General Description of the Programme:
GOAL an International Humanitarian Organisation has had a presence in Turkey since 2013 and has been contributing to the migrant response since 2016 with a focus on responding to needs in health service delivery, social safety nets and the protection of vulnerable and marginalised migrants in southern Turkey.
GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced households.
GOAL has been working in North Aleppo Governate since 2019, through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, as well as emergency support for recently displaced household.
GOAL has two projects (ECHO funded LINK and PRM funded GREEN) in Turkey, LINK program targets refugees from nomadic / semi-nomadic backgrounds and those engaged in seasonal agricultural labor. LINK has been designed to address and mitigate protection concerns of the vulnerable / marginalized refugees through provision of critical information and raising their awareness on their rights, obligations and services available in Turkey, by sensitization/advocacy (targeting key stakeholders and service providers, etc.) activities, and Individual Protection Assistance (IPA) services to enable highly vulnerable refugees to access to basic, social and protective services available under the provisions of Temporary and International Protection regulations in Turkey. On the other hand, Green program aims to improve socioeconomic inclusion, resilience and self-sufficiency of highly vulnerable/excluded women and girls from host and refugee communities (Syrians as well as those living in program locations under the international protection regulation) including nomadic communities and seasonal agriculture workers from both communities through integrated and market driven livelihood opportunities and protection services, including language courses and vocational skills training on greenhouse production and agriculture; case management (CM)/coaching services, establishment of a women cooperative, protection outreach, information provision and awareness raising; and provision of special needs and individual protection assistance services.
Job purpose-Key Duties :**
Donor Budgeting, Monitoring and Reporting
- Support the Finance Manager Donors & Grants in the coordination and preparation of Syria programme Donor proposal and modification budgets.
- Assume responsibility for Turkey programme donor proposals and modification budgets.
- Maintain and update GOAL Syria forms templates for all grants
- Setup and maintenance of SAGE Reporting module for all grants.
- Support Finance Manager Donors & Grants in timely preparation of donor reporting
- Support Finance Manager Donors & Grants in liaison with programme staff to provide accurate expenditure forecasting and budget monitoring (BMTs); facilitate the review process and update forecasts in SAGE, and support on the resolution of issues raised.
- Review and update cost apportionment basis to Donors and ensure supporting documentation is reasonable and appropriately filed in the audit control file.
Grant Management
- Liaise with Finance Manager Donors & Grants and Grants & Communication Coordinator to ensure donor files are complete and well maintained in accordance with GOAL Dublin and donor requirements.
- Work with the Finance Manager Donors & Grants to prepare and deliver finance information and updates at Grant Management Meetings and provide support to resolve issues raised.
- Prepare corecost and payroll forecasts to be included in BMT
- Support the Finance Manager Donors & Grants coordinating the monthly BMT meetings for the Turkey Programme with SMT and budget holders
Training
- Provide finance training and capacity building to finance and budget holders in relation to budgeting and budget monitoring
Other Duties
- Assist the Finance Manager Donors & Grants in recording, valuation and inputting of Donations in Kind for Monthly and Annual account.
- Coordinate with Finance Officer Operations and Finance Officer Donors on crossover issues and provide cover/support as required
- Assist in preparation of documentation to facilitate in donor audits, and internal audits.
- Maintain & update payroll forecast tool.
- Preparation and posting of month-end journals including Payroll journals.
- Any other task assigned by the Finance Manager Donors & Grants or GOAL Syria FC
Requirements:
- Finance qualification, preferably with a professional accountancy qualification in progress or completed;
- At least 2 years’ experience in accountancy and general finance management, NGO experience preferable
- Knowledge of donors rules and regulations and reporting requirements is an advantage
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
- Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word, working knowledge of accounting system would be an advantage
- Fluency in spoken and written English is required; Turkish or Arabic desirable
- Friendly, professional manner, with the ability to manage and work with staff at all levels.
How to apply
Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the “apply now” button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline is 23 November 2021.
Please note that GOAL does not charge a fee of any kind or any other financial obligation at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, induction) or other fees, or request information on applicants’ bank accounts. GOAL does not work with intermediary institutions and individuals or employment agencies during the recruitment process. If any fee or payment requested from you at the application or any stage of the recruitment process, please inform speakup@goal.ie with the details immediately.
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General terms and conditions
Safeguarding
Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.
Accountability within GOAL
Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:
- Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols.
- Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
- Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.
This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated. Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.
Thank you.