Vacancy Financial Manager Substitution

Introduction

Movement for Peace (MPDL) is a Spanish NGO established in 1983 and working in more than 30 countries in the fields of Development and Humanitarian Aid. MPDL is present in Palestine since 1994, where it first started implementing projects in the West Bank. MPDL extended its presence to Gaza in 2002. Since then, MPDL has been working all over the Palestinian Territory implementing projects either directly or through joint cooperation with local partners, mainly in the fields of Youth,  Health/Disability and Women/Capacity Building.
Due to a maternity leave of one person within the staff, MPDL in OPT is looking for a
Fin Admin Manager.

Terms of Reference
Job Title: Financial Manager, 34hours per week
Post Location: Jerusalem
Contract Length: 3-4 months (substitution contract), starting on September, 2011

Purpose of the function
The financial officer, reporting directly to MPDL Head of Mission in Jerusalem, provides for the general financial management for any ongoing activities, the management of the financial risk and opportunities and the analysis of the financial aspects for future proposals and/or reports.

Main tasks of the function:
-To support all the parties involved in any phase of the project cycle (from proposal designing to final justification) in order to ensure accountability of the funds, compliance with donors’ regulations and proper financial management and reporting.
-To monitor partners’ levels of expenditure and implementation of activities and outcomes in collaboration with the Project Managers.
-To liaise and keep fluent communication with the financial managers of MPDL partners in order to ensure a continuous economic reporting and monitoring.
-To ensure the financial transactions and documentation comply with donors’ rules and regulation.
-To assess, together with the Project Managers the capacity and management systems of counterparts as well as their external risks and communicate about these issues directly with the counterparts.
-To contribute to the further development of the office capacity to ensure proper accountability and compliance to MPDL grant management and donors'requirements.
-To report on any financial aspect of MPDL mission in the OPT, according to the internal follow-up system and including any supporting document.
-To ensure confidentiality towards MPDL’s financial information
-To perform administrative and accounting tasks. © Movement for Peace, 2011

Profile and Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
(candidates not fulfilling these, won’t be eligible)
-Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting.
-2 Years of relevant experience
-Previous Budget Management Responsibilities
-Fluent Arabic
-Fluent English (spoken and written)
-Proficiency with Excel Worksheets
-Ability to travel around West Bank
-Strong analytical and interpersonal skills

Desirable
-Spanish is an asset
-Ability to travel to Gaza is an asset
-Experience of leading multi-cultural teams within a high pressure environment

Maternity Leave
The present vacancy is offered as a substitution for a maternity leave of the current Financial Manager. After the final selection among all the candidates is made, the incumbent will start during September 2011, working part time together with the actual Financial Coordination in order to ensure an adequate briefing to the post and hand over of the responsibilities.

How to apply:
Please, send CV, cover letter and 3 references to [email protected], no later than
August 31st, 2011.
Clearly mark “Vacancy Financial Manager Substitution” in the subject header of your email.