1. Role and responsibilities

Finance Team leader will be overseeing daily financial operations across multiple refugee camps like (Bokolmayo, Melkadida, Hilaweyn, Buramino, and Kobe camps), this requires strong leadership, attention to detail, and a deep understanding of financial compliance and accurate financial reporting, budget oversight, and adherence to NRC’s policies.

Generic responsibilities 

1. Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at the Filed office level.

2. Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines, and donor requirements

3. Prepare and submit reports and analysis 

4. Ensure proper filing of all support documents in accordance with the Ethiopia local Financial Handbook country SOP

5. Support line manager in procedures and require support team training

6. Ensure that the accounting, monitoring, and reporting are according to procedures 

Specific responsibilities 

1. Responsible for managing the daily finance activities at the Field office.

2. Ensure accounting and recording are in line with NRC finance guidelines

3. Monitor the project spending plan and refer any concerns to the support manager and the program managers

4.  Responsible for ensuring timely submission of the monthly forecast, monthly closure, and payroll.

5.  Responsible for managing the cash flow in the bank and the office safe

6. Review and submit donor budgets and donor reports 

7. Responsible for the Audit process

8. Management of the finance team

9. Deliver training for non-finance staff at the Field office.

Qualifications

Professional competencies 

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance. 

Generic Professional Competencies 

• Minimum 4 years of experience working as a Finance Officer or above in a humanitarian/recovery context

• Master/bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance or related fields.

• Experience working in INGOs is preferred,

• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile 

• Solid knowledge of computer Application Excel and modern accounting systems

• Fluency in English, both written and verbal. 

• Fluency in Local Language/Somali, both written and verbal. 

• Previous Experience from working in complex and Volatile Context. 

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

• University degree in accounting or equivalent

• Knowledge of the context in (Refugee Camps)

• Good communication & interpersonal skills are required

• Good knowledge of the Ethiopia Labor Law

2.  Behavioural competencies

• Handling insecure environment

• Planning and delivering results

• Empowering and building trust

• Communicating with impact and respect

About Us

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. 

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people. 

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. 

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to: 

• treat everyone with respect and dignity 

• contribute to building a safe environment for all 

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH) 

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

About the Team

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRC’s representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in around 31 countries with approximately 14’000 staff. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavors to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.

NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to promote the full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people; secure and maintain access for humanitarian operations and promote the achievement of durable solutions. NRC Geneva, with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), are NRC’s primary presence in Geneva.

How to apply

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