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Global Roving Finance Manager

Oslo

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Oslo
  • Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Banking and Finance
    • Emergency Aid and Response
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed


The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

NRC is increasing its capacity to support its operations with human resources when needed. As part of this process, its pool of Global Roving staff is being strengthened. The position as Global Roving Finance Manager offers experienced humanitarians the opportunity to be deployed to any of NRC’s operations, filling critical staffing gaps or providing support when needs occur.

The purpose of the Finance Manager position in a Country Office, is to have responsibility for ensuring that the financial set-up is according to NRC’s standards, and to support programme/project implementation.

The main purpose of the Global Roving Finance Manager position is, but not limited, to:
1. Function as interim Finance Manager in an existing NRC country programme
2. Function in a Finance Advisory capacity to a Country or Regional Office, to:
• Develop national staff capacity within finance, AND/OR
• Review and audit existing finance work in an operation, AND/OR
• Develop and improve the finance provision in an operation, including support with implementation of global strategic initiatives

The Global Roving Finance Manager will undertake short-term deployments, up to 6 months, to different NRC country operations.

Job description

  • The Finance Manager is overall responsible for:
  • Ensuring that country set up adhere to Financial Handbook, NRC policies, donor and auditor requirements
  • Implementation of NRC’s financial systems, routines and procedures
  • Maintaining overall budget control and monitor cash flows
  • Management of financial team
  • Training of line managers and staff with financial responsibilities
  • Providing regular analysis and reports
  • Implementation of anti corruption policy
  • Promoting the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a senior Finance Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Advanced knowledge and expertise in finance
  • Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
  • Solid knowledge of computer software and modern accounting systems
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal. French an asset
  • Valid driver’s license

Personal qualities

  • Willingness and interest to work in emergency situations and insecure contexts.
  • Need to be highly flexible in tasks.
  • All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council must adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
  • Health Certificate will be requested before signing of Employment Contract.

We offer

  • Commencement: April 2018
  • Contract period: 24 months with possibility of extension
  • Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general conditions. Please note that tax fees may occur for some countries.
  • The deployments are always non-family postings.

  • Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.
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