CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS
Project Finance Officer, Global Projects
Closing: Mar 22, 2023
This position has expiredPublished: Mar 8, 2023 (15 days ago)
Job Requirements
Education:
Work experience:
Language skills:
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Sign up to view job details.
The Search for Common Ground Finance Team seeks to achieve excellence in financial management by providing accurate and timely financial information to Search management and programs and by adhering to established financial practices and accounting principles.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting & Finance with 6 years of relevant work experience in the international NGO sector
- Prior experience working on Rapid Response Fund mechanism is strongly preferred.
- Experience with budgeting and grants management.
- Experience working in a grants implemented in multiple countries
- Willingness to travel in challenging contexts
- Demonstrated ability to effectively to work with a diverse team, with attention to mentorship and professional development of staff;
- Excellent written and oral communications skills in English
- Fluency in French is a strong advantage
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Responsibilities
The Search for Common Ground Finance Team seeks to achieve excellence in financial management by providing accurate and timely financial information to Search management and programs and by adhering to established financial practices and accounting principles.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting & Finance with 6 years of relevant work experience in the international NGO sector
- Prior experience working on Rapid Response Fund mechanism is strongly preferred.
- Experience with budgeting and grants management.
- Experience working in a grants implemented in multiple countries
- Willingness to travel in challenging contexts
- Demonstrated ability to effectively to work with a diverse team, with attention to mentorship and professional development of staff;
- Excellent written and oral communications skills in English
- Fluency in French is a strong advantage
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Lead and assist with the financial management of the Global projects under supervision of the Project Finance Manager, Global Projects, in close collaboration with Senior Manager, Global Programs
- Provide financial oversight for the Rapid Response Fund mechanism, oversee the financial vetting of Rapid Response Fund partners, ensure that all the financial vetting documentations for each stream of funding is received and approved in a timely manner, prepare and submit requests for approval and follow up with the Finance team.
- Ensure that all financial transactions are conducted in accordance with Search and donor regulations
- Provide the project team with timely and solutions-oriented finance support within a complex global project.
Applications submitted via Fuzu have 32% higher chance of getting shortlisted.
