Financial and Administrative Manager

The Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) is a Palestinian grassroots non-governmental organization working since 1981 with and for Palestinian women oppressed by the Israeli occupation and marginalized by Palestinian patriarchal society. PWWSD seeks to empower women in privet sphere as well as in public sphere. Also it works to improve the mental health of Palestinian women through psychosocial services including group and individual counselling and to provide women with the resources they need to combat gender-based violence, empower themselves politically, economically and socially, and transform their society to be inclusive, egalitarian and democratic. PWWSD takes a gender-responsive, rights-based approach, particularly regarding international human rights. PWWSD has extensively engaged youth and working women, as well as rural women, as critical allies in lobbying duty bearers to promote gender equality. Furthermore, PWWSD engages women in advancing women agenda for peace and security in accordance to the International Humanitarian Law.

PWWSD works across all governorates in the West Bank and Gaza with its main office in Ramallah, and community centers in Bethlehem, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarem and Gaza.

PWWSD is seeking to recruit full-time Financial and Administrative Manager

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Reporting to the General Director, the Financial and Administrative Manager will be a member of PWWSD management team.

She/He will be expected to manage financial functions for the organization, including branch and regional trade offices. She/He will establish and monitor systems and procedures to ensure compliance with accounting principles, institution’s bylaws, manuals, regulations, and audit requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1- Manages the day-to-day operations of the financial department, ensuring completeness and accuracy of financial information.
2-Designs and manages an effective internal control structure, ensuring compliance with institution’s and donors’ policies and regulations and facilitating the daily operation of the institution.
3- Coordinates and produces budgets, ensures departments’ compliance with the set budgets, compares budget with actual figures, and reports variances.
4- Produces different types of financial reports and analyses for internal and external users on monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually, and other basis.
5- Assists in managing the institution’s human resources.
6- Manages all procurements of the institution.
7- Designs, reviews, and manages contracts with donors, employees, suppliers, and others.
8- Manages and consolidates accounting and financial transactions and information of the institution’s branches and regional trade offices.
9-Assists the management team in the proposal writing process.
10-Safeguards the institution’s assets and ensures compliance with the institution’s manuals, donor contracts and agreements.
11-Oversees the department personnel, which include accounting, contracting, and administrative units.
12-.Works with internal, external auditors and/or donors’ representatives in completing different types of institution’s and projects’ audits.
13-Represents the organization at various business, donors and partners meetings; promotes existing and new programs and/or policies.
14-Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or other relevant field, minimum of 7 years of work experience, with at least 5 years experience in a managerial capacity. A Masters degree in Finance, Accounting or relevant fields is desirable.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
-Knowledge of non-profit organizations’ accounting systems, grant accounting, and internal controls.
-Knowledge of donors funding regulations and policies.
-Knowledge of audit methodology and approaches.
-Knowledge of budgeting process and contracting.
- Knowledge of forecasting and proposal writing.
-Strong supervisory, interpersonal and staff support skills. Ability to motivate and lead employees and encourage decisions to be made within a team environment.
-Proven knowledge of the different accounting and computer-based spreadsheets, reports and presentations.
-Strong analytic skill.

Interested candidates are invited to send a detailed and up-to-date CV in English with a cover letter (not exceeding one page). The letter should include the applicant's expectations of the position and how his/her qualifications relate to the vacancy.  Please submit your applications to (PWWSD) at:  Email: [email protected]. 

  Please submit the application by 18 Aug 2022

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Short listed candidates will be expected to attend a written exam and an interview.