Title: Deputy Finance Manager-Budgeting and Reporting
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Employment Category: F2
Reporting To: Finance Manager
Start of Contract & Duration: 12 Months
Posting date: June 24, 2024
Required Employee: 1
INTRODUCTION
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender-based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
The Deputy Finance Manager together with Finance Manager, and Finance Officer(s) form the core team of finance professionals and are the key point of contact for Country Program specific finance issues. A key responsibility of the Deputy Finance Manager is to assist Finance Manager in ensuring sound financial capacity of Country program, to ensure the overall coordination, leading and supervision of all functions in the finance management and procedures, financial reporting, financial grant management and compliance, communication, capacity building of finance department, and strengthening of partners in the area of financial management. The DFM supports designs, improvement and maintaining effective financial systems and processes. In line with DRCs’ strategic priority to reinforce an organizational culture of high performance and accountability, s/he works with FM and entire country program management to ensure that the country program maintains a high level of resource stewardship and strict financial accountability.
TASK and RESPONSIBILITIES
Master Budget Focal Point
Budgeting
Budget Follow-up
Donor Reporting and Compliance
Financial Management
Team Management
Risk Management and Audit
Partnership Management
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master
DRC’s core competencies:
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
EDUCATION: (include certificates, licenses, etc.)
LANGUAGE: (indicate fluency level)
TO APPLY
Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit an updated CV and cover letter explaining their motivation and why they are suited for the post.
We only accept applications sent via our online-application form on https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationForm/SinglePageApplicationForm.aspx?cid=1036&departmentId=19012&ProjectId=171321 under Vacancies
Please forward the application and CV, in English through the stated website no later than July 7, 2024.
For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult www.drc.ngo
Gender Equality: DRC is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels. In light of this, women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply to bridge the gendergap. Equal Opportunities: DRC is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment based on mutual respect for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, disability status, religion, ethnic origin, colour, race, marital status, or other protected characteristics
We encourage only qualified Ethiopian Nationals to apply. DRC considers all applicants based on merit. suffice