CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Tearfund
Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 13 Jan 2015

Contract: 24 months

Based in Juba

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual with proven financial management experience to join our operational programme in South Sudan.

Tearfund has been working in South Sudan supporting partner organisations in relief and development activities for over 30 years. In 1998 Tearfund went operational in response to the drought in Northern Bahr el Ghazal region, and since then has implemented a number of emergency projects in South Sudan, with a goal to ‘reduce chronic and acute vulnerability of conflict and disaster affected communities in support of sustainable peace across South Sudan’. With a team of 250 staff, and the support of a portfolio of international donors, Tearfund is operational in two states – Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Jonglei - all of which are headed up by the support office in Juba. The main components of work are Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods and NFI distributions.Tearfund also works in South Sudan through various local partners currently undertaking a variety of development, humanitarian and advocacy projects to contribute to the recovery and development of local communities.

The Finance Manager provides the Country Director, field management and Tearfund’s UK headquarters with accurate and meaningful financial management information to allow them to effectively manage its operations in South Sudan. The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Country Director to develop and maintain a programme funding strategy, maintain accurate financial records, supervise the preparation of internal and external financial reports and monitor compliance with financial procedures The post holds specific line management responsibilities for the Assistant Finance Manager and national finance staff. The Finance Manager is a member of the Senior Management Team and reports to the Country Director.

The successful candidate will be a professionally qualified accountant or have other finance related qualifications. They will have proven post-qualification experience and experience of strategic planning. Additionally the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate advanced skills in leadership, analysis, training, communication, representation and computer literacy in financial management software.

Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs. All posts involve potential contact with children and the recruitment process will include specific child protection checks.

Please note this role is unaccompanied

How to apply:

For further details or to apply please visit: http://jobs.tearfund.org/tearfund/jobs/vacancy/682/description/