Organization Background

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-governmental organization 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 its 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 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Working in Zambia since 1996, Plan International Zambia’s development and humanitarian programmes focus primarily on Inclusive Quality Education, Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, Early Childhood Development and Gender Responsive Child Protection. Child protection is key in all that we do. Plan International Zambia has Programme Areas (PAs) in; Central, Luapula, and Eastern Provinces including in Lusaka, where the Country Office is located.

Plan International Zambia is seeking to hire a full time Finance Manager. The purpose of Finance Manager is to supervise the development and implementation of appropriate financial management framework to support the realization of the organization’s strategic objectives; prepare financial statements for presentation to CLT and undertake business planning processes to ensure cash flow forecasting, budgeting, management to sustain Plan objectives; and build capacity among your team to strengthen supervision by working with management to build a culture of values and transparency in finance. The Finance Manager will be a member of the Country Leadership Team (CLT) and will provide high-level strategic leadership in finance to the office as a whole, working collaboratively with other CLT members. The role reports to the Country Director to be based at the County Office in LUSAKA.

The full role profile is on this link: Finance Manager JD.pdf

Do you have what it takes to be successful in this role?

Essential

• Degree qualification in Finance/Accounting or a fully qualified ACCA/CIMA professional qualification
• Masters qualification is an added advantage.
• A minimum of 10 years proven progressive experience as a development professional in similar management and senior management roles with an INGO or like-minded organization.
• Demonstrable knowledge in financial management, grants management, Partner Management and knowledge of donor funding rules and regulations.
• Demonstratable knowledge and experience in the development, management, and implementation of Information Technology Strategy, Policy, Infrastructure, and Applications

Desirable:

• Exceptional conceptual, strategic thinking, strong negotiation, influencing and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyses information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
• Comfortable with taking timely decisions in situations where information may be incomplete, based on consultation and the ability to convey sound judgement and assurance to team members and other key internal stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships with colleagues through remote means and in a multi-cultural environment.
• Numeracy and the ability to interpret financial data, in order to provide management support to budgetary processes including planning, monitoring and reporting.

Competencies:

• Excellent relationship building skills – networking, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify, analyze and monitor diverse, relevant external actors to work with and understand the purpose and implications of working with them.
• Ability to influence power holders about the need for and benefits of addressing gender equality and inclusion, including being able to offer a range of evidence-based solutions.
• Understands power imbalances and ways in which the organization may be reinforcing negative stereotypes and biases, as well as the impact these factors have on safety for children and young people in all their diversity.
• Role model our values and behaviors both internally and externally.

Location: Lusaka, Country Office

Reports to: Country Director

Grade: Hay Level 17

Closing Date: 18 October 2024

Plan International provides equal employment opportunities to qualified and experienced women and men, Women are especially encouraged to apply.

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 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.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

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