Christian Aid Programme Finance Coordinator Job Vacancy

Christian
Aid (CA) is a UK-based international NGO, partnering with others to end poverty
in Africa. At the heart of this vision is the transformation of the lives of
people who live in poverty, empowering them to have a brighter future.
Christian Aid works in more than 30 countries and has been operating in Nigeria
since 2003. The Nigeria Country programme focuses on Community Health and HIV,
Accountable Governance including humanitarian response and Gender.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job
Title:
Programme Finance Coordinator
Location:
Abuja
Reports to: Finance Manager
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Contracted hours: 35
Contract length: 1 year

Role purpose
  • This
    role will be responsible for partner financial management with a strong
    focus on ensuring compliance on all Christian Aid funding and reporting
    conditions as well as donor requirements.
  • The
    role will lead on the partner finance function as it relates to Christian
    Aid. This includes review and monitoring of project budgets, ensuring that
    Partner Capacity Risk assessments are conducted and that clear capacity
    development plans are developed and followed through to reduce the risks
    of mismanagement or misuse of funds. The role holder will ensure that all
  • transactions
    relating to partners are posted into our accounting system and PROMISE and
    that Christian Aid complies with all KPI’s as it relates to partner
    management and compliance.
Role
context
  • Based
    in the Country Office in Abuja, this role is part of the wider CA Nigeria
    Team. The Programme Finance Coordinator reports directly to the Finance
    Manager and will have line management of at least 2 Programme Finance
    Officers.
Key
outcomes
  • In
    collaboration with Finance Manager, commission project audit and ensuring
    issues raised by auditors relating to project are resolved promptly.
  • Ensuring
    that financial reports are stored on Christian Aid’s Program Management
    Information System (PROMISE) in line with CA requirements.
  • In
    collaboration with other colleagues, budgets are prepared and monitored
    for donor projects as and when due and submitted to relevant stakeholders
    within and outside the organisation.
  • Project
    financial information is entered accurately into Christian Aids accounting
    software in line with the Finance Team monthly timetable.
  • Partner
    Organisational Capacity Risk Assessments (POCRA’s) are conducted on all
    partners and capacity gaps are clearly identified and fed into a
    development plan.
  • Christian
    Aid staff, partners and consultants complies with Christian Aid’s and
    institutional donors’ policies and procedures.
Role
requirements
Relationships:
External:
  • Relationships
    with local partners and Institutional donors. Represents Christian Aid and
    the programme externally with partners, other NGOs, donors and other
    agencies. Appraise, monitor and review programme in line with CA and donor
    requirements.
Internal:
  • The
    position is line managed by the Finance Manager and will in turn line
    manage the Programme Finance Coordinators. The role links up strongly with
    the Senior Programme Coordinators working on the various projects, the
    Grants and Compliance Coordinators etc.
  • This
    role will have contact with other members of the Country office, auditors
    (internal and external) as well as the international finance team based in
    London.
Decision
Making

(Accountability, level of decision making and impact of them, authority to make
decisions, how often, responsibility for resources)
  • This
    role is expected to work in close collaboration with Finance Manager and
    Senior Programme Coordinators to deliver financial information to
    Christian Aid and/or donors.
Analytical
skills:
  • Ability
    to review financial information alongside programme objectives and outputs
    to ensure that CA delivers strongly on all identified targets.
  • A
    strong understanding of partner financial management and financial
    reporting to donors is essential.
Developing
self and others:
  • Continuously
    look for opportunities for self-development. Give and receive honest and
    open feedback in a timely manner. Will advise others in some technical
    financial matters.
Personal
specification

Applied skills/knowledge and expertise:
Essential:
  • Strong
    knowledge of grant management for institutional donors such as
    ECHO,UN,,DFID,USAID.
  • Good
    experience working with accounting softwares such as SUN.
  • 3-4
    years’ experience working on a similar role
  • The
    role holder will be hold a Finance/ Accounting Degree (or equivalent) and
    a qualified member of a recognised accounting body (ICAN, ACCA)
  • Good
    track record working with local partner organisations supporting them to
    build systems and structures to enable them meet donor requirements.
Desirable:
  • Good
    Understanding of partnership approach to international development
IT
competency required:
  • Intermediate
Competency
profile

LEVEL 2:
You are expected to be able to:
Build
partnerships:
  • Take
    on different work when necessary to achieve a team or organisational goal.
  • Actively
    consult with others to ensure you understand their needs or goals.
  • Listen
    to and take on board fresh perspectives and views even if you initially
    disagree with them.
  • Maintain
    on-going relationships with individuals and contacts through networks,
    based on mutual rapport and respect.
Communicate
effectively:
  • Make
    complex things simple for the benefit of others.
  • Actively
    listen and question to check your understanding and draw out others when
    they are not expressing themselves clearly or seem to be holding back.
  • Be
    sensitive to what others may be feeling, based on what they say, how they
    say it and their non-verbal behaviour, adapting your style and approach to
    fit.
  • Address
    difficult issues when they arise, being honest and open.
Steward
resources:
  • Implement
    ways to reduce the inefficient use of resources or pass the ideas on to
    someone who can make them happen.
  • Estimate
    the resources needed to achieve your own work plans or objectives and to
    deliver them in the most efficient and cost effective way.
  • Set
    and communicate realistic timelines for achieving tasks, working out how
    best to adapt as priorities change or unforeseen circumstances arise.
Deliver
results:
  • Prioritise,
    plan and monitor own work to meet own and team deliverables to agreed
    performance or quality standards.
  • Acknowledge
    others’ priorities whilst being prepared to say “no” if there are genuine
    reasons why their needs cannot be met.
  • Use
    logical processes and relevant tools and techniques to report on
    information or analyse options.
  • Make
    timely and considered recommendations or decisions based on analysis of
    available data, information and evidence.
Realise
potential:
  • Evaluate
    your own work and actively address gaps in knowledge and skills, without
    prompting.
  • Recognise
    how you react to feedback and manage reactions positively, acting on
    specific feedback from others.
  • Share
    your knowledge where it will help others to be more effective.
  • Provide
    instruction, constructive feedback and guidance to others to help them
    learn.
Strive
for improvement:
  • Constructively
    challenge existing practice.
  • Seek
    better ways of doing things, taking into account the possible implications.
  • Make
    positive suggestions on a way forward when faced with challenges even if
    these fall outside own scope of work.
  • Look
    inside and outside Christian Aid for new ideas and evaluate them for own
    work.
Remuneration
Salary (full time): 8,520,128.00
How
to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application
Deadline
7th October, 2018.
Interview
Date
18th October, 2018.
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