Medecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care. MdM operating in Nigeria, Borno state since October 2016.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance Coordinator (M/F)
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Fixed-term contract
Duration: 6 Months
Starting Date: 19th July, 2021
Description
- Under the supervision of the general coordinator, you are responsible for the financial department of the mission in Nigeria.
- You work closely with the finance officer in HQ and manage a team of 3 national staffs.
Responsibilities
Your main responsibilities are:
Financial Organization and Compliance:
- Develop and implement the financial procedures and guidelines
- Prepare financial reports and donor budgets
- Monitor overall budget consumption
- Ensure MdM compliance with tax laws and ensure salary payments are in line with Nigerian labour
- Prepare, organise and supervise audits at field level
- Ensure a harmonized financial organization and ensure accurate documentation of all financial transactions
Coordination and Representation:
- Coordinate closely with the HR coordinator on all HR matters
- Participate to the monthly grants review meeting and provide financial information to the coordination team
- Organise BFF meeting on a monthly basis and share monthly BFF with program and support teams
- Ensure the representation of MdM in front of donors
- Liaise with INGO finance directors in-country and actively participate in interagency coordination meetings
- Provide strong oversight to MdM local partner activities, including compliance with donor regulations
- Provide capacity building to MdM local partner in Nigeria
Treasury & Accounting:
- Be responsible for the cash provision and safe management between the different programs/bases
- Assess the needs for the projects for the coming months, compile fund requests from each department to monitor cash flow management and submit it to the HQ
- Be responsible for the soft accountancy of all sites for both accounting & donor allocation
- Be responsible for the update and implementation of the money management protocols
- Coordinate the closure of monthly accountancy
Team Management:
- Supervise the overall recruitment and training of the finance department staffs
- Support and provide advice to the finance team and to other departments
- Provide regular evaluation to your team
Communication, Reporting and Capitalisation
- Be responsible for the production of financial budget (proposal and reports) to donors
- Be responsible for sending financial documents to HQ on a monthly basis
- Participate to the weekly/monthly team meeting and ad hoc meetings
Partnership’s Follow-up and Capacity Building:
- Provide strong oversight to MdM local partner activities, including compliance with donor regulations
- Provide capacity building to MdM local partner
Profile
- Diploma on Finance, Administration or Economy / Business
- Experience of 3 years minimum in a similar position
- Experience in multi-donors’ budgets
- Training and capacity-building experience
- Ability to work under a minimum of supervision, autonomous Organisational skills, rigor and detail oriented
- Ability to manage priorities Good understanding of general logistics management
- Ability to work in unstable and volatile context Excellent knowledge of MS office pack and knowledge of Saga is an asset Languages: English is mandatory and knowledge of country languages such as Hausa or French would be an asset You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde.
Remuneration
- Gross monthly salary: 2 860 euros
- Based in Maiduguri with regular field visits
- Premium equal to one month salary paid in two instalments – minimum of 6 months seniority required
- Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
- Transportation cost, vaccines and visas covered
- Guesthouse housing
- 22.5 RTT (recovery days) per year
- 5 weeks of paid leaves per year
- Health insurance (60% covered by MdM and 40% by the employee)
- Insurance (repatriation…)
- Punctual teleworking agreement (40 days/year – minimum of 6 months seniority required)
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- Given the current circumstances of Covid-19 pandemic, we are taking special measures to apply health protocols and hygiene measures to guarantee the safety of our staff.
- Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility
