Finance Manager

Rights Respected, People Protected

“Everyone who is fleeing Mosul is in extremely fragile state'

Heidi Diedrich, Country Director Iraq

The unfolding crisis in Iraq is one of the most complex humanitarian emergencies in the world today, with millions of uprooted Iraqis, and hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. For the past several years, millions of people have been displaced from and within Iraq as a result of military operations. At the end of 2015, the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) began a military operation to enter and retake control of parts of the country under the control of armed opposition groups, especially in the Anbar governorate. Civilians have been caught in the crossfire. 

NRC has been present in Iraq since 2010, with offices located in Anbar province, Baghdad, Erbil, Dohuk and Kirkuk.  We have scaled up our response across Iraq to meet the large-scale crisis facing the country, reaching Iraqis with emergency assistance and supporting Syrian refugees as they live in exile.  Our goal is to always be prepared to work in new settings, so we are establishing more local partnerships in Iraq.  Additionally, NRC is part of the UNICEF and WFP-led Rapid response mechanism (RRM), which enables us to reach newly displaced populations with the most urgent life-saving assistance.

Today, NRC is one of the biggest cash providers in Iraq. Our emergency assistance also includes distributing food rations, hygiene kits, water and basic non-food items (NFIs). In the winter months, we also provide blankets and heaters.  We pay particular attention to gender equality and ending gender-based violence (GBV).

More recently NRC in Iraq has been responding to the ongoing Mosul crisis, where it is estimated that 1.2 million people are in grave danger.

Finance Manager

Role Specific Information

1. Develop and follow internal control procedures
2. Maintain a particular responsibility towards transparency and accountability
3. Liaise with relevant authorities or financial institutions on any financial issues
4. Ensure that developments of budgets for new proposals are realistic and in line with the requirements spelled out in NRC’s Finance Handbook and donor regulations
5. Responsible for input on operational support cost in proposal development
6. Responsible for maintaining financial overview and ensure that financial reporting is conducted across areas (Budget vs Actual reports for support & project costs) & as per donor regulations
7. Responsible for capacity building of all finance staff and of programme staff in budget development/control
8. Assist with any other duties assigned by the Head of Support, as and when required.

Our Ideal Candidate:

University degree in relevant field with a Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a senior Financial Manager in a large scale humanitarian organization. Strong financial management skills with extensive experience in capacity building and compliance. Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities. 

If this sounds like you, apply now to join one of the world’s leading INGO’s and be part of a team of highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the most vulnerable people in the world's biggest displacement crisis.

Additional Information:

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Level: Grade 9 in NRC grade structure 

Duty station: Erbil (Non-Family duty station)

Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start

NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

For further details please see Job Description below.