Finance coordinator (M/F) – Nigeria 739 views0 applications

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 more than 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 primary health care
• Nutrition treatment (severe acute malnutrition)
• Gender based violence survivors’ treatment
• Mental health and psychological support

MdM has its coordination office in Maiduguri and a sub office in Damboa. The team is composed of around 10 expatriates and 300 national staffs.

Untill recently MdM’s intervention was emergency oriented, with five MdM clinics (3 in Maiduguri, 2 in Damboa) plus an emergency response team for rapid response to sudden population displacements and cholera outbreaks.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the general coordinator, you will provide leadership and management to ensure programmatic and operational goals of the country mission are met through appropriate financial infrastructure and systems.

Finance management

• Support on strategic direction of the mission’s funding plan, operating budget and risks management
• Take initiatives to build or enhance sound financial management and streamline operational spendings
• Prepare, revise and maintain operating budget and grant proposal budgets
• Update grant pipelines and monthly projections, propose and prepare budget revisions
• Identify and analyse any discrepancy
• Monitor overall budget consumption

Treasury and accountancy

• Be responsible for the cash provision and safe management
• Assess the needs for the coming months, compile fund requests from each department to monitor cash flow management
• Ensure that payments are made in a timely and secure manner across all the country operations
• Be responsible for the soft accountancy of all sites for both accounting & donor allocations
• 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

• Be responsible for the production of financial budget to donors
• Develop, revise and implement specific financial procedures and guidelines
• Prepare, organise and supervise audits at field level
• Ensure internal financial procedures, systems, policies and controls are applied and complied
• Prepare financial reports and donor budgets
• Ensure all financial activities including payroll, income and other taxes are compliant with Nigerian laws

Team management

• Be responsible of the HR sizing of the finance department
• Be responsible for and supervise the overall recruitment and training of the finance department
• Support and advise the finance team and other departments to ensure full understanding of their responsibilities regarding finance management
• Train and build capacities of staff in the department

Coordination, partnership and capacity building

• Participate in the monthly grants review meeting, provide financial information to the coordination team
• Represent MdM with donors
• Liaise with INGO finance directors in-country and actively participate in interagency coordination meetings
• Provide strong oversight and support to MdM local partner and sub-grantee’s activities, including compliance with donor regulations and capacity building
• Provide capacity building to MdM local partner

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Status : Employee Contract : Fixed-term contract
• Duration : 6 months
• Starting date: as soon as possible
• Based in Maiduguri
• Gross monthly salary: 2940 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 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…)
• Teleworking agreement for positions eligible to telework: 110 days/year (minimum of 1 day per week onsite), minimum of 6 months seniority required
• 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
• Single posting

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related courses
• Minimum 4 years professional experience in this field, preferably in an international NGO with multi-donor budgets
• Experience in budget construction, analysis and monitoring
• Knowledge in supply chain management is a plus
• Ability to work in unstable and volatile environment
• Very strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SAGA required

Languages : Fluent English mandatory, knowledge in French is a 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.

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