Finance Coordinator

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 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.

The Opportunity

The Finance Coordinator will support the implementation of the GFFO funded project “Joining Forces for Child Protection in Emergencies”, a €16.8m global project implemented in six countries with six different INGO’s.

The Finance Coordinator will be responsible for all Controlling and Compliance related matters of the project. They will ensure a successful grant and financial management in all six countries of implementation (Colombia, Burkina Faso, CAR, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh) as well as the global coordination activities. The position holder will interface with the Consortium Members, their Implementing Partners and with Plan International Inc Headquarter and the donor GFFO.

The Requirements

• Degree in finance, business administration or accounting or equivalent experience
• Proven experience in donor funds grants administration and project controlling;
• Knowledge of GFFO Rules & Regulations;
• Experience in managing financial aspects of multi-country or global Consortium projects
• Fluency in English and German
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent and demonstrable experience in grant and financial management
• Accurate and detail-oriented work
• Ability to produce clean and informative reporting
• Good interpersonal and communication skills including good listening skills, proactive communication on issues and transparency
• Capacity to build and maintain relationships and to work effectively in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity