Job Vacancies at Plan International

The Opportunity
The SOYEE Collaboration Hub aims to build young people’s skills and employability in preparation for work in all contexts, including waged employment and entrepreneurship opportunities improving household economic security and financial inclusion, and engaging with the private sector to provide learning and work opportunities for young people, especially young women.

Role Purpose

• To lead Plan International’s gender transformative policy & advocacy work that creates large scale change for girls as part of the SOYEE Collaboration Hub, supporting overall global policy and advocacy that protects and advances girls’ rights at the international level, and the development of holistic programme and influencing models.
• To share expertise and knowledge, internally and externally, to embed gender transformative policy & advocacy at all levels and in all contexts across Plan International in order to tackle the root causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability.

Key Accountabilities or Main Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and implementation of an integrated evidence-based influencing framework on SOYEE, relevant to both humanitarian and development contexts, harnessing the power of digital technologies and linking global to regional, national, and local level advocacy
• Create robust policy analysis, maintaining an understanding of global policy trends on SOYEE to ensure positions are updated and colleagues are kept informed.
• Lead the production of evidence-based SOYEE policy positions and briefings to support advocacy, campaigning and communications work
• Develop new research with external and internal partners to address key policy and knowledge gaps related to SOYEE
• Initiate and lead coordinated international advocacy action on SOYEE
• Prepare advocacy briefings, key messages, and presentations/speeches, and contribute to event planning to advance advocacy objectives
• Build and manage relationships with key external and internal partners to further SOYEE and Plan International objectives.
• Undertake external representation and speaking roles at external events and secure meaningful roles for other Plan International experts to gain strategic benefits
• Participate in and contribute to the core group of the global SOYEE network
• Share knowledge and expertise across the organisation to strengthen the quality of gender transformative policy work on SOYEE
• Support SOYEE programme and project quality consistent with strategy, policy and programme cycles
• Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience of developing policy positions on SOYEE with a strong understanding of children’s rights and gender equality in a country, multi country or global context and of using a variety of advocacy approaches
• Lived experience working in the countries or regions in which Plan International has programmes and an understanding of NGO structures, the girls and women’s equality movement and the UN human rights and humanitarian system and solid practice understanding different contexts.
• Knowledge of international politics, political processes and policy development
• Experience in policy and advocacy work with international actors in humanitarian and development settings, particularly in the area of SOYEE
• A robust understanding of SOYEE models and approaches in both rural and urban settings is desirable.

Competencies: Leadership and Business and Management:

• Strong communication, representational and inter-personal skills
• Coordination and network chairing skills
• Ability to work to a high standard, managing stress effectively whilst prioritising multiple tasks and competing deadlines
• Sound diplomatic and networking skills and experience in the effective use of soft power.
• Ability to frame issues and identify routes to influence
• Ability to work in a matrixed and networked team and build organizational and staff capacity.
• Substantial subject matter expertise in SOYEE
• Understands key programme and influence principles
• Able to shape strategy, policy, standards and plans.
• Profound understanding developmental issues, their drivers and root causes.

Salary
We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.

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The Opportunity
Through Programme Y.O.D.A (Your Organisation’s Data and Analytics), we are changing our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution; revising our processes and working practices in relation to Finance, Grants, Programmes and Projects, and Logistics and Procurement; and have developed a new Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) solution. Our new ERP solution will strengthen our business processes, leading to a more data driven and transparent organisation, which in turn, will make us more efficient and sustainable.

Purpose of the Role

• The purpose of the role is to lead the monitoring, support, and continuous improvement of the management of the financial aspects of all PIIs projects (Sponsorship, grants and other funded) throughout the ERP transition.
• The role will work in close partnership with the Global Hub Projects team, Global Hub Accounting Services team and the Global Grant and Partnership Finance Business Partners.
• She/He will lead Global Hub Project Finance monitoring and support to colleagues in country offices and programme units worldwide to ensure they are able to fulfil the financial aspects of projects efficiently and effectively in particular to maintain adherence to Plan International grants finance management standards at any point during the transition.

Dimensions of the Role:

• The role manages 4 to 6 Project Finance Account Managers (Grade 3s)
• Work with the Project Management Specialists, Global Grants and Sponsorship Finance Partners, Regional Finance Managers, and other key members of the Global Finance team to support the delivery of high-quality global Plan Project Finance management.

