The position provides comprehensive technical support for the financial management of donor-funded grants and sponsorships. S/he ensures compliance with internal policies and donor regulations while ensuring budget planning, forecasting, income recognition, financial reporting, compliance monitoring, and capacity building for Plan staff and partners. The role also supports in improving cost recovery, stakeholder communication, and financial sustainability.

Key responsibilities include ensuring donor compliance, taking timely actions, accurate budget coding and expenditure posting, guiding cost utilization, and managing grant planning and closure. The role requires proactive problem-solving, delivering contextualized solutions, and mitigating risks identified through spot checks to maintain project continuity.

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Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (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 per the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Program Participants 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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Grant Management, preferably in an NGO setting, out of which 3 years on a senior level

• Sound analytical and problem-solving capability;

• Ability to influence others’ behaviour through effective relationship building; thorough current knowledge and understanding of relevant policies, frameworks, etc.

• Strong knowledge of financial systems (SAP), policies, and procedures, and advanced Excel skills

• Knowledge and experience of donor grants of diverse institutional donors (EU, US funding, ECHO, UN Agencies, GFFO, FCDO, etc.)

• Proficient in financial reporting.

• Fluency in the English language is essential

How To Apply

The closing date for the application is August 11, 2025. Qualified candidates should submit their application with THIS 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.