Senior Operations Officer - Brussels, Belguim

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 seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join our team as the Senior Operations Officer in Brussels. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission by supporting the EU Liaison team in their work.  

In this role you will ensure the smooth running of Plan International’s EU Liaison Office, you will be responsible for managing a variety of critical operations tasks for Plan International’s EU Liaison Office, including financial management and reporting, human resources, office management and coordination of safeguarding activities for the EU team.  

 About you

• A proven ability to work in a fast-paced, multifaceted, international setting with minimal supervision  

• Extensive experience in managing budgets and financial administration  

• Experience of working with external Belgian payroll provides, particularly SDWorx 

• Excellent knowledge of Belgian employment law and tax and social security system 

• Proven experience in operations/ office management/administration, preferably in the non-profit sector. 

• Excellent written and spoken English and French 

• Computer skills including the ability to operate computerised accounting, spreadsheets (MS Excel), MS PowerPoint, Prezi, and word processing programs (MS Word, MS Outlook) at a highly proficient level 

• Excellent organisational and events/project management skills 

• Proactive attitude  

 Please follow this link for a full role profile - Senior Operations Officer_Aug24

 Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.  

Location: Brussels, Belgium. Hybrid working with up to 3 days per week from home. You must have the pre-existing right to work and live in Belgium without restriction.

Reporting to: Senior EU Representative/Head of Office, EU Liaison Office

Type of Role: CDI, Belgian Fixed Term Contract, Full-time (5 days per week, 37,5 hours)

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: Extended until Sunday 8th September  (23:59  CET)

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.