Deadline: 21 March, 2024
Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
World Vision is seeking to fill the position of Finance and Support Director.
World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation focused on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience the fullness of life.
Responsibilities
- Actively participate in senior management and leadership team meetings
- Attend and actively participate in strategic regional meetings
- Ensure partnership finance policies and procedures are understood by senior management, operations and technical staff, communities, local partners and board, as appropriate
- Develop strong networks internally and externally through effective communication, relationships and twin citizenship
- Promote shared resource networks within the region and the partnership
- Adhere to the organisation’s key policy documents – mission, core values, and covenant of partnership
- Promote external engagement, coordination and knowledge-sharing in relevant UN/NGO coordination forums
- Ensure downstream capacity development to local partners through training, mentorship and other capacity development initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration, or a related field
- MBA in Finance, MSC in Finance/Accounting/Auditing preferred
- Five years, minimum, of experience in finance managerial and or senior leadership position, preferably in a similar size or larger NGO/government agency
- ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent preferred
- Solid knowledge of accounting principles, financial systems, budget/cash flow monitoring and internal accounting controls
- Knowledge of government grant regulations and financial reporting requirements preferred
- Highly flexible and agile in style, with the ability to produce creative and pragmatic solutions to complex problems
- Systems thinking
- Champions and manages innovation
- Must be able to lead and manage a team
- Good working knowledge of computerised accounting systems, preferably Sun Systems and ProVision
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Office)
- Experience with planning and forecasting
- Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment with a multi-national staff
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