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About the Role:
The Programme Finance and Administration Officer work closely with four different local partners in Vientiane and in Southern provinces. He/she will be responsible for ensuring our partners’ financial procedures and reports are in line with CBM Global financial policies and standards, and donor requirements. He/she will take a lead role in enhancing partners financial capacity through regular support, quarterly monitoring, and training.
This will be your team:
The Country Team that you will be joining has five employees. You will report to the Finance and Administration Manager, and you will join a team of the Programme team of the Laos country team. You will have no direct reports.
Key Responsibilities:
- Overseeing project funds transfer to partners and ensure acknowledgment of funds received is uploaded in Global Online.
- Download Financial Project Report (FPR) from Global Online and distribute it to partners in quarterly basis.
- Conduct quarterly finance review and ensure validity of report before entering and uploading report to Global Online in timely manner as per CBM Global reporting schedule.
- Critically analyze partners’ financial reports against approved budgets and address any finding to partners in coordination with Programme Officer.
- Assist spot checks on projects’ financial records and procedures by using CBM Global Project Finance Monitoring tool.
- Ensure partner’s accounting records, financial progress report, and audit report are consolidated well.
- Process fund transfer request based on progress of budget implementation rate.
- Upon agreement with partners and the programme team, administered modified budget into Global Online.
- Report any internal control deficiencies at partners level, including potential mismanagement of project funds, fraud or even the appearance of conflicts of interests to line manager, if any, for timely resolution.
- Provide support in the project compliance reviews before, during, and after the activity concluded.
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Safeguarding Responsibilities:
Knowledge
Understands the incident management framework and their first responder role in recording, responding, and reporting incidents.
Understands the survivor-centred approach and how to apply it when receiving a complaint or responding to an incident. Knows local support services available in the community or region, and how to engage them.
Skills
Able to listen and accurately document reported concerns and complaints. Able to respect the confidentiality of safeguarding allegations. Able to appropriately apply the survivor-centred approach.
Behaviors
Treats the survivor and others involved in an incident with dignity and respect.
Be assertive in implementing the initial incident response protocols by gaining the trust and cooperation of parties involved.
Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for a candidate who brings:
- At least 5 years’ work experience in similar position, particularly with international NGOs or international development organization.
- Working knowledge of programme/budget cycle management, procedures, and donor requirements.
- Experience of partner financial monitoring, coaching, and capacity building.
- Familiar with Lao accounting standard, social security scheme, tax regulation and other statutory for non-profit organization.
- A professional qualification in accounting is advantageous.
- Experience coordinating and managing programme working in consortium arrangements.
- Experience working in cross-cultural teams and diverse environments.
- Committed, excited, and passionate about disability inclusion and the rights of people with disabilities.
- Open to work collaboratively.
- Alignment to our CBM Global values (Our Vision, Mission and Values | CBM Global) and our Safeguarding Policy (CBM-Global-Policy-Safeguarding.pdf) and Code of Conduct (CBM-Global-Code-of-Conduct.pdf).
Skills/competencies/personal qualities - Ability to priorities work and meet deadlines.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- English communication skills (written and spoken), next to local language skill.
- Ability and willingness to learn, and to pass on information/training as required.
- An effective team player who is also able to work independently.
- Ability to work diplomatically and with sensitivity with individuals from a variety of cultures, professions, and personal backgrounds.
- Passionate about effecting change for and alongside people with disabilities and their communities, with a deep commitment to the vision, mission, and value of CBM Global.
- Auditing experiences will be advantageous.
Qualifications, training, and education
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration and Management
- Acknowledge skills with MS Office, particularly Excel.
- Acknowledge skills with accounting application, such as Global Online, QuickBooks, Business central and Navision
We welcome and encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability.
We proactively work on achieving a diverse and inclusive work environment for people from all backgrounds and abilities.
Why work with Us?
- A chance to be part of a global movement pursuing an inclusive world for people with disabilities.
- A supportive, flexible, and inclusive work environment.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- A culture that champions Mental Health and Wellbeing.
- Opportunities for learning, growth, and international collaboration.
- Competitive remuneration and benefits.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your application through our recruitment system PeopleHR using the following link: http://cbmglobal.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=f1d83cd1-d4ef-479a-a47c-28057ce92ac9