Closing
date: 04 Jul 2016
date: 04 Jul 2016
Compliance
Manager
Manager
Status
Full-time
permanent
permanent
Department
Program
Management and Compliance
Management and Compliance
Reports
to
to
Senior
Compliance Manager
Compliance Manager
Compensation
band
band
3A
Overall
responsibility
responsibility
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 and relevant thematic
experts.
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 and relevant thematic
experts.
The
Compliance Manager’s role within this team is to provide oversight and analysis
of the financial health of assigned projects while ensuring compliance to donor
requirements.
Compliance Manager’s role within this team is 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.
Compliance Manager will also contribute to proposal development focusing on
budgeting for quality implementation and maximum cost recovery.
Specific
responsibilities
responsibilities
Working
closely with Canadian project team members and Plan field offices:
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.
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.
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).
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 financial risks.
Develop and implement strategies to minimize financial 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.
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.
Oversee donor financial audits.
·
Identify ways to maximize efficiencies within and across projects.
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 financial risks and other best
practices related to financial management.
Provide training and ongoing support to relevant stakeholders including
Canadian project team members, Plan field offices and partners on understanding
donor financial compliance, identifying financial 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.
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.
·
Work closely with compliance team 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.
Work closely with compliance team 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,
experience,
qualifications
·
Business or Finance related degree preferred
Business or Finance related degree preferred
·
Progressive experience in financial reporting and analysis
Progressive experience in financial reporting and analysis
·
Experience leading or participating in donor financial compliance audits
Experience leading or participating in donor financial compliance audits
·
Must fully function in English and French (both oral and written)
Must fully function in English and French (both oral and written)
·
Hands on experience reviewing complex contracts and agreements
Hands on experience reviewing complex contracts and agreements
·
Coaching & mentoring skills for building project staff capacity on quality
financial management
Coaching & mentoring skills for building project staff capacity on quality
financial management
·
Superior skills in building productive working relationships with team
colleagues, field offices, donors and partners
Superior skills in building productive working relationships with team
colleagues, field offices, donors and partners
·
Understanding of project management cycle
Understanding of project management cycle
·
Flexible approach to deal and manage a team through ambiguity
Flexible approach to deal and manage a team through ambiguity
·
Exceptional cross-cultural, oral and written communications skills.
Exceptional cross-cultural, oral and written communications skills.
·
Excellent computer skills using Microsoft Office, Internet and databases
Excellent computer skills using Microsoft Office, Internet and databases
·
Ability to travel internationally (a valid passport will be required).
Ability to travel internationally (a valid passport will be required).
·
Must be eligible to work in Canada.A strong work ethic coupled with tact and
diplomacy
Must be eligible to work in Canada.A strong work ethic coupled with tact and
diplomacy
·
Personal values consistent with those of Plan International’s corporate values
Personal values consistent with those of Plan International’s corporate values
About
Plan
International Canada
Plan
International Canada
Imagine
working for a leading international non-governmental organization (NGO) that’s
dedicated to creating a better world. That’s Plan International, a global
movement for change, mobilizing millions of people around the world to support
social justice for children in developing countries.
working for a leading international non-governmental organization (NGO) that’s
dedicated to creating a better world. That’s Plan International, 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 International 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 International has only one agenda:
to improve the lives of children. Because I am a Girl is Plan International’s
global initiative to end gender inequality, promote girls’ rights and lift
millions of girls – and everyone around them – out of poverty.
in 1937, Plan International 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 International has only one agenda:
to improve the lives of children. Because I am a Girl is Plan International’s
global initiative to end gender inequality, promote girls’ rights and lift
millions of girls – and everyone around them – out of poverty.
Plan
International Canada is part of a global network of offices in over 70
countries. Our busy Toronto and Ottawa-based offices undertake 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.
International Canada is part of a global network of offices in over 70
countries. Our busy Toronto and Ottawa-based offices undertake 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 International Canada are a dedicated, passionate and diverse team of
over 200 employees who are committed to making a difference in the lives of
children.
at Plan International Canada are a dedicated, passionate and diverse team of
over 200 employees who are committed to making a difference in the lives of
children.
Join
us and plan to change the world.
us and plan to change the world.
Visit
our website at plancanada.ca
our website at plancanada.ca
To
apply for this role please forward your CV and covering letter, outlining your
skills, experience and salary expectations to gethired@plancanada.ca
by July 4, 2016. Please reference Compliance Manager in the
subject line.**
apply for this role please forward your CV and covering letter, outlining your
skills, experience and salary expectations to gethired@plancanada.ca
by July 4, 2016. Please reference Compliance Manager in the
subject line.**
Plan
International Canada 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.
International Canada 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.
Applicants
must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
Consistent
with our Child Protection Policy the successful candidate must receive
clearance by a police background check, including the vulnerable sector screen.
Plan International Canada is an inclusive workplace, and is committed to
championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity. Requests for
accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the
applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants
need to make their requirements known when contacted.
with our Child Protection Policy the successful candidate must receive
clearance by a police background check, including the vulnerable sector screen.
Plan International Canada is an inclusive workplace, and is committed to
championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity. Requests for
accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the
applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants
need to make their requirements known when contacted.
