Introduction:

Human Appeal is an incorporated UK charity and a global humanitarian and development organisation. We save lives, alleviate poverty, transform and empower local communities whilst championing humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence and establishment of self-sustaining development programmes. Our vision is ‘’ to become the global agent of change for a just, caring, and sustainable world’’.

Position Summary:

As a senior member of the Finance Team, this position will provide technical assistance for all aspects related to finance, grants/IPs management along with the required support in budgeting, proposal development and financial management.

Job Descrpition:

Grant management responsibilities:

• Efficient use of tools/reports along with finance Manager to facilitate budgets monitoring.
• Review of financial transactions of funds received and spent within the financial policies of HAP.
• Coordinate with budget holders to check, calculate and code to ensure correct posting and coding for the grants and in the event of a mistake, rectify it.
• Manage gains/losses for all the grants for those s/he responsible.
• Preparation of timely and accurate financial reports.
• Support Finance Manager in preparation of funding requests, liquidation reports to the donors & to the Head Office.
• Preparation of cross charging sheets including salary cross charging to be rolled out within HA.
•  Preparation of expense summary sheets to be used for booking of financial transactions related to the liquidation of all donors.
• Ensure financial due diligence of partners/potential partners is completed as part of HA assessment processes.
• Support Finance Manager in preparation of replying to queries of donors and HQ about grants related matters.
• Ensure Filing of complete documentation of grants.
• Close out the ended grants in a timely manner.

Budgeting, proposal development and contracting 

• Support financial manager in preparing complete budgets including grants budgets that include cost recovery of staff costs and support services.
• Support proposal development team in preparation of the financial proposal which represents input of respective stakeholders i.e. program, logistic, HR etc.
• Roll out strategy to mitigate grant related risk
• Review of grant agreements to ensure that the terms and conditions are acceptable and practicable
• Support budget holders in preparing their budgets in the system.
• Prepare monthly monitoring reports for budget holders, including outturns, to ensure the effective use of approved budgets.

Financial Management Support:

• Assist Finance Manager in reviewing the payments as per checklist of the HAP office.
• Assist Finance Manager to make an effective financial management system for HAP and partners.
• Ensure that the system is user friendly for budget holders and field staff alike.
• Assist Finance Manager in preparing and presenting BVA on monthly basis.

Strategic and Operational Planning:

• Support finance manager in preparation of Master Budget.
• Support finance manager in organizational strategic and operational planning

Audit

• Facilitate audits as per HAP, HQ and donors’ requirements.
• Implement auditor’s recommendations as soon as possible.

Job Requirements:

Qualification:

• MBA/M.Com or Intermediate CA, ACMA, ACCA.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in finance & grants management in a development or humanitarian organization.
• At least 2-3 years of professional experience of working/managing grants, IPs with any INGO/donor agency.
• Hands on experience in overseeing and managing complex multi grant management and compliance systems

Demonstrated Skills & Competencies:

• Ability to self-manage on a technical level and to take the initiative in routine operations  
• A “Can do” and service oriented attitude
• Excellent management and communications skills
• Fluent spoken & written English language
• Ability to work independently to a high professional standard
• Adaptability and ability to re-priorities according to the changing context.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain relationships.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality in relation to work, privacy and data.

As, we are looking for immediate hires, we will be reviewing candidates on rolling basis.