Emergency Response Finance Manager

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

The Emergency Response Finance Manager is responsible for supporting the implementation of programs in an emergency setting. As Emergency Response Finance Manager, you will responsible for leading, managing and developing the finance team to support the implementation of financial standards, processes and systems throughout the Maroua Emergency Response Area to enable the office to deliver on its program strategies and accountabilities to children, communities and donors.  As Emergency Response Finance Manager, you will be an integral part of the team responsible for the overall management of all areas related to finance budgetary management, cash management and Financial Reporting. As Emergency Response Finance Manager, you will lead the financial services of the Maroua office with about 10 projects implemented for total budget estimated at.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit a qualified candidate, with a Master’s degree in finance Accounting or Auditing or Finance or a related field. As Emergency Response Finance Manager, you will have knowledge of the NGO sector and the financial management issues specific to it and an knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards. It will be also  important to control standards and the reporting requirements of major international grant donors, to have knowledge of OHADA accounting framework and Cameroon finance laws.

Please follow this link for a full role profile: JD_Emergency Response Finance Manager_Final.pdf

Location: Maroua

Type of Role: Fixed Term Contract

Reports to: Country Finance Manager

Hay Level:  14

Closing Date: 08th January 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.

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