Accountabilities

• Lead a regional-based customer service approach to supporting the country office and programme office colleagues to ensure they meet project accounting requirements.
• Lead a team of geographically dispersed grants and sponsorship finance specialists (4 to 6 Project Finance Account Managers) and manage their performance across all activities in order to achieve business objectives and continuously improve performance.
• Lead Global Hub Project Finance Account Managers transition monitoring and support to COs operating under SAP to COs operating under D365/YODA before, during and after rollout to ensure COs strengthen their approach to project accounting on both systems.
• Lead or support (in line with YODA planning) delivery of training to cover all aspects of project finance, cost recovery, quality income, interdependencies, in Partnership with the Project Management team to increase skills and capabilities in these.
• Lead creation of comprehensive analysis and commentary of CO project performance to be incorporated into regular management reports and financial accounts in partnership with Regional Finance Managers and country Finance Managers.
• Lead preparation and response to Plan International Grants Finance part of the annual statutory audit.
• Contribute to the development of policies and processes and lead the implementation of systems and process improvements worldwide.
• Provide support in DRM crisis situations as required
• Provide strategic advice to senior managers in order to support the successful delivery of Plan International’s mission and strategy.
• Act as a key technical resource within function, providing technical advice and solutions to colleagues in order to support the achievement of Plan International’s strategy.
• Support key internal stakeholders in order to identify opportunities for improvement in their area of the business.
• Champion change by role modelling the behaviour expected from all colleagues, develop and communicate plans to ensure change is successfully implemented within own department.
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Key Relationships

• Senior managers and managers in other teams including CFMS, RFMS, CDs, LT, NOs
• Strong partnering with Project management team and Accounting Services Team
• Global finance community.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential:

Knowledge:

• Educated to Diploma level or equivalent
• Strong understanding of Projects Financial Management and donors’ financial requirements, ideally gained in INGO in countries of implementation and in Regional or Global Hubs.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW/CIMA/ACCA or internationally recognised equivalent) – strong part-qualified accounting will be considered.

Skills:

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and terminology in simple language to non-experts. Writing in plain English.
• Ability to lead cross-cultural, geographically dispersed team of experts.
• Ability to organise large amounts of qualitative data to generate powerful reports and information.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience of using online technology for communication and learning
• Fluent in English.

Behaviours:

• Listens to and consults with others with genuine curiosity and interest to learn
• Proactive approach to co-creation, working with diverse staff across the organisation
• Demonstrates genuine curiosity and enthusiasm to find win-win solutions when facing challenges and ambiguity.
• Facilitates joint understanding and the development of good practices.
• Inspires trust and support from others, able to build rapport with wide range of groups
• Promotes innovation and learning.
• Takes responsibility for workload and achieving significant results.
• Demonstrably committed to Plan’s goals and values.
• Committed to child safeguarding and research ethics.

Desirable:

• Capacity in Spanish and/or French is highly desirable.
• Experience with SAP and/or D365.

Salary
We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.

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The Opportunity
Programme Y.O.D.A (Your Organisation’s Data & Analytics) is an organisational transformation programme through which Plan International is introducing the new integrated ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365), Data Warehouse and PMERL (Project Management and MERL) systems. These tools will help us accelerate the implementation of our refreshed Global Strategy ‘Girls Standing Strong’ by enabling us to measure, analyse and report on the impact and cost of our work. In this way, Programme Y.O.D.A will help us to become more data-driven & transparent and increase our efficiency, effectiveness and impact for girls.

Programme Y.O.D.A covers a significant number of our business processes from across the organisation: particularly those related to Finance, Grants, Supply Chain Management, Project & Programme Management and MERL. The programme will contribute to strengthening of these functions and therefore sits within our longer-term transformation journey. Strengthening these functions is a key component of our overall readiness for the Y.O.D.A systems and will involve significant change in our processes, ways of working and job roles.

