Finance Officer

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.

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

The Opportunity

The purpose of the position is to ensure that all financial transaction of the program area will be captured in the system; all tax related commitments are settled and ready for future reference. Accordingly, the position holder is responsible for all record keeping, reporting and compliance issues of program / project. Finance officer is responsible for effective financial management among others: support the coordinator in planning, recording transactions in company’s financial system, meeting compliance issues and financial reporting of all emergency related funds. Financial measures or statistics relevant to post such as budget; list of direct and indirect reports.

The post holder is responsible for all record keeping, reporting and compliance issues Development and Emergency funds. He/ She is directly accountable for cashiers.

The Individual

Educational Qualification and Experience:

• BA Degree or Diploma in Accounting/Business Management & related fields with five years of practical experience in the position in similar organization.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience out of which 1 year at supervisory level
• Sound analytical and problem-solving capability;
• Ability to influence others’ behaviour through effective relationship building; through current knowledge and understanding of relevant policies, frameworks etc.
•  In-depth knowledge of project processes, procedures, and systems.
•  May require ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to a non-technical audience.

Knowledge required:

• Basic knowledge of Finance role.
• High level of communication both written and oral.
• Excellent Knowledge of Computer applications like Excel, Word, Access and Power point.

Skills required:

• Grant management and reporting skill.
• High level facilitation skill.
• Knowledge in bank correspondence and mode of payments.
• Supervisory skill.

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Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted

Location: Oromia Program Area, Chiro

Type of Role: DANIDA Project

Reports to: Finance Coordinator

Grade: C1

Closing Date: December 19, 2023

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.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.