The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances childrenโs 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 itโs 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.
We support childrenโs rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for โ and respond to โ crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.
ROLE PROFILE
Title:
Regional Grants Support Manager (WACA)
Functional Area:
National Office Programs
Reports to:
Programmatically: Teamleader Controlling & Compliance Plan Germany (GNO)
Administratively: Country Director of host office
Location:
CO Benin
Travel required:
up to 40 percent
Effective Date:
December 2023
Grade:
15
ROLE PURPOSE
Plan International is one of the oldest independent children's aid organisations working in 51 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The self-help projects are financed through sponsorships, individual donations, foundations, public funds and corporate cooperation. Plan International Germany looks after more than 310,000 child sponsorships and thus reaches about three million people in the programme areas. Plan is committed to child protection.
The Regional Grants Support Manager supports GNO WACA Team in project development, strategic partnerships and overall project management and implementation with special focus on grants, finance and compliance related issues within West and Central Africa Region.
Female candidates and those of marginalized people are strongly desired.
Dimensions of the Role
The Regional Grants Support Manager, while directly reporting to GNO, will be hosted within a Plan Country office. The post holder will liaise with relevant stakeholders in Plan West and Central Africa Offices that have a direct relationship with Plan Germany.
Accountabilities
Support the financial planning, budgeting, reporting and financial monitoring of the GNO Grants Portfolio in West and Central Africa with project partners Ensure grant compliance to donor requirement by conducting regular desk audits and well as occasional field audits Make sure the project set-up in the ERP system is correct and follow up with project partners to apply the necessary corrections and adjustments in collaboration with the COs Audit Monitoring (short-term and long-term) -> supporting audit processes and follow-up of action points independently Reinforce the capacity of the CO project team / implementing partners on financial management and donor compliance through periodic training (especially EU INTPA, ECHO, BMZ, GFFO, Private Donors) and special topics (esp. Fraud prevention, risk assessment, finance quality) Develop and implement strategies to minimize financial risks Contribute to GNO business development and fund raising Regular travels within the region in agreement and upon request of GNO (Start-up workshops, monitoring trips, internal audit, proposal development, project closing) and providing on the spot finance and compliance support to Plan Germany funded programmes in the WACA RegionIn addition, the post holder, as in all staff, must ensure that Plan Internationalโs global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan Internationalโs Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures
Key relationships
Plan Germany Country Office relevant Staff WACA Hub relevant staffTechnical expertise, skills and knowledge
University degree in the field of Business, Accounting, Economics, Project controlling or comparable completed training Professional experience (5+ years) in financial controlling of projects Experience with national and international donors and their guidelines is an advantage