Finance Officer

The NGO Development Center (NDC) is a non-profit Palestinian organization whose main function is to empower non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to respond to the needs of the poor and marginalized in the West Bank and Gaza. NDC has been selected to establish and manage the Human Rights and Good Governance (HR/GG) Secretariat. The HR/GG Secretariat will serve to channel pooled donor funding (provided mainly by Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands), support coordinated  initiatives and joint capacity building initiatives, and strengthen policy dialogue for NGOs that are working to promote and protect Human Rights/Good Governance (HR/GG) in oPt. For this purpose, NDC is currently seeking to recruit for the following position:

Post Title: Finance Officer
Reports to: Finance and Administration Manager (FAM)
Location: The Finance Officer will be based at the NDC Offices in Al-Ram, and is required
to travel extensively throughout the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel.
The Finance Officer reports directly to the Finance and Administration Manager (FAM) and coordinates closely with the Human Rights/Good Governance (HR/GG) team, including the Programs Manager and the Project Officers. The Finance Officer is responsible for reviewing the HR/GG finances, providing support to the Partner NGOs and producing
financial reports to the donors and NDC management as needed.

Functions of the Finance Officer:
-Review and analyze the audit reports and financial statements submitted by the partner NGOs to ensure compliance with the donors’ requirements.
-Provide feedback to NGOs on their financial statements and audit reports.
-Ensure that the NGOs budgets and expenditures are in line with their agreed upon strategic plans.
-Identify/Improve the financial reporting capacity of the partner NGOs.
-Provide support to and work closely with the NGOs to ensure a quality and timely submission of the semi annual and annual financial reports.
-Assess the existing internal controls of the NGOs and provide support and guidance where needed.
-Keep track of requests for payments and disbursements made to NGOs.
-Carry out the financial appraisal of proposals for grants submitted under the HR/GG program of NDC and submit recommendations to the Technical Assessment Committee (TAC) at NDC as needed.
-Maintain a computerized and up-to-date filing system of the project.
-Undertake any assignments or duties requested by the FAM.
Education and Experience
1-B.A degree in accounting or finance.
2-At least five years of experience with NGOs. Audit experience is an asset
3-Excellent communication skills both in English and Arabic
4-Ability to work in a team.
5-Computer skills and a valid driving license.
Interested applicants should submit their resume with a cover letter (indicating post title and reference number of the position they are applying for) addressed to the NDC Finance and Admin Manager no
later than Wednesday 30, 2009 to [email protected]

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