The Opportunity 

The position is responsible for ensuring strong budget planning and financial analysis through rigorous monitoring of organizational income and costs, maintaining financial KPI accuracy and visibility, and delivering accurate and timely master and annual country budgets. The position holder leads the annual country budget analysis and ensures project budget cost effectiveness and efficiency.

The role also oversees the preparation and consolidation of fully costed project budgets in line with donor and organizational requirements, ensures financial sustainability and strategic alignment, and generates & analyzes financial management KPI reports to support decision-making by the Country Leadership Team (CLT). Additionally, the role is accountable for implementing sound financial forecasting practices to anticipate future financial trends and help the CLT to make informed strategic decisions.

Duties & Responsibilities:

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Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that the team members under supervision are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.

• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted. 

Job Requirements

The Indvidual 

• Master’s Degree and a BA degree in Accounting and Finance or Economics

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in finance management, budget management, preferably in an NGO setting, out of which 3 years on a senior level/ managerial level

• Advanced experience with SAP and other financial management systems and Excel

• Strong analytical, supervisory, and communication skills

• Demonstrated understanding of Major Donor requirements (EU, ECHO, UN agencies, FCDO, and US funding), Government rules & regulations, and financial reporting requirements.

How to Apply

The closing date for the application is June 08, 2025. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below.

• External Applicants: Link 

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.

• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

• Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org 

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required. As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization 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.