experience working with multilateral institutions such as ADB, World Bank, or similar.
• Experience working in Nepal or South Asia is highly regarded.

Contract Details

• Contract Duration: Approximately 25 months (2025–2027).
• Location: Remote-based, with periodic travel to Nepal.
• Remuneration: Consultant contract – indicative daily rate to be proposed by applicants.

Next steps

Applicants are asked to email the following to Tanushree Soni (Senior Program Manager (SPM) Girls & Women's Empowerment) , by 5pm on Monday 27th October 2025 (AEST):

• Curriculum Vitae demonstrating how the required education and experience criteria are met.
• Proposed daily rate in preferred currency of payment and number of days required (inclusive of GST if in Australia).
• Availability and current location of consultant(s).
• CVs of any proposed sub-consultants/nominees.

Please contact Tanushree Soni (Senior Program Manager (SPM) Girls & Women's Empowerment) , with any inquiries.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as a child-safe organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. As part of the screening process, candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory National Police Check, sign our Safeguarding Children and Young People policy and code of conduct, and where necessary complete a Working with Children Check.