Plan International
The Role
The conflict in Ukraine is resulting in a major humanitarian crisis with over 3 million people having fled to neighboring countries, and millions displaced within Ukraine. Plan International is responding to the crisis and working in partnership with civil society organisations in Poland, Romania, and Moldova to meet the key needs of those affected by the crisis as well as host communities.
This position will play a key role in the support to country level activities and will provide technical support and guidance to Plan International teams and partners in Poland, Romania, and Moldova. The position will initially be remote but may well be based in one of the 3 countries in the future.
The Ukraine Hub is a service-oriented structure to support initiation of activities, and to help find solutions to problems as and when arise. Creative thinking and identifying work arounds to problems faced will be a critical element of the role.
The position of Finance Manager is an integral part of the team responsible for the overall management of all areas related to finance: budgetary management and financial reporting and analysis; Accounting and treasury; internal financial control oversight, and contractors’ payments.
You will lead the Finance contribution to proposal writing and resource mobilization, supports the Grants Management Team on grant management processes and support the Ukraine humanitarian team in providing regular high level analysis of budgets for programs and operations to allow appropriate management decisions.
The Requirements
Knowledge
- Relevant university qualification(s) in Accounting or Finance or a professional qualification in accountancy (e.g., CPA/CA/ACCA) or a related field with proven experience preferably with an INGO. A Masters degree in finance and above is an asset
- Experience of working ein humanitarian crises.
- Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards, Control standards and the reporting requirements of major international donors
Skills
- Proven effective and practical management skills leading teams across several sites and operating in a multicultural and matrix management structure
- Excellent proven financial analytical skills
- Ability to demonstrate and foster in team members a strong commitment to meeting the needs of other employees and managers for financial services
- Fluency in English essential. Language skills in Ukrainian, Polish, Moldovan or Romanian are an advantage.
- Proficient in Microsoft office packages, general ledger, grants tracking and automated financial systems
Behaviours
- Striving for high performance across the team and for Plan’s business
- Strategic thinking and innovation – finding efficiencies in the use of resources
- Decision making and risk management – identification and action on financial risk management in line with compliance requirements and humanitarian ways of working.
- Influence and communication – able to communicate concerns to managers and teams
- Building effective teams and partnerships – with teams and suppliers
- Developing people – leaving a legacy of a locally able team
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Self-awareness and resilience – operating in a highly volatile and developing context
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Location: Flexible where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to work. Some travel to Poland, Moldova and/or Romania will be required
Type of Role: Fixed Term
Duration: 3 months
Reports to: Ukraine Response Operations Manager
Closing Date: 13th April 2022
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.