Advert – Finance and Awards Manager
About the Role:
Save the Children (SC) is the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
The Finance and Award manager will be responsible for the management of financial processes and per Save the Children and EAA standards. She/he will work with country office finance and award management team to provide financial data analysis to the SMT and meet Save the Children and EAA reporting requirements. S/he will also provide audit support and provide capacity building to partner finance staff as needed in terms of financial management, systems and procedures. She/he will also provide dedicated EAA compliance support and proactive compliance monitoring for risk assurance and capacity building (especially with regard to local sub grantees).
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in finance, business or management, or related degree in relevant field required, CPA or equivalent degree (CA, ACMA, ACCA) strongly recommended.
- Minimum of 5 years management experience in a corporate or an NGO environment within the finance department; knowledge of EAA financial management rules and regulations strongly preferred.
- Excellent understanding of business and financial planning including strategic modelling.
- Excellent analytical skills – the ability to analyse complex financial data and design and produce effective management information.
- Excellent experience of budgeting and budget management.
- Excellent understanding of financial systems and procedures.
- Proven ability to prepare budgets and donor financial reports.
- Excellent experience of computerised accounts packages (experience in Agresso accounting package, source to pay desirable), Excel, PowerPoint and Word and of general administration work.
- Attention to detail, strong analytical, problem-solving, financial skills and public speaking skills.
- Ability to contribute to strategic decisions.
- Ability to liaise with a diverse range of people, stakeholders and beneficiaries.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and a full appreciation of the value of co-operation, both internationally and within a team environment.
- Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload and to work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to motivate staff and work collaboratively with colleagues, providing support and advice as necessary.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Ikinyarwanda.
- Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Commitment to Save the Children’s mission and values.
- Initiative, flexibility and ability to work independently as well as in a team.
- High levels of self-motivation and initiative.
- Ownership and accountability of own work.
- High levels of confidentially and integrity.
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 organization, 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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
This position is on Child Safeguarding- Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs. Or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
We are committed to ensuring a safe working environment for all those who work for us and for all those who come into contact with our staff and representatives, including children and members of the communities with whom we work.
SCI takes a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and any other conduct that is discriminatory or disrespectful to others.
Application Information: Click Here
Deadline for receiving applications is 28th August 2023.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
*Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. *
*Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process*
