Plan International recruits a Finance Specialist -Rangpur/Bangladesh
Description :
All over the world girls are at risk because of their young age and their gender. They are at risk of being denied the opportunity to access a secondary education, to gain the skills and training they need to work and to exercise control over their sexual and reproductive health. They are at risk of being married before the age of 18. They are at risk of violence and harassment from men and boys in every space they occupy, including their home, their school, their refugee camp and their city.
Plan International believes in the power and potential of every child. This is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. Its girls who are most affected. Plan International’s Global Strategy aims to transform the lives of 100 million girls by implementing an integrated programme and influence approach. In view of that, the country programme is focusing towards a vision of empowering girls and young women, to be heard, to live without fear of violence and to achieve their rights.
The role :
As a Finance Specialist, you will be responsible for providing technical support to division offices, partner NGOs and Community Based Organizations (4-6 partners) on budgeting and action plans, strengthening capacity on book keeping, finance and compliance and follow up, and provide inputs in establishing internal controls that support to achieve the related objectives/indicators of the Country Strategic Plan. You will also be responsible for 2-3 assigned grants projects (single location) under the divisional office and closely working with the projects and grants team on budgeting, financial reporting and monitoring and compliances including budget review and audit. Through performing this responsibility, the Finance Specialist helps management to monitor expenditure as well as support in the implementation of Plan programs at divisional level office.
What we’re looking for :
We are looking for a competent and committed professional holding a graduate degree in Business/Finance/Accounting or other relevant field (CA & CC is preferable) with 3 to 4 years’ experience in budget preparation on donor funded projects and working experience on donor compliance on costing like DFATD/GAC, EC, AusAid, DFID, USAID etc.
About Plan International :
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International envisages a world in which all children and young people realise their full potential, a vision now shared by the 193 Heads of State and Government who adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. This is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. Its girls who are most affected. Plan International’s new Global Strategy aims to transform the lives of 100 million girls by implementing an integrated programme and influence approach.
Please click on Role Profile: Finance Specialist for more details regarding the job.
Location: Rangpur Divisional Office, Rangpur
Duration of contract: 30 June 2021
Salary: Gross salary with other admissible benefits like PF and Gratuity as per organizational policy
Closing date: 21 June 2019
Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.
As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.
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. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.
