About the Role
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Head of Operations (HoO), the Finance Associate – Partners Financial Management plays a key role in supporting the effective and efficient financial management of sub-grants under donor-funded projects. This includes conducting spot checks on partners’ operational processes and procedures, reviewing financial documents, ensuring compliance with donor regulations, GAIN policies, and local laws, and providing financial oversight. The role also involves building the financial capacity of sub-grantees and ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
This role will be offered for 15 month(s) on a fixed term contract basis subject to availability of funding and will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh location.
Key Responsibilities
- Sub-Grant Financial Management & Monitoring Support: Support the HoP/Portfolio Lead with pre-award assessments, agreement review, and disbursement and support the Head of operations with the review and verification sub-grantee financial reports. Track sub-grantee expenditures against approved budgets. Process sub-grantee fund disbursement requests in a timely manner. Conduct periodic financial monitoring visits to sub-grantees to verify expenditures.
- Donor Compliance & Reporting: Support the HoO with observing strict adherence to the financial and contractual obligations of donor’s grants. Stay updated on specific donor regulations. Assist in the preparation of consolidated financial reports for donors funded projects.
- Capacity Building & Support: Conduct Training Need Assessment (TNA) of existing partners and find out improvements plan. Design and deliver training, policy and systems improvements.
- Budgeting support & Financial reporting: Assist program teams in developing sub-grant budgets in line with project proposals and donor guidelines. Contribute to the elaboration of performance metrics related to sub grants.
- Documentation & Record Keeping: Maintain comprehensive and organized financial records for all sub-grants, including agreements, reports, supporting documentation, and correspondence.
- Coordination & Communication: Liaise effectively with GAIN program staff, sub-grantees, and the GAIN country/global finance team regarding sub-grant financial matters.
About Our Offer
The starting annual gross salary on offer for this role is as indicated depending on experience.
1,207,404 BDT – 1,381,380 BDT gross/annum
GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance. We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible and hybrid working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.
GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments, and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.
About GAIN
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with governments, businesses and civil society, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver healthier diets for all people, especially the most vulnerable.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has offices in countries with high levels of malnutrition: Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. To support work in those countries, we have representative offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
At GAIN, we believe that everyone in the world should have access to nutritious, safe, and affordable food. Today, one in three people – drawn from nearly every country on the planet – are unable to consume enough nutritious food. We work to develop and deliver solutions to this daily challenge.
Our Working Culture and Environment
We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.
All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.
GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.
Applicants must have the right to work and be currently based in the advertised country location, to be eligible to apply for this position.
This advert closes on 30th July 2025. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.
Our core values
GAIN is committed to equality of opportunity and to eliminating discrimination. All staff are expected to follow GAIN Values.
Our commitment to safeguarding
GAIN is committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment where all staff, volunteers, and job applicants are treated with dignity and respect. We are also committed to safeguarding the communities we work with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, exploitation and abuse of power or trust.
Safeguarding is integral to our recruitment practices, and we have robust procedures in place to prevent any form of harm, abuse, or discrimination. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, all successful candidates will undergo thorough background checks and vetting procedures, which can include references, criminal records and terrorist finance checks where applicable, in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy.
We provide comprehensive training and support to our staff and volunteers and associates to raise awareness of safeguarding issues and ensure they are equipped to recognise and respond to concerns effectively.
By applying for a position with GAIN, you agree to uphold our safeguarding principles and contribute to maintaining a safe and supportive environment for all individuals.
How to apply
Apply here:Â GAIN – Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition: Finance Associate, Partners Financial Management