Background
The Central and West Africa Regional Office (CWARO) located in Dakar, Senegal, supports and provides oversight to NRCโs country programs in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. All countries are experiencing a deterioration of the security situation, increasing humanitarian needs and growing displacements due to conflict and climate change.ย NRCโs programs and advocacy support families affected by conflict in the sectors of shelter, food security and livelihoods, education, water and sanitation, camp management, protection, and legal assistance.ย NRC has over 1,600 employees working on the NRC regional response.
NRC is presently implementing a multi-country German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) grant covering multiple countries in the CWA region as well as in East Africa & Yemen Regional Office (EA&YRO). To strengthen the financial coordination and management of this grant active in 17 Countries/Sub Grants, NRC decided to appoint a dedicated Finance Manager to ensure in-depth supervision.ย
1. Role and responsibilities
The position is a part-time Regional Finance Controller (50%) and part-time WhoA Finance Manager (50%) role.
The purpose of the Regional Finance Controller position is to support the Country Offices(COs) in the implementation of Finance processes in accordance with NRC policies and procedures. The Regional Controller also on behalf of the Regional Head of Finance performs finance-related quality and compliance controls.ย
The purpose of the WhoA Finance Manager position is to ensure that the financial management of the GFFO Whole of Africa project is implemented according to NRC standards and to support the program/project implementation in CWA and EA&Y Country Offices.
The employee is responsible to access strategic documents including NRC handbooks and guidelines on the intranet, and other information necessary for the position.
The following is a brief description of the role.
Regional Finance Controller (50%)
WhoA Finance Manager (50%)
Provide technical support to CO both in CWA and EAY during budget development, budget revision and lead the budget consolidation of the GFFO-funded Global Project โWhole of Africaโ Lead the financial monitoring and ensure donor compliance both on CO and global level Conduct quality checks and facilitate financial reports to the donor, including spot checks on samples of transactions and supporting documentation Facilitate the budget request to the donor and monitor the financial flow Engage with NRC Global Finance and implementing partners' finance teams to improve the quality of financial management and finance tools Deliver training and capacity building, and provide support and guidance on NRCโs finance policies, systems, tools, and donor requirements in both CWA and EAY regions Manage exchange rate requests of implementing project countries Conduct country field visits to monitor compliance with internal control and financial systems and reporting protocols, as required Carry out budget versus actuals checks and controls of projects budgets, cash flow and funding management2. ย Competenciesย
Minimum of 5 years of experience working as a senior Financial Managerย Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts Documented results related to the positionโs responsibilities Knowledge about own leadership skills/profileย Solid knowledge of computer software and modern accounting systems Fluency in English, proficiency in French Behavioral competencies: Planning and delivering results; Analyzing; Handling insecure environments; Working with people; Communicating with impact and respect; Coping with changeFind full JobDescription Regional Finance Controller - FM WhoA JD .pdf
Publication closing date- 3rd July 2023
What we offer
24-monthsย contract Grade 9ย in NRCโs Salary Scale.ย An opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause A chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fieldsInternal candidates are encouraged to applyย but we are also open to external applicants who can show a commitment to NRC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference. ย
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Kindly send any questions that you may have in relation to the application process to:ย cwa.recruitment@nrc.no.ย Applications sent via email will not be accepted. Please check your application status on your NRC application profile The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.