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 know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. 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.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

This position is very critical for Plan International Liberia since the post-holder will be responsible for leading the finance department within the organization to produce high quality financial transactions including various types of reports which should help the senior management make informed decisions that should contribute to the overall purpose of Plan International. The CFM will hold overall accountability and oversight for effective support and leadership of the Finance Department within Plan International Liberia. This will include but not limited to timely and accurate financial management information for both grants and individual giving funds, key aspects of compliance and financial accountability, as required by Plan Liberia donors, internal rules and regulations.

Do you have what it takes?

We are looking to recruit an individual who is a fully qualified chartered accountant. You will need to demonstrate significant proven experience leading country finance teams in difficult humanitarian contexts. Knowledge and demonstrable experience of complex international multi-company, multi-currency organization accounting challenges will be evaluated. We are looking for someone with significant experience in strategic financial management including understanding relevant funding sources (grants), revenue cycles, budgeting and cost estimation, balance sheets, return on investment, etc. in crisis situations.

Proven experience leading finance organizations through restructuring and managing audits. To be successful in this role you will need to be a strong team player with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to communicate complex technical matters effectively to a non-technical audience, be customer support orientated, with excellent technical IT and analytical skills: fluency with complex financial system / ERP and advanced Excel skills.

Essential criteria for this role include previous experience in the humanitarian sector, previous leadership experience in Finance, and international finance leadership experience.

For a detailed job description, please click on the below link: Country Finance Manager Liberia July 2024.docx

Location: We will be recruiting globally for this role, but the individual must be based in Monrovia, Liberia, therefore support with relocation is available.

Type of Role: 3-year renewable contract

Reports to: Country Director

Grade: Hay Level 16

Closing Date: 11th September 2024

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.