Finance & Grants Manager – Education Consortium at Save the Children

Finance & Grants Manager – Education Consortium (1post) Only South Sudanese National to apply

The Finance & Grants Manager will support a Consortium of partners implementing refugee education programmes by ensuring the financial and grants management and information systems are in place and functional. The Finance & Grants Manager will be responsible for implementing an inter-agency fraud risk prevention, mitigation and response plan. The position is responsible for receiving and reviewing partner expenditures and reports and preparing consolidated financial reports for the donor.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting or Business Administration from a recognized university. Possession of a postgraduate qualification or professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ICSA etc is an added advantage
• At least 4 years relevant working experience, preferably with International NGOs, with thorough understanding of GAAP and major donor standard requirements.
• Good financial management skills with knowledge of computer Accounting Packages and good understanding of major donors financial requirements, conditions and Government budgets and tax policies.
• Prior experience working with implementing partners
• Self-motivated with demonstrated ability to generate financial reports and meet set deadlines and with good integrity.
• Team player with good interpersonal/communication, documentation, and facilitation skills and the ability to work under minimum supervision. Computer literary and fluency in English are a must.
• Ability to maintain personal professional development and competencies on financial issues.
• Strategic management and people management skills – team building and delegation.
• Strong negotiation, diplomacy and Confidentiality
• Computer literacy skills – MS office applications, word, excel, powerpoint, spread sheets.
• Good Policy Development and analytical skills
• Ability and willingness to undertake periodic field travel to up-country and in insecure areas.

Desirable

• Prior experience working with institutional donor funding, such as Education Cannot Wait

The Organisation:

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Applications received will be reviewed on rolling basis