Deputy Chief of Party - Global Fund 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

The post of DCOP- Finance is an integral part of the team responsible for the overall management of all areas within the grant related to finance, budgetary management and oversight, and contracts. This role has responsibility and ownership for all aspects of finance related to the Global Fund grant itself. A line management role, this role currently line manages the Sr. Grant Accountant and Grant Compliance Specialist.

Do you have what it takes?

• Coordinate the day-to-day accounting and finance operations of Plan’s Global Fund program;
• Follow Plan financial policies and procedures, budget, cash forecasting and program cost control requirements in an efficient manner;
• Prepare all internal and external financial reports, coordinate accounting business processes and ensures compliance to approved policies;
• Responsible for the delivery of a significant quality, relevance and timeliness of financial reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis;
• Ensure timely preparing and submission of all internal and external program financial reports and assets;
• Conduct monthly progress monitoring and on-site data verification of Plan’s partners (including the SRs) for the validation of expenses;
• Organize monthly coordination and learning meeting with the finance teams of Plan’s partners (including the SRs).
• Oversee and support the production of Grant annual budget, cash flow forecasts, and other forecasts in compliance with The Global Fund and Plan International Partnership budgeting guidelines, processing partner’s capacity assessment beforehand;
• Prepare and facilitate audits/LFA reviews according to Plan and donor requirements as scheduled, ensuring transparency and accountability, accurately capturing all Grants related information in SAP (FAD, POs, Expenditure);
• Apply Cost recovery principles and policy across the Grant expenditures
• Mentor all Global Fund Program Finance and Admin staff, coordinating its day-to-day financial and administrative operations, ensuring implementation of program strategies focusing on achievement of the set goals;
• Participate to the Country Budget Preparation

For more information regarding the job and person specification, please click on the below link; Deputy Chief of Party_GF Finance_JD.docx

Location: Monrovia, Liberia – 25% travel required

Type of Role: 2-year FTC

Reports to: Chief of Party for the Global Fund/TB/HIV/RSSH with dotted lines to the Country Finance Manager (CFM)

Level 17

Closing Date: 20th July 2025

Anticipated 1st round interview: 28th and 29th July

Anticipated 2nd round interview: Week commencing 4th August

 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.