Job Summary
Under administrative direction of the Country Director, the Director of Finance is a key
member of the management team and implements financial policies, strategies, and
plans; leads the finance team and directs the financial activities of the organization.
Builds motivated and productive work team capable to implement strategic plan of the
organization; develops proper monitoring and follow-up systems to ensure financial
sustainability; provides advice and support to managers and functional department on
Financial Management. Plans, organizes, directs and leads all the financial activities and
evaluates the performance of the finance team.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
a. Education:
- MA or MBA in Financial Management or BA degree in Accounting plus ACCA
Certificate
b. Experience
- Eight/Ten year’s directly relevant experience of which 2/4 years in a managerial
- position.
B. Skills, Attitudes and Attributes
- Proven financial management experience at senior level;
- Experience of donor fund management at country level;
- Knowledge of various donors financial Policy and procedures;
- Ability to produce financial statements on time;
- Advanced Computer Skill;
- Experience of International NGO or Private Sector Business;
- Strong commitment to the mission and vision of Marie Stopes International
- Proven skill in handling profitable commercial ventures (preferably health care services)
- Knowledge of various business management policies and regulations
- Excellent commend of written and spoken English is essential;
- Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel , PowerPoint and Outlook;
- High level of interpersonal communication & negotiation skills;
- Strong work ethic and ability to meet deadlines;
- Strong working knowledge of business practices;
- Leadership skills – demonstrated ability to build effective teams;
- Advanced analytical and organizational skills;
- Proven strategic planning skills;
- Inspirational and persuasive;
- Collaborative approach to team working;
- Strong personal commitment to the goals of MSI
- Pro-Choice
HOW TO APPLY
We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to download and fill the job
application form from https://mariestopes.org.et/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2022/06/MSIE-Job-Application-
Form.pdf_and email to Humanresource@mariestopes.org.et before the closing date of this announcement on October 02, 2025 i.e. within Six (10) consecutive days.
Please note that we ONLY consider those who filled in the application form and send us back. We regret to inform that we do not accept CV at this stage.
Please mention the title of the position and workplace you applied for on the subject line of your email.
Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, and we are unable to provide any feedback on unsuccessful applications.
CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED. MSI ETHIOPIA REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES STRONGLY ENCOURAGE FEMALE CANDIDATES TO APPLY!
How to apply
Please follow the instructions in the advert.