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

We are recruiting for a Country Finance Manager to join our Country Leadership Team in Plan International Mali. You will provide overall leadership and management of the finance function, promoting financial stewardship, accountability, reliability, and accuracy, ensuring effective resources management, accounting, reporting, utilisation, and safeguarding of assets.

You will implement financial policies for budget, cash management, grants and other donors accounting, project financial review, accounting, and reporting.

About You

A qualified accountant, you bring knowledge of international financial reporting standards, control standards, and the reporting requirements of major grant donors. Extensive experience and knowledge of the sector and its specific financial management issues would be an advantage. Striving for high performance across your team, you bring leadership to strategic thinking and innovation, decision-making, and risk management and develop the skills and capabilities of the finance function in Plan International Mali. You must be fluent in both French and English.

This position is a single assignment position.

Please note only applications in English will be considered.

Click on the role profile to see more requirements for the role: CFM Mali Jun24.docx

Location: We will be recruiting internationally for this position, however the successful candidate must be based in Bamako, Mali. Hence, relocation will be provided.

Type of Role: 3-Year Fixed-Term Contract

Reports to: Deputy Country Director – Operations

Closing Date: 19th October 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.