Child Safeguarding:
Level 3: the role 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 in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
Role Purpose:
S/he is responsible for ensuring that implementing partners are fully supported technically including reviewing their financial reports and records to ensure that CDA funds are used for the intended purposes. S/He will support and provide on-the-job training/mentorship to the accountant/finance officer hired by the implementing partner in order to oversee the project’s financial accounting and procurement processes. S/He will provide technical assistance to the implementing partners in developing or strengthening their financial system.
Reports (Directly Reporting) to: Finance Lead.
Staff Directly Reporting to this Post: Dotted line management of finance coordinators in SCI Area Offices
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Capacity building of implementing partners in the areas of budgeting (particularly on the annual budgeting process) and financial reporting
- Developing tools for budgeting and tracking financial performance, including a sound understanding of the BVA process and ensuring solid financial controls by partners
- Job holder to undertake regular audit spot checks with partners to ensure partners’ full compliance with donor and SCI regulations etc.
- To follow up on findings that were identified during spot checks and ensure corrective action has been taken.
- The job holder will regularly track and monitor partners’ expenditures to ensure the timely submission of financial reports by partners.
- Review partners’ financial reports and facilitate posting to financial system in collaboration with country office finance team.
- Prepare regular financial analysis of the partner burn rate to inform quick decision making
- Capacitate and support the implementing partners in preparing and revising finance guidelines so that they adhere to Save the Children and donor requirements.
- Support the implementing partners in proactively participating in monthly BVA review meetings with Save the Children and submitting reports in a timely manner.
- Support the partners in their annual planning processes.
- Ensure finance coordinators who are hired by CDA or have LOA are providing appropriate finance services to the Activity.
- To work with finance coordinators to ensure any issues raised by the implementing partners are resolved in a timely manner.
- To conduct regular supportive monitoring supervision visits jointly with the engagement of program and other concerned staffs and spot checking/verifying the financial documents for its completeness
- To deputize the Finance Lead in their absence.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
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 apply 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 others to do the same.
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, and engages, and motivates others.
- Future orientated and thinks strategically.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters.
- Values diversity and 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, and encourages openness and transparency.
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
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Deadline: April 12, 2024