Post:Compliance Manager (Spanish)
Organization;Plan Canada
Location:Toronto,Canada
Compliance Manager English/SpanishPosition Status: Permanent Full-time
The Compliance Manager is part of a cross functional project team responsible for quality implementation of complex multi-million dollar grant funded projects. The team includes specialists in Program Management, Monitoring & Evaluation and relevant thematic areas such as Gender, Health, Education, Livelihoods, etc.
The Compliance Manager’s role within this team will be to provide oversight and analysis of the financial health of assigned projects while ensuring compliance to donor requirements. The Compliance Manager will also contribute to proposal development focusing on budgeting for quality implementation and maximum cost recovery.
Working closely with Canadian project team members and Plan field offices:
• Review donor and partner agreements ensuring the financial terms and conditions are compatible with Plan’s systems and are favourable to quality implementation and reporting.
• Lead the preparation and submission of project budgets, forecasts and financial reports ensuring alignment with project activities.
• Identify areas of risk by providing regular analysis of financial health of projects against standard key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Develop and implement strategies to minimize risks.
• Ensure all project expenditures and contracts are in compliance with terms and conditions of donor agreements by conducting regular desk audits as well as occasional in-field audits.
• Oversee donor financial audits.
• Identify ways to maximize efficiencies within and across projects.
• Provide training and ongoing support to relevant stakeholders including Canadian project team members, Plan field offices and partners on understanding donor financial compliance, identifying risks and other best practices related to financial management.
• Participate in proposal development teams, leading the budget development with a focus on appropriate costing models, alignment with proposed activity and staffing plans as well as maximizing cost recovery.
• Drawing from best practices and lessons learned, contribute to development and implementation of standardized package for quality financial management of grant funded projects including standard KPIs, budget and reporting guidelines, Gift In Kind treatment, procurement and asset management plans, compliance training, project start-up and closing procedures, etc.
Skills/ Experience/ Qualifications
• Functionally bilingual in (English/Spanish)
• Business or Finance related degree – CGA/ CMA preferred.
• Progressive experience in financial reporting and analysis, risk assessment and mitigation.
• Experience leading or participating in financial audits.
• Hands on experience reviewing complex contracts and agreements.
• Coaching and mentoring skills for building project staff capacity on quality financial management.
• Previous experience working within consortiums
• Superior skills in building productive working relationships with team colleagues, field offices, donors and partners. • Understanding of project management cycle.
• Flexible approach to deal with ambiguity.
• Exceptional cross-cultural, oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent computer skills using Microsoft Office, Internet and databases.
• Ability to travel internationally (a valid passport will be required).
About Plan Canada
Imagine working for a leading international non-governmental organization (NGO) that’s dedicated to creating a better world. That’s Plan Canada, a global movement for change, mobilizing millions of people around the world to support social justice for children in developing countries.
Founded in 1937, Plan is one of the world’s oldest and largest international development agencies, working in partnership with millions of people around the world to end global poverty. Not for profit, independent and inclusive of all faiths and cultures, Plan has only one agenda: to improve the lives of children. Because I am a Girl is Plan’s global initiative to end gender inequality, promote girls’ rights and lift millions of girls – and everyone around them – out of poverty.
Plan Canada is part of a global network of offices in over 69 countries. Our busy Toronto-based office undertakes fundraising, donor engagement and public outreach, as well as overseeing a wide variety of field programs led by our International Program Department, which includes experts in health, education, water and sanitation, economic security, gender equity, child protection and participation, and humanitarian assistance.
We at Plan Canada are all dedicated, passionate and a diverse team of over 170 employees who are committed to making a difference in the lives of children.
Join us and plan to change the world.
Visit our website: www.plancanada.ca
How to apply:
To apply for this role please forward your resume and cover letter, by October 31, 2013, with an outline of your skills and experience to gethired@plancanada.ca. Please reference Compliance Manager – English/Spanish in the subject line.
Consistent with our Child Protection Policy the successful candidate must receive clearance by a police background check, including the vulnerable sector screen.
Plan sincerely thanks all applicants for their expressed interest in this opportunity; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No Phone calls please.
Closing date: 31 Oct 2013
How to Apply
http://reliefweb.int/job/610494/compliance-manager-spanish
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