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Head of Finance

Dihok

  • Organization: Deutsche Welthungerhilfe
  • Location: Dihok
  • Grade: Senior level
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Banking and Finance
    • Managerial positions
    • Humanitarian Aid
  • Closing Date: Closed

Welthungerhilfe (www.welthungerhilfe.de) is one of the large and respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects in 39 countries and campaigns for fairer cooperation with developing countries. If you are prepared to dedicate yourself to carrying out projects under sometimes difficult conditions and you match the requirements set out below, we look forward to receiving your application for the position of

Head of Finance (m/f)

in Dohuk

The position is to be filled as soon as possible, with an initial contract duration until December 31, 2018. There are good prospects for an extension. The place of work will be Dohuk, Iraq (IQ).

As finance manager, you manage, develop and strengthen the financial and administrative support and related services in order to ensure compliance with WHH and donor regulations and ensure efficient and effective procedures.

Your responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with WelthungerhilfeFinanceial Guidelines and donor (BMZ/AA/GIZ/EU) requirements
  • Supervision and performance appraisal of directly managed staff
  • Training of teams in all offices & of line managers
  • Supports the financial inputs during new programs/budget preparation/design

Your profile

  • A university or polytechnic degree in development cooperation/humanitarian aid/focus on finance, or qualifications that are commensurate with this position
  • Minimum 5 years of project and coordination experience in carrying out emergency aid and development projects of international (aid) agencies - preferably in the region
  • Strong IT-skills
  • A good sense of humor
  • Coordination and organisational skills - even under a heavy workload
  • A high level of mental and physical resilience and readiness to travel to areas with volatile local conditions
  • A very good knowledge of written and spoken English; a good knowledge of Arabic, Kurdish and/or German is an asset.

Our offer

We offer you co-operation in a highly dedicated team and a responsible scope of tasks. Furthermore, we facilitate a flexible organisation of working time as well as a healthy work-life balance. The performance oriented remuneration is based on an in-house salary scheme. Of course, a comprehensive training is also part of our offer. The job description can be sent to you in case of interest.

Please send your application via our online recruiting system by October 25, 2017.

Our offer
Welthungerhilfe received several awards for family conscious personnel policy: Welthungerhilfe as employer
Our project
With projects in around 40 countries we are fighting against hunger and poverty: Our principles: Help for self-help
Our Vision
Learn interesting facts about the association and the foundation Deutsche Welthungerhilfe: Our vision, history, partner
Our transparency
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