Vacancy Number: DCA-Eth-VA-013/18
Vacancy Date: June 14, 2018
Accountable to: Finance Manager
Terms of Employment: Two years with a possibility of extension.
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, with travel to project sites
Deadline for Application: June 25, 2018
Dan Church Aid (DCA) is a legally registered international NGO (Charities and Societies Agency Certificate # 1083) engaged in development and humanitarian assistance to poor rural people in Ethiopia in partnership with Ethiopian NGOs and civil society organizations. Currently DCA works in four regions in Ethiopia , Amhara, Oromia, Gambella and Afar. DCA’s area of works includes humanitarian response, food security and livelihood, Gender and Capacity building, and resilience building of vulnerable communities.
Dan Church Aid is implementing projects funded by Europe aid together with other partners in Afar region. DCA invites competent professionals to apply for Finance Officer Position at Addis office
Purpose of the position:
Finance Officer is responsible to manage the day-to-day administration of the DCA Ethiopia’s Finance Department activities. Contribute for preparation of periodic financial report as per set deadlines, involve in budget preparation and modification. Contribute towards the design and maintenance of effective financial processes and procedures. Assist the field office finance team in ensuring smooth financial support is provided to the team.
General areas of focus:
Participation in the Finance Unit collective activities and follow-up of DCA and partner project finances achieved primarily through effective planning, monitoring, mentoring, sharing of skills and lessons learnt, capacity development and compliance with DCA and donor’s standards. Understand grant management obligations and support program/project staff and FM timely and quality submissions of budgets for proposal and reports of financial consumption.
Support FM, Program Staff, and senior management in sustaining and developing new partnership and opportunities for funding. Support FM and Program Staff in implementation of financial procedures and building capacity of program staff.
Contribute towards maintaining and developing the financial procedures manual or country supplement manual for DCA Ethiopia. Propose changes to accounting and financial policies and procedures to ensure deliverance of efficient Accounting services.
Maintain clear and effective communication with DCA programme staff and the respective partner organizations staffs.
Continually look to identify areas for improvement and develop processes that will enhance the level of service offered to programme and support DCA Ethiopia office and the partners as well in consultation with FM. Ensure donors financial guidelines and requirements are respected by DCA field offices and implementing partners.
Ensure the application and dissemination of new policies, directives, and circulars pertinent to financial management and administration practices in project planning, implementation, and reporting both in partner organization and in DCA Field offices.
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