For more than 40 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies.
Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.
MdM currently works in 30 countries across all continents where it focuses on 5 priority areas: emergency and crisis, sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction, migrants and displaced populations (health rights), health and environment.
MdM is active in North-East Nigeria since 2016. The program is implemented around the main following components: access to free quality primary health care, nutrition screening and treatment, GBV survivors’ treatment, MHPSS support.
MdM has its coordination office in Maiduguri, field offices in both Maiduguri City and Damboa, and a liaison office in Abuja. The team is composed of 10 expatriates and around 300 national staffs.
Currently the mission is shifting its logic of intervention towards a more sustainable, Nexus approach: ERT team doesn’t exist anymore and we are slowly shifting from substitution programming (MdM-run clinics) to the support to public health facilities in a bid to foster durable solutions.
At the same time, new crisis areas have arisen in North-West and Central Nigeria and 2 needs assessments have been conducted by MdM teams in Zamfara State in 2021, and we plan to conduct further assessments in Katsina and Benue states in 2023.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the general coordinator, you will provide leadership and management necessary to ensure that programmatic and operational goals of the country mission are met through appropriate financial infrastructure and systems.
Your main responsibilities are:
Strategic financial planning, effective budget and financial management
- Monitor overall budget consumption according to donors’ constraints
- Provide reliable informations on budget consumption and forecast
- Be responsible for financial datas management
- Support the general coordinator on strategic direction
- Take initiatives to build or enhance sound financial management
- Prepare, revise and maintain country mission operating budget
- Work with all departements in preparing and/or revising grant budgets
- Carry out updating of grant pipelines and monthly projections and prepare budget revisions
- Identify and analyse any discrepancy
Treasury and accountancy
- Be responsible for the soft accountancy
- Be responsible for the cash provision and safe management
- Assess the needs for the projects
- Ensure that payments are made in a timely and secure manner
- Be responsible for the update and implementation of the cash management protocols
- Coordinate the closure of monthly accountancy
- Be responsible for all bank transactions
Audit, compliance, and reporting
- Responsible for the production of financial budget to donors, for the financial issues linked to partnerships, for the compliance of all the accountancy’s documents and for sending financial documents to HQ
- Prepare, organise and supervise audits at field level and provide all documents necessary for external and internal audits
- Ensure the tax payment in time
- Ensure that all legal documents and contracts are timely sent to HQ
- Develop and/or revise and implement country mission-specific financial procedures and guidelines
- Ensure internal financial procedures, systems, policies and controls are applied
- Ensure a harmonized financial organization and accurate transactions
- Prepare financial reports and donor budgets
- Ensure all MdM’s financial activities including payroll, income and other taxes are compliant with Nigerian laws
- Ensure proper archiving
Team management
- Overall responsibility of the finance department including the HR sizing
- Supervise the finance team (recruitment, training, appraisals, capacity building)
Coordination, partnership and capacity building
- Coordinate closely with the HR coordinator on all HR matters
- Participate to the monthly grants review meeting
- Organise BFF meeting on a monthly basis
- Ensure when needed and by delegation of the general coordinator the representation of MdM in front of donors
- Liaise with INGO finance directors in-country
- Ensure the proper e-archiving of the partners financial reports and accountancy
- Provide strong oversight and capacity building to MdM local partner
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Status : Employee
Contract : Fixed-term contract
Duration : 6 months
Starting date: as soon as possible
Gross monthly salary: 3119 euros
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 recovery days per year
5 weeks of paid leaves per year
Health insurance (60% covered by MdM and 40% by the employee)
Insurance (repatriation…)
Teleworking agreement for positions eligible to telework: 110 days/year (2.5 days teleworking on average per week) with a minimum of 1 day per week onsite
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SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related courses
Minimum 4 years of professional experience in this field, preferably in an international NGO with multi-donor budgets
Demonstrated team management skills in a multicultural working environment
Training and capacity-building experience
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, cross group collaboration compliance, proactive and innovative approach
Strategic thinker with excellent good problem solving, decision making and follow-up skills
Excellent multi-tasking, organised, and hands-on experience with high achievement
Considerate and deliberate in dealing with people with good negociation skills
Deadline oriented and excellent service mind
Ability to work in unstable and volatile environment as well as conduct regular field monitoring visits
Very strong proficiency in Excel
Knowledge in SAGA would be an asset
Languages: English: fluent (oral and written) Hawsa or Arabic or Kanuri is an asset
You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde.
TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Médecins du Monde reserves the right to fill the vacancy before the closing date for applications.
MdM stands up for the integration of people living with disabilities and fights against discrimination.
More Information
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