Global Assurance Manager

Job Description

The Organisation

International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

At Plan International, we believe every child deserves a future free from poverty, violence, and inequality. As our Regional Assurance Lead, you’ll play a vital role in safeguarding that future—by ensuring our operations are transparent, accountable, and resilient. This is more than an audit role; it’s a chance to lead with purpose, influence global strategy, and help build a better world for children and girls.

Global Assurance is a key component of Plan International’s governance framework, providing independent and objective assurance and consulting services that enhance operational effectiveness. Through a disciplined and systematic approach, Global Assurance evaluates and strengthens risk management, internal controls, and governance processes across the organization.

As the Global Assurance Manager, you will manage a regional team to deliver high-quality assurance services to the Leadership Team and International Board. You will play a pivotal role in assessing key processes, policies, and controls at country, regional, and global levels, while responding to the evolving assurance needs of the organization as it implements its new global strategy.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a regional assurance team to deliver the annual audit plan effectively and efficiently.
• Provide clear, evidence-based audit opinions on the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.
• Oversee the planning and execution of audits and reviews across the region, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities.
• Conduct advisory and ad hoc assignments in response to stakeholder requests, offering strategic insights and recommendations.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure assurance activities support organizational goals and strategic direction.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Global Assurance methodologies and practices.

 

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in internal audit, risk management, or governance within a complex international organization.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and guide a geographically dispersed team.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Professional qualifications in auditing, accounting, or risk (e.g., CIA, ACCA, CPA) are highly desirable.
• Commitment to Plan International’s values and mission, with a strong understanding of development and humanitarian contexts.

For more information regarding the person and job specification, please click on the link below: GA Manager Role Profile.docx

 

*Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.

 

Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office* in the West and Central Africa region as well as Middle East and Southern Africa that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live.

This includes: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-leste, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

 

Type of Role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract available

Reports to: Director of Global Assurance

Salary:We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.

 

Closing Date: 31st August, 12pm (Midnight) UK time.

 

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

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. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.