Finance Officer (Local Position)
Reporting to: Finance
Manager
Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
Type of position: Temporary
Job start date: As
soon as possible
Authorization: Somali
citizenship only
Period: One year, renewable
Interpeace is a Swiss non-profit
organization that works in close partnership with national partner
organizations and the UN.
Its aim is to strengthen the
capacities of societies to manage conflict in non-violent, non-coercive ways by
assisting national actors in their efforts to develop social and political
cohesion.
Interpeace also strives to assist the
international community (and in particular the United Nations) to play a more
effective role in supporting peacebuilding efforts around the world through
better understanding and response to the challenges of creating local
capacities that enhance social and political cohesion.
Chaired by former President John A.
Kufuor and headquartered in Geneva, Interpeace is supported by bilateral and
multilateral donors as well as private funding. The organization is currently
active in Africa, Central America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
About the position: Interpeace is seeking a Finance Officer to support
the establishment and growth of Interpeace’s Peacebuilding Team for south and
central Somalia. The position is open only for Somali nationals and based in
Mogadishu.
The Finance Officer will be a member
of the Peacebuilding Team for south and central Somalia, supported by
Interpeace. The Peacebuilding Team has focal points in Mogadishu, Baidoa,
Jowhar and Kismayo.
The Finance Officer will work in
close coordination and dialogue with all members of the Peacebuilding Team and
seek to create synergies where and when possible.
As a member of a small team, he/she
constantly seeks to contribute towards the shared targets of the Peacebuilding
Team and takes responsibility for both progress and setbacks of the team.
Principal duties include, but are not limited to:
- Monitoring all financial aspects of the
Peacebuilding Team and Interpeace’s office in Mogadishu. This includes
reviewing all source documentation for expenditures transacted, and
drawing up payment vouchers and receipts for all expenditures and incomes
and ensure proper authorization of form.
- Responsibilities also include entering all
transactions in to the accounting system and liaising with Interpeace’s
finance staff at the Regional Officer for Eastern and Central Africa in
Nairobi.
- In collaboration with members of the
Peacebuilding Team, providing design, oversight and follow-up on all
workplans, budgets and financial reporting of the Peacebuilding Team,
including bookkeeping and accounting support in QuickBooks and other
systems, procedures, and policies as required. This includes supporting
the necessary procurement process for office acquisitions as called upon.
- Establishing and maintaining the necessary
relations and networks, and representing the financial functions of the
Peacebuilding Team and Interpeace’s office in Mogadishu vis-a-vis local
authorities, international agencies and other relevant organizations.
- Coordinating closely with the Interpeace
Finance Manager and ensuring timely financial reporting to Interpeace on a
monthly basis or as called for. It includes acting as counter-signatory
for delegated financial decisions.
- Overseeing the monthly reconciliation of all
programme funds to ensure accountability of all funds to donors.
- Supporting the Administration and Logistics
Officer in establishing and maintaining a system for filing of
institutional documents, reports, staff records and other information
relating to the Peacebuilding Team and Interpeace in both hard and soft
copy.
- Substituting the responsibilities of the
Administration and Logistics Officer when necessary.
- Arrangements for financial reporting will be
based on applicable procedures and documents of Interpeace and will be
coordinated by the Finance Officer and the Administration and Logistics
Officer of the Peacebuilding Team with support from Interpeace’s office in
Nairobi.
Requirements:
- Fluency in English and Somali
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting,
administration or finance
- Ability to manage many tasks at once, work
against short deadlines and remain calm and focused under pressure
- Good organizational skills
- Somali citizenship
How to Apply:
Qualified candidates may submit their
application, including a letter of interest and curriculum vitae
to:recruitment@interpeace.org.
Please indicate “Finance Officer
(Local Position)” in the subject line.
Deadline for the application is 30th
September 2015.
Please note that due to the high
volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
