Medecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care. MdM operating in Nigeria, Borno state since October 2016.
Under the supervision of the general coordinator, you are responsible for the financial department of the mission in Nigeria.
You work closely with the finance officer in HQ and manage a team of 3 national staffs.
Responsibilities
Your main responsibilities are:
Financial Organization and Compliance:
Develop and implement the financial procedures and guidelines
Prepare financial reports and donor budgets
Monitor overall budget consumption
Ensure MdM compliance with tax laws and ensure salary payments are in line with Nigerian labour
Prepare, organise and supervise audits at field level
Ensure a harmonized financial organization and ensure accurate documentation of all financial transactions
Coordination and Representation:
Coordinate closely with the HR coordinator on all HR matters
Participate to the monthly grants review meeting and provide financial information to the coordination team
Organise BFF meeting on a monthly basis and share monthly BFF with program and support teams
Ensure the representation of MdM in front of donors
Liaise with INGO finance directors in-country and actively participate in interagency coordination meetings
Provide strong oversight to MdM local partner activities, including compliance with donor regulations
Provide capacity building to MdM local partner in Nigeria
Treasury & Accounting:
Be responsible for the cash provision and safe management between the different programs/bases
Assess the needs for the projects for the coming months, compile fund requests from each department to monitor cash flow management and submit it to the HQ
Be responsible for the soft accountancy of all sites for both accounting & donor allocation
Be responsible for the update and implementation of the money management protocols
Coordinate the closure of monthly accountancy
Team Management:
Supervise the overall recruitment and training of the finance department staffs
Support and provide advice to the finance team and to other departments
Provide regular evaluation to your team
Communication, Reporting and Capitalisation
Be responsible for the production of financial budget (proposal and reports) to donors
Be responsible for sending financial documents to HQ on a monthly basis
Participate to the weekly/monthly team meeting and ad hoc meetings
Partnership’s Follow-up and Capacity Building:
Provide strong oversight to MdM local partner activities, including compliance with donor regulations
Provide capacity building to MdM local partner
Profile
Diploma on Finance, Administration or Economy / Business
Experience of 3 years minimum in a similar position
Experience in multi-donors’ budgets
Training and capacity-building experience
Ability to work under a minimum of supervision, autonomous Organisational skills, rigor and detail oriented
Ability to manage priorities Good understanding of general logistics management
Ability to work in unstable and volatile context Excellent knowledge of MS office pack and knowledge of Saga is an asset Languages: English is mandatory and knowledge of country languages such as Hausa or French would be an asset You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde.
Remuneration
Gross monthly salary: 2 860 euros
Based in Maiduguri with regular field visits
Premium equal to one month salary paid in two instalments - minimum of 6 months seniority required
Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
Transportation cost, vaccines and visas covered
Guesthouse housing
22.5 RTT (recovery days) per year
5 weeks of paid leaves per year
Health insurance (60% covered by MdM and 40% by the employee)
Given the current circumstances of Covid-19 pandemic, we are taking special measures to apply health protocols and hygiene measures to guarantee the safety of our staff.
Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility