Recrutement de 01 Regional Finance Management Specialist

Recrutement de 01 Regional Finance Management Specialist
Niveau d'études: Non précisé
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Expire le: 05-09-2022

Plan International
Dakar, Sénégal/Guinéa
Humanitaire (ONG, Associations, ...), Projet/programme de développement
Regional Finance Management Specialist

Lieu: Dakar, Guinea

Entreprise: Plan International

role PURPOSE
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 this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is 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 over 75 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The purpose of this position is to:
Contribute to the success of Finance Management strengthening work including supporting the development of a robust finance management culture. This will include developing support material for finance managers, providing virtual and on-site support to finance managers and supporting finance managers to access and successfully participate in Plan’s finance management training.
Provide inputs to the finalisation and implementation of a new global ERP system including the finance management module to ensure that finance managers are able to manage, analyse and report on results in an effective and consistent way.
Support finance managers to work in the new ERP system, including the finance management module, to ensure Plan’s approach to finance management is fully informed, transparent and effective.
Support Cos with data cleansing related activities for an effective migration to YODA

Dimensions of the Role
This position reports The Regional Finance Manager and is matrix managed by Director of Finance Capability and Effectiveness.

The Finance department is focused on supporting our Country Offices to design, plan, implement, monitor and close projects according to best project financial management standards. We aim to support Project Managers to deliver maximum impact on the lives of girls and young people whilst ensuring that the needs of other stakeholders, especially our funders and donors, are efficiently met. The Finance department does this by developing guides and tools and providing well-trained finance resources to support project managers.

The Finance Management Specialist will support specific projects to strengthen Project Management across Country Offices, provide technical inputs to relevant regional initiatives and strengthen project management capabilities. The role will focus on the rollout of the Y.O.D.A. ERP system supported itself by the GH Finance team.

Accountabilities
Outlined below are the key responsibilities for this position.

Support continuous Finance Management, improvements benchmarked on global best practice
Provide technical support to Country Offices, and the Regional Hub, including to implement the new online finance management disciplines and approaches and to provide high quality guidelines, tools and upskilling as prioritised by Country Offices.
Enhance finance management capacity of different teams across the organisation and an understanding of good finance management at senior levels in GH, Regional Hubs and Country offices.
Support the finalisation and implementation of the new ERP system within Country Offices.
Support with data cleansing and data integrity activities

Drive continuous learning
Promote and facilitate an active finance management network across the region.
Develop, promote and embed finance learning processes and practices across Country Offices.
Contribute to drafting learning papers that capture lessons from Plan International’s work in order to inform better finance management to improve programme outcomes.
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
Country Office Finance Managers and Regional Hub Finance Managers to provide technical inputs to the implementation of improved finance management.
Deputy Country Directors to ensure that issues at Country Offices with respect to finance management are raised and addressed.
Country Management Teams and Regional Management Teams on progress, capacity and status of finance management improvements.
Global technical leads and coordinators to ensure that projects are well planned and integrate best project management practice, informed by appropriate technical experts.
Colleagues at the Global Hub and Regional Hub with responsibilities for, or dependent on, good finance management.
Other organisations and forums externally, for coordination, collaboration, learning.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

Knowledge
Expert knowledge of financial management in a project context.
Significant experience and a strong understanding of training processes, approaches, tools and methodologies that facilitate finance management and financial project management, and organisational learning.
Appreciation of the realities of NGO finance management and how to achieve effective finance management, financial control, monitoring, reporting, evaluation and learning.

Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Able to develop appropriate guidelines, tools and templates for improved finance management and implement them at scale in challenging environments.
Able to develop global guidance that is simple and practical for Country colleagues to understand and use.
Writing in plain English (plus French for the West Africa region and Spanish for the Region of Americas).
Strong collaboration skills, able to build cooperation and negotiate compromises.
Strong attention to detail.
Proven experience of using online technology for communication and learning.
Fluent in English (plus French for the West Africa region and Spanish for the Region of Americas).

Behaviours
Listens to and consults with others with genuine curiosity and interest to learn.
Co-creates 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.
Promotes innovation and learning.
Takes responsibility for achieving significant results.
Able to build rapport with wide range of groups.
Demonstrably committed to Plan’s goals and values.
Committed to child safeguarding.

Desirable
Capacity in languages appropriate to the region will be an advantage.
Experience in or supporting project financial management in multiple countries.
Proficient with Excel with knowledge of Power BI.
Experience of using or training Microsoft Dynamics D365 would be an advantage.

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable
Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact
Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together
Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering
We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.

Physical Environment
Regional travel, approximately 40-50%.

Level of contact with children

Low contact: No contact or very low frequency of interaction

HOW TO APPLY?
This position is opened for all applicants and females’ candidates are highly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate should be immediately available. To apply, click on the link below and send by September 5th 2022:

Your application should include:
A comprehensive cover letter
A comprehensive and clear CV that includes the contact of four (4) of your professional referees, one of whom should be your current employer.