The Emergency Response Finance Manager is responsible for finance administration, fiscal management and financial and grant reporting for the response team. The incumbent will support the CO and field finance teams to ensure that there are proper systems and tools in place to successfully manage the budgets and finance systems for the response.
The position holder will also work on all the financial aspects of the response including, proposal budget, donor financial reports, internal reports to budget holders, coordinating payments relating to the response and ensuring that they are properly coded and supported In addition, he/she will be required to attend and respond to requests made during the response meetings
Qualifications and Experience
* Accounting Degree (or equivalent certification and experience)
* Recognised accounting qualification – CPA, CIMA, ACCA
Essential
* Experience of and well developed skills in staff management, supervision and capacity building
* Proven track record of supporting a senior management team, and providing strategic support across multiple sectors and/or regions
* Knowledge of the requirements of the major emergency donors and experience in budgeting and reporting to donors.
* Attention to detail and analytical skills
* Experience in similar role in first phase response, including building finance operational platform
* Good understanding of donor compliance and SC reporting mechanisms and requirements
* Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
* Innovative and creative problem solving skills, Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
* Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
* Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities
* Excellent communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams
Desirable:
* Experience working with financial systems. i.e. Agresso, Sun system.
* Significant experience with NGOs in an international emergency environment
* Fluent in English and knowledge of Arabic
Contract duration: 6 months
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
* No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
* All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
* Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organisation, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
NB: Due to the current travel restrictions, we will only consider candidates who are in Sudan currently.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at careers
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
Disclaimer:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents
How to apply:
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