Role Purpose

• This role will act as the strategic financial business partner for Programme Y.O.D.A. It will work with the Programme Y.O.D.A managers as well as the wider Plan International Finance Team to support financial reporting and forecasting for Programme Y.O.D.A.
• This role will ensure resources are maximised and to support Programme Management Office and Programme Sponsors in assessing financial implications of their activities to ensure financially sound business cases for their new initiatives, a commercial approach to their operational delivery and a strong understanding of their own budget and expenditure and the drivers and implications of variances to enable agile response and reprioritisation as appropriate. It will also support assessment and development of financial strategy to ensure financial sustainability.
• This role will enable the objectives of Plan International by ensuring resources are optimised to enable best value for money delivery of objectives and enhance our values-based approach to leadership through a customer service focused business partnering approach.

Dimensions of the Role:

• No line management but responsibility for informing and guiding decision makers at the highest level and in relation to all operational risks and opportunities.

Accountabilities

• The Strategic Finance Business Partner will be a customer focussed, trusted adviser to the Programme Y.O.D.A Sponsors, the Y.O.D.A Programme Director, pillar leads and the Programme Management Office.
• The Strategic Finance Business Partner will lead assessment and explanation of the financial position and associated business implications of Programme Y.O.D.A. They will analyse drivers of performance in comparison to budget and advise on resource allocations, and support reprioritisation as required.
• They will be proactive in identifying potential efficiencies, enabling new forecasts of outturn as required
• Work with the Programme Y.O.D.A Programme Director, Programme Management Office and Pillar Leads as well as the wider Global Hub Finance Department to ensure that all programme costs are accurately recorded, capitalised where appropriate, and reported on each month.
• Work with the Programme Y.O.D.A Programme Director, Programme Management Office and Pillar Leads to ensure that the programme forecasted expenditure is updated regularly as required by the Programme sponsors and the Director of Strategic Finance.
• Ensure that the financial management of Programme Y.O.D.A is well integrated with the rest of Plan International finances.
• Lead on estimating, projecting and developing measurement for the financial benefits of Programme Y.O.D.A
• Provide strategic, financial, commercial advice and analysis of Programme Y.O.D.A amendments to ensure are enabled in most financially value for money way, supporting development of financially robust business cases and project plans. Tracking progress against plan/budget and ensuring benefits are realised. Thereby enabling delivery of Programme Y.O.D.A objectives
• Provide technical financial advice to the Programme Y.O.D.A sponsors, Programme Director, Programme Management Office and Pillar Leaders supporting, co-ordinating with technical experts in GH finance as needed and solutions to colleagues in order to support the achievement of Programme Y.O.D.A.
• Partner with Financial Planning and Performance team to provide them with comprehensive analysis of business performance and related financial implications in value added commentary for management information.
• Provide support in terms of contract management for Y.O.D.A and proactively monitor agreements.
• Take lead in the Y.O.D.A capitalisation process in line with Accounting standards.
• Lead creation of annual budgets for Programme Y.O.D.A, in partnership with the Planning team to ensure aligns with Annual Plan and enables delivery of global priorities and with Financial Planning and Performance team as contribution to wider budget context.
• Horizon scanning to identify business and financial opportunities/efficiencies to maximise Programme Y.O.D.A and ensure Plan International Inc. (PII) at leading edge in relevant areas.
• Contribute to wider strategic financial planning for whole of PII in support of Head of team assessing corporate opportunities and due diligence as needed to ensure financial sustainability
• Champion change by role modelling the behaviour expected from all colleagues, develop and communicate plans to ensure change is successfully implemented within own department.
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Key Relationships

• Business Partner to YODA leadership, sponsors, programme management office and pillar leads
• Senior managers and managers in other teams
• External partners.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential:

• Ideally educated to Degree level in Finance or Economics, related experience
• Strong commercial analytical skills
• Strong customer focussed, business partnering experience
• Experience of business case creation and project management
• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ICAEW or recognised equivalent).

Business, Management and Leadership Competencies:

• Organisational understanding - Purpose, priorities, values and approaches
• Business processes, policies, practices and standards
• Managing resources and finance
• Managing risk
• Managing technology and digital working
• Project management
• Excellent communications skills (written and verbal) and ability to communicate technical information to non-technical colleagues
• Formal people management
• Striving for lasting impact
• Being open and accountable
• Working well together
• Inclusive and empowering
• Imparting skills and knowledge.

Salary
We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.