Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 24 Feb 2019
Sightsavers is working towards a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where people with visual impairment and other disabilities participate equally in society. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world. Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.
Title: Finance & Risk Officer – Disability Inclusive Development
Location: Haywards Heath, UK
Salary: c£31,000 per annum
Sightsavers is recruiting for a competent professional who will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day financial administration of the Disability Inclusive Development programme and ensuring that all financial requirements of the project are fully met. The role will entail close collaboration with the Institutional Funding and the Planning, Performance and Reporting (PPR) teams, consortium partners and implementing partners. The post holder is expected to travel up to 5 weeks per year.
This is a new six- year DFID multi country (Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan, Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania) programme, working within a consortium of partners in ensuring sound financial and risk management oversight and guidance. From ensuring timely submissions of partner financial information, supporting and participating in finance working group meetings to supporting the with reviewing partner project budgets, fund transfers, and monthly finance reports, it’s an all-round role that will challenge and stimulate your financial management interests.
Key duties will include:
- Supporting the development, review and amendment of coordinating and implementing consortium partner contracts
- Coordinating the process for timely and accurate donor financial submissions
- Ongoing financial monitoring of consortium partner projects budgets
- Supporting the preparation of financial reports and forecasts for the donor
- Supporting day to day finance and administration tasks
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate finance and accountancy experience, awareness of overseas development (preferably gained through work in the INGO sector) and an understanding of institutional donor contract management, for example DFID or USAID funding. Experience of providing financial training to non-finance staff (although not essential) would be useful, together with excellent numerical skills, strong attention to detail, an improvement mindset and a willingness to develop skills and knowledge.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills and it’s an involved role so please read the complete Job Description for further details. Interviews, including a short Excel-based task are anticipated to take place at our Haywards Heath offices in early March.
Closing Date: February 24, 2019
How to apply:
Please visit https://jobs.sightsavers.org/job/finance-and-risk-officer-disability-inclusive-development-did/ to find a full job description and our application forms.
The application form is your opportunity to shine! Show us how your skills and experience match the requirements within the job description and tell us why you want to work at Sightsavers