Objective: Provide technical assistance to support high-quality implementation and continuous improvement.

Key outputs:

• National monitoring dashboard
• Quarterly implementation support
• Coaching and quality assurance
• Data review and analytics
• Technical troubleshooting

Work Package 5: Sustainability and Scale-Up

Objective: Prepare government partners for sustained expansion beyond Year 1.

Key outputs:

• Costing analysis
• Implementation learning report
• National scale-up strategy
• Sustainability roadmap
• Technical handover package

Primary responsibilities:

To accomplish these objectives, the Project Director will have the following primary responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of Parenting for Lifelong Health’s national scaling strategy for ParentApp and/or evidence-based parenting programmes, identifying and advancing pathways to sustainable, population-level reach.
• Support Scaling Managers to lead country-level negotiations and manage partnership agreements, memoranda of understanding, and implementation arrangements with government, development, and civil society partners.
• Work closely with PLH’s Scaling & Innovation team to support the adaptation, implementation, and continuous improvement of ParentApp and related programmes.
• Develop and maintain national scale-up plans, reach projections, implementation roadmaps, and partnership pipelines, monitoring progress against key milestones and impact targets.
• Lead on donor narrative and financial reporting, in close collaboration with PLH’s operations and leadership teams.
• Identify implementation challenges and emerging opportunities, using data and partner feedback to drive rapid learning, product improvement, and iterative scaling strategies.
• Provide oversight of country budgets, workplans, reporting, and project delivery across multiple funding streams and partnerships.
• Represent Parenting for Lifelong Health in international technical working groups, government forums, donor meetings, and regional learning platforms, serving as PLH’s primary focal point to the broader implementing consortium and prime partner.
• Support resource mobilisation by contributing to proposal development, partnership opportunities, budgets, workplans, and donor engagement across Latin America and Eastern and Southern Africa.

Essential criteria:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience, e.g. Bachelor’s degree plus substantial relevant professional experience) in public health, international development, business, public policy, psychology, social sciences, technology, or another relevant field
• Minimum 10 years’ experience leading the scale-up of programmes, digital products, or social innovations in low-income environments, ideally through government, NGO, or large institutional systems
• Demonstrated experience managing funds from US government-funded programmes.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing strategic international partnerships with government ministries, UN agencies, NGOs, donors, or other large institutions.
• Experience contributing to proposal development, fundraising, or donor engagement
• Excellent public speaking, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Experience designing and implementing scaling strategies, including conducting ecosystem analyses, stakeholder mapping, and identifying pathways to institutionalisation
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects involving government and development partners
• Strong understanding of digital technologies and enthusiasm for learning new platforms and systems, including project management tools, mobile applications, and content management systems
• Strong analytical skills and experience using monitoring, evaluation, and implementation data to inform strategic decision-making and programme improvement
• Excellent relationship-building, facilitation, negotiation, and intercultural communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a distributed global team
• Commitment to Parenting for Lifelong Health’s mission, values, and collaborative culture
• Professional fluency in English.

PLH Values

• Courage: We have the courage to design for the big picture and complex problems with a commitment to creating sustainable solutions that last.
• Evidence: We believe our work transforms the lives of children, families, and communities. Evidence of impact guides every decision, and we are relentless in pursuing the greatest impact with the least investment of time and resources required for parents and providers.
• Playfulness: Parenting and child wellbeing thrives on play — and so do we. We experiment, learn from each other, as well as from parents and children, and create playful and engaging products and programmes that inspire joy, curiosity, and connection.
• Respect: Everyone brings something essential. We show kindness in our team, honesty with our partners, and deep respect and empathy for parents and children, and those who are on the frontline of providing services for them.

PLH has a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity in how we work, who we work with, and what we do. Candidates from minority and disadvantaged backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

PLH also has a strong commitment to the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). All candidates considered for the role will be subject to background and reference checks in their country of residence.

To apply:

Applications must be sent via our website form by 12pm GMT on 28 August 2026.

• Start date: 1 October 2026 on a fixed-term contract of 12 months (possible permanent extension).
• Please submit a CV and a supporting statement explaining how you meet the above criteria. Only complete applications will be considered.

About Parenting for Lifelong Health:

Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) aims to empower parents to improve child development, reduce family violence, and promote mental health. We give parents the support they need, the skills that work, and trusted advice they can count on to protect and support their children’s health, safety and development. Our parenting courses are developed with families, powered by low-cost and accessible technology, backed by rigorous evidence, and delivered within systems. Originally founded as an initiative in 2012 in collaboration with UNICEF and the WHO, Parenting for Lifelong Health was established as a UK charity in 2022 and since then has reached over 6 million families in more than 35 countries.