Summary

The Finance and Administration Professional is a strategic individual in charge of the management of commercial services and financial and budget planning. S/He should be able to have an eagle's eye view of the organization to give recommendations to the Programme Manager regarding financial, revenue trends, and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Management of commercial services and financial and budget planning
• Procurement of material and service contracts and control of awarding processes
• Control and processing of accounting
• Monitoring of costs, expenses and claims and introduction of a financial monitoring system using new technologies 
• Consulting/coaching and training on administrative issues
• Preparation and monitoring of audits
• Control and handling of administrative processes as well as coordination and guidance of the national administrative staff
• Advice on commercial decisions and representation in commercial matters

FOCUS:

• Ensure knowledge transfer to programme information
• Develop ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures and tools
• Prepare appropriate input for various programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to other reports required by the programme manager and Head Office
• Contribute to external evaluation

Education and Qualifications

• Completed university degree in business administration and economics, Master’s degree is an asset
• Additional comparable courses of study or equivalent commercial training

Requirements

• Several years of professional experience and comprehensive knowledge of financial management of international cooperation projects and programmes.
• Long-standing professional experience in the commercial processing of complex commissions from development partners
• Experience in project management

ADDITIONALLY:

• Strong conceptual and analytical skills
• Ability to work in a team, a high degree of flexibility as well as commitment and ability to work under pressure
• Extensive computer user knowledge
• Fluent in English language, knowledge of German language is an asset

Reporting To

• Programme Manager