Finance and Administration Manager - Teddington, United Kingdom - Tearfund

Description

Tearfund is seeking to recruit a Finance and Administration Manager in the Mozambique country Office.

As the Finance & Administration Manager you will provide financial, personnel and overall administrative leadership to the Mozambique office and work closely with the Regional Finance Manager and other support service functions to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in accordance to Tearfund's financial, administration, logistics and Human Resources procedures, its Christian distinctiveness, code of conduct and the Mozambique legal framework within which the Mozambique programme operate.

Additionally you will support the country team staff at the programme head office plus at project sites with the responsibility for supporting in, setting up and implementing a coordinated logistics, administrative and financial function in support of the programme.

In accordance with Tearfund policies and guidelines, to support a system of internal controls in order to safeguard Tearfund assets, mitigate against the risk of financial loss and fraud and satisfy donor and statutory audit requirements.

The successful candidate will provide systematic support to Tearfund in Mozambique partners to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and compliance with Tearfund policies and procedures.

Do you have?
At least 5 years relevant working experience preferably in an INGO;
Experience in working with institutional and non conventional donors systems and requirements;
Experience in running cross regional budgets efficiently and effectively;
Experience in managing huge humanitarian projects;
Strong understanding of administration, logistics and HR functions;
Experience of Emergency procurement and logistics compliance;
A vision for Tearfunds' work;
If the above describes you, then we'd love to hear from you

Please note:
This is a fixed term contract of 1 Year based in Mozambique, Maputo, with a possibility of renewal. Applicants must possess the right to live and work in the above mentioned country.
All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

Tearfund is a UK based, Christian INGO working in 50 countries around the world, to lift people out of poverty, using local partners and churches wherever possible.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues.

In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.