(Offre en anglais) Oxfam recrute deux Finance Officer (FO) Retour vers les opportunités

Oxfam is committed to ridding the world of poverty and injustice. We have a conviction that people are capable of building a livelihood without poverty on their own, once given the chance to do so. Which is why we support local projects in developing countries, why we lobby governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest people, and why we campaign to involve citizens in our work. We work together with other Oxfam affiliates to increase our impact on development and humanitarian work.

Oxfam’s vision for Tunisia is that citizens, especially women and youth, are active to reduce gender and socio-economic inequalities in a framework of rule of law and an accountable state. The strategy focuses on gender justice, governance of socio-economic policies and civil society space.
For the start of its new project, Oxfam is looking for 2 Finance Officer (FO)

Objectives of the position

To provide for the financial aspects of the country portfolios, the implementation and monitoring of the financial aspects of the assigned Special Projects, the management of the financial risks and opportunities, and to provide for the appraisal and analysis of the necessary financial aspects of proposals and reports for back-donors.

Post Conditions

• Type of contract: Fixed term contract
• Contract Duration: One year (renewable depending on staff performance and project funding)
• Working hours: Full time (40hours/week)
• Location: Based in Tunis
• Reporting to: Business Support Manager
• Salary & Conditions: According to Oxfam Salary scale and HR policy and conditions in Tunisia
• Starting date: 15th November 2017

Main tasks of the position

• Manage the budget and activity costs budget for specific projects and contribute to project work, ensuring adherence to donor requirements and audits.
• Provide financial oversight and monitoring to partners in line with Oxfam, donor requirements.
• Handling finance related queries regarding external Donors and related projects.
• Communicate with various partners; ensure receipt of timely financial and progress reports & ensures donor compliance and eligibility of expenses.
• Take pro-active measures to ensure this.
• Check and appraise the financial and audit reports of partners; communicate on the findings with the Project Coordinator and partners, and where necessary make proposals for follow-up.
• Together with the Project Coordinator, check and appraise the organizational structure, the (Financial administrative) capacity and the management systems of the counterparts. If necessary, make proposals to counterparts and/or work out ideas for their improvement and strengthening.
• Provide capacity building support to partner organizations and finance staff of country offices where required.
• Draw up the budget for project proposals on the basis of the intended project activities.
• When a project is approved: prepare the financial management reports in line with the standards of the back-donors, including an analysis, and submit them to the project leader for his/her approval.