Finance and Compliance Adviser

About YVS

YVS is a rapidly growing LNGO in Gaza, we work on Education in Emergencies, MHPSS, FSL, Cash assistance, and WASH throughout Gaza. The Youth Vision Society (YVS) started as a youth-led initiative by people who were passionate about community development and providing hope in Gaza. The organisation began by focusing on youths as the future of Gaza, and while we continue that work, we also focus on wider community resilience and gender transformation across all age groups. YVS emphasises empowering youths, women, and community by fostering independence, responsibility, and commitment, enabling them to realise their potential and positively impact society. We believe that young people have a crucial role in community building, and that the success of our youth is a measure of a thriving society.

POSITION OBJECTIVES

Humanitarian Adviser role will be the Finance and Compliance Officer will support responsible financial and grant management.  The Finance and Compliance Officer is expected advise on budgeting and financial reporting. This role is also expected to implement compliance monitoring systems, carry out financial risk management and support the forwarding of funds in line with grant requirements. Additionally, the Finance and Compliance Officer supports the capacity development of relevant staff and partners to ensure effective financial management and grant compliance.

Main responsibilities

1.Ensure that project financials comply with established accounting standards, donor rules and financial guidelines.

2.Support accurate and timely donor reporting; response to donor requests related to sub-award agreements, budgets and spending; and donor disbursement requests.

3.Prepare the expenses and upload to accounting system, and review and ensure proper expense coding and documentation.

4.Work with project staff to prepare project budgets, and actively participate in generation and interpretation of monthly financial reports.

5.Identify risk issues and challenges and recommend solutions to address them.

6.Support the project’s internal and external audits and the coordination of action plans to close out any audit findings.

7.Monitor sub-recipient compliance with donor regulations and financial guidelines through site visits, desk reviews, and other mechanisms applicable to subrecipient monitoring. Recommend actions necessary to resolve issues/concerns.

8.Review of partners’ policies and procedures to ensure that they comply with donor requirements.

9.Review partners’ financial reports and ensure that only eligible expenses are charged to the grant.

10 Help to prepare financial documentation necessary to conclude subgrant agreements with selected partners.

جميع الحقوق محفوظة لموقع جوبس.

•  Degree, preferably in Accounting / or other relevant subject

•  At least 5 years of relevant working experience in local or international NGOs.

•  Experience of designing, managing and tracking budgets

•  Knowledge of UN Cluster system is an asset

•  Fluency in both written and spoken Arabic and English

•  Preferred location is Gaza City, however, allowances may be made for the right candidate

•  Demonstrable experience in financial management and grants compliance in the development sector is essential, including knowledge of major official donors

•  Ability to provide clear guidance on donor policies and procedures to other staff and partners

•  Experience setting up and managing donor compliance monitoring systems

•  Substantive experience within non-profit/social good organisation

•  Experience working on multi country and multi partner projects

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills

•  Experience in capacity development

•  Ability to work in a multicultural context/environment

Please send a CV and Cover Letter (Max 2 page each) in English to [email protected] by 25th Jan 2025

We understand that many prospective candidates might find it difficult to write a cover letter or update their CV given the current circumstances, please try to send us whatever you can that shows you meet most of our requirements, for instance, write a sentence about each of the personal specifications and an old copy of your CV.

YVS is an equal opportunities employer. Women, LGBTQI+ and persons living with disabilities are encouraged to reply. YVS recognises that people in these groups who meet some but not all of the criteria are more likely to refrain from applying. If you think you meet a lot of the criteria and would make a good candidate for the role. Please reply anyway.

YVS may interview on a rolling basis and may close the position early if we find the right candidate. All candidates are encouraged to apply early. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.