Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
Action Contre la Faim is a non-governmental organisation. It intervenes in 40 countries and implements nutrition and health, food security, water sanitation and hygiene, and advocacy programmes. On the international level, Action Contre la Faim is also present in Paris, London, Madrid, New York and Montreal.
Closing date: 30 Apr 2009
Location: Zimbabwe – Harare
We are looking for: A FINANCIAL CONTROLLER (M/F)
Country: ZIMBABWE – Harare
General objective:
The Financial Controller is a senior member holding a key position within the management of a mission and, in liaison with Head of Mission, is responsible for all financial and administrative aspects.
The administrator is based in Harare with regular short visits on the field.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise the accounting of the mission performed by the Capital Accountant
- Budget management
- Consolidate cash and cash flow
- Follow up on financing and the financial risk
- Supervise the Administrator team
- Administrative management
- Supervise Expatriates? Administrative management
- Training
Qualification and previous experience:
- Strong financial background (accountancy or financial management)
- Will have excellent communications skills, both oral and written, self motivation and decision making skills
- Knowledge of donor regulations
- Ability to analyze budgets and make financial forecasts
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, make decisions independently and meet various deadlines
- Creativity and adaptability skills to work in a volatile environment
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, make decisions and meet various deadlines
- Ability to relate to and motivate national staff effectively
- Ability to analyze budgets and make financial forecasts
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills
- Capacity of negotiation with administrative bodies and donors, flexibility and wide vision of further impact of the administrative issues
- Good computer skills (SAGA, Word, Excel)
- Humanitarian experiences are required
- English compulsory
Competences:
Initiative and problem solving skills:
- Working with all the different partners requires being good at public relations, as well as mind-openness and diplomacy
- Ability to capitalise experience and available information in order to become quickly autonomous
- Ability to take initiative where appropriate to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work
Adaptability and flexibility:
- Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organisation itself
- Ability to work within a fluid situation (changes within the team, location of programmes)
- Willingness to live and work within a team and respect the rules of collective living
Motivation and involvement:
- Motivation and commitment to humanitarian ideals
- Interest in involvement beyond the job i.e. active involvement in the ethos of the organisation itself
- Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political and economic aspects of the country
Professionalism and Management:
- Ability to conduct work in a professional and mature manner
- Ability to deal with relation with local authorities as a representative of Action contre la Faim
- Ability to manage local staff in a mature and impartial manner
Length of contract: 1 year
Status:
Employee:
- Fixed-term contract
- All expenses paid in the field: travel out/return, collective or individual accommodation depending on position and family, meals and hygiene expenses
- Ability to take in charge accompanied position depending on position
- Monthly salary ranging from 1550 to 1950 gross depending on the position and experiences + Allowance of 200 euros net paid on the mission
- Social security, complementary health, repatriation insurance and contribution to a pension
- Purchase of 2.8 days off per month
- 2 RTT per year
- Training of 2 to 3 weeks, achieved in Paris before leaving on mission
How to apply
Please, send your CV and Motivation letter to:
Recruitment officer
recrutementvolontaires@actioncontrelafaim.org
Reference Code: RW_7NSBVB-64
