Project Finance Officer- WASH FIRST Project

• Kigali, Rwanda
• Contract
• Contract type: National employment contract

Company Description

SNV Netherlands Development Organization is a not-for-profit international development organizational founded in the Netherlands in 1965; and currently maintains a global presence in 28 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.  As an organisation, SNV focuses on the Agriculture, WASH, and Energy sectors and maintains the belief that no one should have to live in poverty; and that all people should have the opportunity to pursue their own sustainable development. SNV contributes to programming within the Agriculture, WASH, and Energy sectors by strengthening the capacities of targeted partners and communities at the field level; in order to realize increased skill sets and sustainable performance; reduce poverty levels, expand employment; improve food security; while paying special attention to gender equity, social inclusion of marginalized groups and stakeholder accountability.

Job Description

Context and Purpose of the Job

The Project Finance Officer is part of an SNV Country Organization and is appointed to one or more projects in the country.

The Project Finance Officer supports projects in their financial administration, ensuring the project finance is compliant to SNV policies and procedures as well as donor finance procedures, regulations, and guidelines. The Project Finance Officer safeguards the finance control of projects, including budget and periodic progress monitoring and takes actions for overall profitability/financial health in line with the budget.

Financial Accounting and Administration

Records financial project data into systems, monitors, and analyses project data. Executes, checks and consolidates all necessary activities and checks to assure complete and correct allocation of project costs, in line with financial regulations, SNV financial standards and guidelines, and donor requirements.

Financial Planning

Executes the budgeting process and periodically forecasts and supports control, monitors (audit) all financial-related activities within the project.

Financial business project control and information

Regularly provides (requested and non-requested) financial reports, analysis, and advice to provide insight in the overall project’s financial status in order to safeguard financial performance, profitability and to estimate financial risks and take precautions. All in line with donor and SNV financial guidelines. Provides advice, balancing country interests, relevant regulation, corporate standards, and guidelines, taking the project set-up with different donor regulations into account. Guides the Project Manager with country budgets, country project administrations, and country project reviews in multiple country projects.

Donor reporting

Provides financial reports to meet both internal and external donor requirements. Supports the project manager in being compliant to internal- and external procedures and regulations and SNV and donor guidelines regarding the financial administration of projects

Support to Business Development

Assists in development of budgets in proposals. Guides and oversees qualification process for grants if applicable.

Qualifications

Know-How

Financial professional, experienced in financial processes in both accounting and controlling and proven understanding of multiple country project finance.

Complexity

Work follows less defined procedures and requires financial insights for accounting and controlling. Acts within a multiple country project.

Supervision

Work is slightly supervised (by staff) to correct completion and requires incumbents to exercise discretion.

Impact

Impact on project finance of multiple country projects.

Basic Requirements

Higher vocational working and thinking level with several years of experience in project finance.

Accuracy

The ability to work accurate and diligent, with an eye for detail aimed at preventing mistakes.

Controlling Progress

The ability to control the progress of employees’ processes, tasks, activities, and of one’s own work and responsibilities.

Problem Analysis

The ability to detect problems, recognize important information, and link various data to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.

Integrity

Adherence to the standards, values, and rules of conduct associated with one’s position and the culture in which one operates. Being incorruptible.

Result Orientation

The ability to take direct action in order to attain or exceed objectives.

Additional Information

Deadline for Submission

Closing date is October 31st, 2020.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted 

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Closing Date : 31st October, 2020.