ABOUT ORGANIZATION:

Sustainable Agriculture Foundation (SAF), formerly known as the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), boasts a remarkable 40-year legacy as a Swiss-based not-for-profit organization. Our unwavering commitment centers around a compelling vision: “a world in which smallholders, communities, and nature thrive together”. We deliver demand-led innovations in agriculture, ensuring sustainable market access. Since 2011, our Bangladesh program has spearheaded groundbreaking projects across agriculture, climate change, risk mitigation, carbon offset, nutrition, and rural economic development. These initiatives have positively impacted over a million smallholder farmers through strategic collaborations with local, regional, and international partners.

In July 2024, SFSA Bangladesh underwent a transformative rebranding, emerging as the “Sustainable Agriculture Foundation Bangladesh (SAF Bangladesh)”. As a legacy organization of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, we remain steadfast in our mission “scaling up collective action on markets and innovations so that farming can better serve smallholder families, rural communities, and nature”. Our ongoing and upcoming projects continue to enhance smallholder farming and agrifood systems in Bangladesh. Join us in shaping a sustainable future - one where agriculture thrives, communities flourish, and nature prospers.

ABOUT PROJECT:

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) initiated a project on Nutrition in Secondary Cities, “Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE),” in August 2021. The project is being implemented by a Swiss consortium comprising the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, ETH Zürich, Sight and Life Foundation and Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. Now, the partnership is continued with Sustainable Agriculture Foundation Bangladesh instead of Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. The goal of the NICE project is to improve the health and nutrition of city populations, with a particular focus on women and youth. It will facilitate multi-sectoral action for nutrition, foster local public-private partnerships, and introduce social business models to strengthen the demand and supply of local, nutritious, agroecological foods. The project is implemented in selected secondary cities in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Rwanda. To learn more, please visit nice.ethz.ch

SAF Bangladesh is looking for a suitable candidate to fill up the position of ‘Senior Finance & Admin Officer’.

Number of Position: 1 (One)

Contract Type: Full time and regular position of the project

Report to: Project Manager

Location of Posting: Dhaka

JOB SUMMARY:

Senior Finance & Admin Officer will be responsible for managing overall finance and admin related activities of the project in coordination with NICE Project Manager and SAF Bangladesh Finance & Admin Lead. S/he shall be responsible for budgeting, tracking and maintaining expenditures, financial reporting and control over the finance.
  
SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage overall financial and administrative requirement of the project; 
• Monitor day-to-day financial operations and controlling;
• Maintain project accounts and ensure cost effective and efficient accounting systems and procedures;
• Track and maintain financial records as per organization and donor standards and requirements;
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports as per organization’s and donor’s requirement
• Maintain and liaison with partners organizations, bank, NGOAB and related organizations for the project;
• Perform administrative and HR related matters of the project following standard policy and procedures of the organization;
• Maintain bank accounts of the project and keep liaison with bank for smooth operation of the bank accounts and maintain petty cash to meet daily need of the project;
• Ensure that the necessary resources are available for the projects and concerned partners utilized fund effectively and sincerely to demonstrate high quality outputs;
• Manage the procurement procedures and processes for SAF Bangladesh and responsible for the management of the project’s assets and its record keeping and inventory report;
• Assist to the cash flow projections, check fund requisition, expenses statement, other financial reports of partner NGOs and prepare fund disbursement proposal following policies and procedures of SAF Bangladesh;
• Perform regular internal audit and arrange yearly external audit of accounts of SAF Bangladesh and partner NGOs following guidelines of the organization and complying rules and regulations of NGO affairs Bureau;
• Keep financial and other legal documents well-arranged and secured as per directives of organization and NGO Affairs Bureau;
• Assist in developing of annual budget, budget tracking, and financial updates, procurement planning, financial reporting, F&A assistance to partners and the preparation for any deliverables for the donor;
• Any other specific areas of responsibilities shall be assigned by the reporting line Managers.
• Proven ability to plan and manage the overall budget;
• Demonstrate understanding of agriculture industry including insurance and the role of government and regulators;
• Good communication skills, including writing and presentation ability, are essential;
• Excellent Interpersonal skill; ability to work in a team; and maintain the targets and deadlines.
• Provide inspiration, passion, enthusiasm.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

• MBA major in Finance, Accounting or Management from any reputed University;
• Incumbent must have at least 3 years of relevant job experience with reputed INGO and donor funded project;
• Strong accounting knowledge are prerequisite and knowledge on accounting software is preferable;
• Good command on MS Office;
• Good written and oral communication skills in English and Bangla;
• Excellent Interpersonal skill; ability to work in a team; and maintain the targets and deadlines.

An attractive salary package will be offered according to the organization policy.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTION:

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested toemail CV (maximum 4 pages), one recent passport size photograph and Motivational letter with competency related to job circular to the procurement.safb@gmail.com mentioning the position applied on the subject line by 4 August 2024. 

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Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.
SAF Bangladesh is an equal opportunity employer. All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality.