Context
NRC believes in a world where the rights of displaced and vulnerable persons are protected during a crisis. We do this through our programmes, where we provide assistance to meet immediate humanitarian needs, prevent further displacement and contribute to durable solutions. At the root of our programmes are our solid technical expertise and specific sectorial knowledge aiming for the highest possible quality, whether in stand-alone or integrated approaches.
The Emergency Response Section (ERS) in the Field Operations Department is responsible for developing and operationalising NRC’s global “centre of excellence” on preparedness and emergency response. Thus, the ERS is responsible for ensuring that NRC has the required methodology, guidance and capacity in place for rapid deployment to assess needs, initiate coordination and start any required first response activities in affected countries. The Section also operates Roving and Surge capacities for human resource mobilisation to existing and new operations. The Global Roving Finance Manager is one of these global roving capacities.
We are looking for a senior, experienced, strategic, high-energy, hands-on, results-oriented colleague, to help ensure that the financial set-up is according to NRC’s standards, and to support programme/project implementation across our different country offices.
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What you will do
The purpose of the Finance Manager position in a Country Office, is to have responsibility for ensuring that the financial set-up is according to NRC’s standards and to support programme/project implementation.
The main purpose of the Global Roving Finance Manager position is, but not limited, to:
- Function as interim Finance Manager in a new or an existing NRC country programme;
- Function in a Finance Advisory capacity to a Country or Regional Office, to:
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- Develop national staff capacity within finance, AND/OR;
- Review and audit existing finance work in an operation, AND/OR;
- Develop and improve the finance provision in an operation, including support with the implementation of global strategic initiatives.
The Global Roving Finance Manager will undertake short-term deployments, up to 6 months, to different NRC country operations. Should there at any point be a situation where the staff has taken all accrued leave and R&R, and in the unlikely event of no new mission lined up, the ERS reserves the right to task the staff with tasks relevant to the skills of the staff. These tasks may either be performed in Head Office, or in a location agreed.
What you will bring
- Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a Senior Finance Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context;
- Advanced knowledge and expertise in finance;
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts;
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities;
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile;
- Solid knowledge of computer software and modern accounting systems;
- Knowledge and skills in cash-based interventions and financial service provider assessments;
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal. French and/or Spanish a strong asset;
- Valid driver’s license.
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What makes this position attractive?
- A challenging and exciting opportunity with an international team dedicated to advocating for the rights of people forced to flee;
- A chance to ensure that the financial set-up in our various country offices is according to NRC’s standards;
- A 2-year full-time international contract with 75% deployed and 25% non-deployed, home-based while non-deployed;
- Salary and benefits according to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions.
We are also looking for people who share our values:
- To be dedicated in what we do;
- To be innovative with our solutions;
- To act as one unified and inclusive team;
- To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the beneficiaries that we exist to serve; and to each other… the members of our NRC family.
We are happy about early applicants.
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