Risk and Assurance Specialist

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 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.

Plan International Bangladesh envisions a 2030 where children and youth, particularly girls and young women, are recognized as leaders of change in gender norms and can make decisions about their lives. Our country strategy, launched in July 2020, focuses on empowering girls and young women to be heard, live without fear of violence, and achieve their rights. Our significant achievements to date include gender-transformative actions, humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis and natural disasters, climate and disaster resilience, building our evidence base, and effective advocacy from local to international levels, as well as evolving our partnership approach.

We are committed to supporting children and youth, especially girls and young women, throughout their journey from childhood to adulthood. Over the next six years, we will amplify and support the role of girls and youth from all identities in a greater social movement. This will enable them to step out of prescribed gender roles, break the poverty cycle, and manage acute shocks and stressors, including those brought about by climate change. To achieve this vision, PIB must ensure a high-quality, high-performing team to deliver world-class programmes.

The Role:

All organisations, especially those operating across a wide variety of environments, with large budgets and working with a multiplicity of stakes, are exposed to risk, both internal and external. Plan International Bangladesh is no exception. To counter risks, we support a culture where staff and our partners collectively manage risks through timely identification, assessment, and response. Risk and Compliance shall undertake a detailed planning process to determine where to focus its internal audit/review activity. This involves risk assessment of all operations within Plan International Bangladesh and its Partners. The focus of internal audit/review on the activities or processes shall be based on most significant to Plan International Bangladesh in terms of threats or risk. The ongoing efforts to continue high standards of accountability and transparency – the fraud prevention resource poll across geography shall take forward the implementation of the values and anti-fraud and anti-bribery and corruption policy of Plan International.

The Risk and Assurance Specialist is responsible for strengthening financial operations of projects implemented jointly by Plan and Partner. This needs to be achieved through an engaging and collaborating approach that reflects equal partnership relationship and values. The post holder supports Plan Bangladesh by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness, internal control and govern process. This position will be responsible to manage/conduct individual/joint audit or review in different locations in the country in Plan and its Partners. The position will also assist that provides both investigative and preventative support in resolving a range of activities such as deception, bribery, corruption, wrong doing, CoC violation, false representation etc. both in Plan and its Partners.

What we’re looking for:

• Master’s degree in accounting/finance/management with 3-4 years’ experience in the similar role, preferably in a development organization.
• Knowledge and understanding on equal valued partnership management; ability to initiate discussion on identified issues in partnership and reaching common grounds of collaboration.
• Knowledge on development accounting/ financial management and internal control mechanism in organization, and ability to review these and provide suggestion toward improvement.
• Experience in audit, financial management comprising both restricted and un-restricted funding mechanism involving complex donors and corporate regulations.
• Good communication, management, and facilitation skills.
• Proven analytical skills in isolating priorities and tackling them; ability to analyse data, qualitative indicators and reported issues to determine key risks, adverse trends and the appropriate corrective measures.
• Excellent Bengali and English oral and written communication skills.
• Tech savvy with advance user of MS Excel
• Ability to facilitate negotiations with different service providers, consultants, partner organizations, communities, project participants etc in the event of arising conflict and solicit resolution through a win-win situation protecting Plan’s interests and image.
• Willingness to work for and on behalf of the organization at the time of disaster within Plan working area or outside.

To know more about the job description please visit: Risk and Assurance Specialist.

Location: Bangladesh Country Office and Cox's Bazar Project Office (two positions)

Duration: Two years

Application Closing Date: 21 January 2025

Plan International Bangladesh is committed to ending gender inequality, and achieving a gender balanced workforce. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that we stand for. Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted. Any prior communication or persuasion may lead to disqualification of the candidacy.

A range of pre-employment checks and anti-terrorism screening will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Global Policy of Safeguarding. 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 ask for any fees through mobile banking or send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.

Plan follows an equal opportunity policy and actively encourages diversity welcoming applications from all especially women and people living with disability.

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Recently there have been instances of fraudulent job advertisements/offers in favour of Plan International Bangladesh asking for fees through different mobile Banking options which has led to confusion among job seekers. Plan International would like to stipulate that these are fraudulent activities and Plan International does not ask for or ever accept any such fees during the recruitment process. Plan International advises you to be vigilant against such fraudulent activities.