United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Director, Business Resources and Solutions

The organisation

Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The role

This is a high-profile opportunity to lead on new and different approaches, re-shaping how we operate on a global level. There is a strong focus on Finance, IT and our other non-frontline departments. We want you to embed an ‘Integrated Planning Framework’ that aligns and streamlines our processes and systems, ensuring they are absolutely switched on to help us deliver our strategy. You will be expected to partner with other senior leaders across the organisation to lead on first class stewardship of our resources and operational performance. You can make a transformational impact by driving continuous improvement of business processes, high levels of user-satisfaction and cost-effective use of business resources and solutions.

Your profile

You must have successful experience in a senior-level role within an organisation of comparable complexity – this could be in the commercial, government or NGO/charity sector.

You will be an excellent business strategist who understands how systems can be structured and improved to support a growing and successful organisation. SAP experience is a must, and a finance qualification is preferred – but business vision and acumen is more important than technical accounting skills.

Your experience of managing and leading a diverse set of departments/functions will enable you to bring teams together to maximise the scale and reach of Plan International’s impact.

For a full JD and Person Specification, please click here: https://plan-international.org/sites/files/plan/director_business_resour…

Location: International Headquarters, Woking, UK or other locations where Plan International has a legal presence

Type of Contract: Permanent contract

Salary: Competitive salary

Reports to: CEO

Closing Date: Sunday17th January 2016

Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan Internationals Child Protection Policy.

As an international child centred 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.

Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.