Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War. Langdon-Davies conceived the idea of a personal relationship between a child and a sponsor – a model that puts the child at the centre, and remains the core of what we do. Today, Plan International is a global organisation that is active in over 70 countries to advance children’s rights and equality for girls. Who We Are We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is a nearly $800 million organization often ranked among the top 10 international development agencies by reputation, size and scope. We work side-by-side with communities in 50 developing countries to end the cycle of poverty for children, developing solutions to ensure long-term sustainability. Our level of community engagement, long-term outlook and constant focus on the needs and priorities of children is unique among international development organizations. Our solutions are designed up-front to be owned by communities for generations to come and range from clean water and health care programs, to education projects and child protection initiatives. Community by community, Plan works to promise futures that are worthy of all children’s potential. Our Vision Our vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. Our Mission Plan strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of vulnerable children in developing countries by: Enabling children, their families and their communities to meet basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies; Fostering relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures and countries; and Promoting the rights and interests of the world’s children.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Nigeria
- Job Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit , NGO/Non-Profit
The Opportunity
- Our Finance Transformation Directorate will be responsible for planning, overseeing, and delivering core improvement initiatives across the Finance function.
- As Head of the Directorate, you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in the improvement of the global finance function at Plan International. This will include, but not be limited to, the development of new strategic initiatives and programmes of work that improve capability, ongoing management of a change plan, acting as a central point for the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 within the finance function, and working with regional teams to create rollout plans. You will also be responsible for horizon scanning and assessment of new initiatives, which may include the introduction of automation and/or a shared services centre to support delivery of core accounting processes.
- The Director will form part of the Finance Leadership Team and will support the development of the five-year Finance Strategy. You will also be accountable for providing day-to-day oversight and management of the Directorate, including reporting, people management, and quality assurance responsibilities.
The Requirements
Skills and experience specific to the role;
- Large-scale transformation programme delivery, including each stage of the programme management lifecycle.
- Strategy design and development, including with the ability to engage stakeholders throughout the process.
- Ability to craft and convey a change narrative to support buy-in from stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple large-scale strategy, transformation and change projects simultaneously.
- Ability to translate strategy into delivery through plans, programmes, people and culture.
- Third-party supplier management, including procurement, contract management, and performance management.
- Communication skills, tailored to the audiences with whom you will work – including external stakeholders, and global, regional, and local teams.
- Strong negotiating, facilitating and influencing skills to support delivery of initiatives.
- Ability to deliver major and complex change at place, effectively managing risks and dependencies.
- Highly developed interpersonal, advocacy and communication skills to work effectively with stakeholders and bring the best out of teams.
- Possess the capabilities needed to deliver effective solutions to complex business challenges.
- Ability to deliver a programme using different delivery methods and approaches (including Agile delivery methods).
- Business case development, including understanding of cost/benefit analysis.
- Strong process design/optimisation skills to support the ongoing improvement of processes across the function.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Plan International on jobs.plan-international.org to apply
