JOB TITLE: Finance Coordinator (Kaduna)
JOB LOCATION: Kaduna
JOB DETAILS:
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
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- A Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or other relevant professional qualification
- 5 – 7 years working experience in relevant Area,
- Proven experience in financial management and producing appropriate management information to support strategy development and decision-making by budget holders and programme implementers
- Proven training experience to all levels of staff, both informal (on the job coaching) and formal (structured training courses).
- Proven analytical skills and ability to translate analysis into appropriate, feasible and practical implementation plans and goals.
- An understanding of development work in order to communicate effectively with Members/Donors and programme staff on funding sources and programme issues
- Experience of developing guidelines and formats to support staff in donor applications and reporting with particular reference to USAID grants
- Knowledge of major donor funding sources and grants application processes
- Experience of managing or supporting programmes in each stage of the project cycle, including development of funding proposals, budgeting, technical and financial monitoring in the context of grants/restricted funding sources.
- Thorough understanding of interdepartmental relationships, dynamics and functioning in an overseas programme setting
- Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children
- Ability to translate complex, technical and financial issues into a language understandable by non-finance staff
- Computer literate (including working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Access) and competency in development of spread-sheets and databases
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate clearly with thoughtful and accurate information
- Willingness to travel to other offices and work in difficult environment from time to time
- Ability to work within a multicultural and multi-religious settings
Desirable:
- Experience of Save the Children financial accounting packages (eg Agresso), policies, systems and procedures.
- International experience preferably gained within an INGO in a relief/emergency setting
- Proven experience in grants auditing especially of USAID grant audits.
Competencies and Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Competencies:
- Leading and inspiring others – Delivering results – Developing self and others – Applying technical and professional expertise – Working effectively with other.
- Adhere to SCI Values: Accountability; Ambition; Collaboration; Creativity; Integrity.
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
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Deadline: February 9, 2022
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Job Category | Accounting / Audit / Finance |