Location: | Addis Ababa with field travel up to 30% |
Our package: Internal Grade: | Competitive (relocation assistance may be available) C1 |
Contract type: | Fixed term |
Hours of work: | 37.5 hours per week. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at interview stage |
This role reports to: | Country Director |
Staff reporting to this post: | Finance Coordinators and Senior IT Officer. Matrix management of the Field Finance teams |
Annual budget for the post: | |
Key relationships/interactions: | Finance Coordinator, Programme Finance Coordinator, Senior IT Officer, field Finance team, and works very closely with the Country Management Team on all Finance and systems related matters. Maintains close collaboration with OI, EA and PA Finance Leaders. |
Screening checks: | All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter terrorism and financial sanctions regulations. |
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Do you have post-graduate on Business Administration or related discipline with relevant 10 years of international NGO managerial experience?
Do you have demonstrable experience in leading the implementation of operational improvements and the persistence to achieve change in a challenging environment?
Do you have excellent skills in leading, managing, and coordinating of people and projects in a complex multi-stakeholder, networked, global and largely virtual environment?
If the answer is yes, then would like to hear from you.
Our Team
The Finance and Systems team work to provide a professional, business focussed finance and IT service, delivering a proactive solution based approach for resolving issues and ensuring that the operational business requirements are effectively managed to deliver organisational results, and support the achievement of program outcomes.
Job Purpose
The Finance and Systems Manager has an overall responsibility and control for all financial aspects of the country strategy. This includes quality financial management and planning in the Country program, ensuring timely and quality financial reports as required both internally or externally, accountable for the implementation of defined areas of work within the Finance function including people management, and ensuring compliance to all relevant Government, Donor and Oxfam policies, procedures and guidelines.
It is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of effective and efficient finance and systems across the country program; supports Oxfam’s programme impact through ensuring the financial and IT systems alignment to the needs of the strategic objectives and program standards in country. Gives strategic support to resource mobilisation, utilization and donor reporting and ensures the procedures in country are aligned with the Ethiopia Law and according to Oxfam policies and procedures.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Management
Financial Management
Month End and Year End Procedures
Information Systems
Compliance
People development and Management
Other
Desirable
Key Attributes
Organisational Values
Note to candidates: Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on our organisational values and attributes at the interview stage. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to adhere to our code of conduct. We encourage candidates to read and understand our code of conduct here.