ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualified accountant or an appropriate finance related qualification

• Degree
• Management qualification
• Security training

EXPERIENCE

• Proven post qualification finance experience
• Proven experience of  planning and budgeting
• Proven experience of strategic planning
• Proven experience in managing people, building a team and developing people
• Experience of working with and supporting NGO grant partners would be a distinct advantage

• Proven experience in
• Project design and management &
• Relief management
• Working to SPHERE Standards, People In Aid and Red Cross Codes of Conduct

SKILLS/
ABILITIES

• Leadership skills
• Negotiation and representation skills
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Training skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication, particularly in communicating complex financial data to non-finance staff
• Solid experience of using corporate finance systems and use of products such as Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Administrative skills
• Ability to lead, participate and facilitate in collective staff prayer and bible studies

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Committed Christian with a personal relationship with God
• Committed to regular Christian fellowship with other Christians
• Christian motivation in relation to injustice and serving those in need.
• Emotionally & spiritually mature
• Commitment to accountability to beneficiaries and transparency, showing dignity and respect, and demonstrating listening and understanding
• Team player working well with programme and support functions

• Experience of working in cross-cultural situations with sensitivity.