Director of Finance

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 key senior role is an integral part of PIE's leadership, holding a seat on the Country Leadership Team (CLT) and overseeing the entirety of the organization’s finance functions. The remit of this position extends beyond traditional financial management; it is fundamentally committed to driving continuous improvements across all facets of PIE's financial management and hence ensure the financial health of the organization as a whole. The post holder will be seen as pivotal to the successful delivery of PIE's programmes, directly influencing the organization’s ability to demonstrate value for money for all stakeholders and create meaningful impact. This critical financial stewardship is essential to PIE's overarching mission of serving the people in Ethiopia.

Further, the position will ensure PIE develops, maintains, and continuously improves its systems and processes to be up-to-date and fit-for-purpose, supporting both its current operations and its overall long-term organizational health. Specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for the analysis of financial data and financial forecasting, PIE;’s strategic focus includes a strong emphasis on leveraging technology and data and so this role will drive the digitization of core processes and systems, and enabling the effective integration and use of technology across PIE’s programming. This forward-looking approach ensures that the finance function actively enables programme success, efficiency, and future sustainability.

ACCOUNTABILITIS AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

Strategic Leadership – Support and drive the development of PIE, and its strategic ambition to support girls across Ethiopia, with sound financial planning, analysis and forecasting, whilst ensuring that the organisation operates effectively for all stakeholders, including our donors. Translate financial strategy into operational reality, aligning with organizational goals and humanitarian principles.

Transformational Thinking - Lead financial transformation initiatives, including digital finance systems, process optimization and task audits.

Risk-Based Decision Making - Champion a shift toward risk-informed financial decisions, especially in volatile humanitarian environments.

Inclusive Leadership - Empower diverse teams, foster collaboration across departments, and mentor finance staff for long-term capacity building.

Organisational Health - Contribute to ensuring that PIE as an organisation is well run and able to use and analyse data, especially around long-term organisational health

The Individual

• A Master’s degree in finance, accounting, or related studies and 10-15 years relevant experience, not necessarily in NGO sector. Note that experience can substitute for a qualification but not the other way around.
• Chartered Accountant or CPA with over 10 years' experience in senior financial management roles and at least 5 years in a similar role, preferably, but not necessarily, within INGOs.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of international donor reporting requirements; demonstrable experience in strong relations with all stakeholders, and the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.
• Strong grasp of grants management, cost recovery, and humanitarian finance.
• Conflict resolution skills, and the ability to influence without formal authority.
• Proven leadership and people management skills, with the ability to work in a cross-cultural, matrix management structure.
• Excellent communication skills, including in English

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Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Program Participants and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Location: Country Office, Addis Ababa

Type of Role: Fixed Term, Full Time Contract

Reports to: Country Director

Closing Date: December 20, 2025

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.