Head of Counter Fraud Plan International Zambia

The Organisation

Plan 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 this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

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.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

The Head of Counter Fraud plays a crucial role in preventing, detecting, investigating, monitoring and raising awareness of fraud across the global organisation. Building upon well established foundations you will have the opportunity to holistically evolve the function and continue to drive and implement change.

The primary focus of the Counter Fraud unit is to help ensure that the incidence of loss of funds and resources from fraud, corruption, mismanagement and criminal activity is robustly addressed and risk minimised. The Head of Counter Fraud manages four staff directly and oversees approximately 120 staff globally as part of the ‘Fraud Faculty’. They provide the International Board, the Executive Team and operational management with advice, guidance and support on counter fraud and represents Plan International in INGO networks and professional practice bodies.

About You

You bring significant experience investigating complex cases of fraud and a strong understanding of the role and approaches of this sector.

Perseverance, resilience and tenacity will be key to the success of this role and you are able to offer practical solutions to help resolve incidents including in crisis situations.

You have proven success in delivering difficult messages with tact, sensitivity and diplomacy and with credibility to influence sustainable change.

You are cross culturally agile and gender sensitive, aware of your impact on others to create a positive working environment.

working environment.

Please follow this link for a full role profile; Head of Counter Fraud Role Profile

Location: Flexible where Plan International has a legal entity and the applicant has the pre-existing right to work and live.  This role has a global remit that requires the candidate to be able to travel internationally up to 50% of the time, and often under difficult conditions.

Type of Role: Permanent or maximum duration of fixed term contract available in line with respective Country Office employment terms

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 this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and therefore it is not possible to include full details here. As an indication if this role was based in the Global Hub office in the UK the salary would be circa £65000 per annum

Closing Date: 1st April 2022 at 12pm GMT

Applicable locations may include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.