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Mercy Corps has been operating in Ethiopia since 2004, working in rural, peri-urban and urban areas in five regional states - Somali, Oromia, Afar, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples, Amahara - and the capital city of Addis Ababa. We engage in both development and humanitarian work, and seek to integrate approaches, programs and geographies as much as possible. Our partners include government, academic institutions, development and private sector actors, civil societies and participating public. Mercy Corps Ethiopia invites motivated and qualified candidates to apply for the following vacant position.
Position Title VI: Finance Assistant
Primary Location: Dollo Ado, Somali Region
Open Position: 1
Mercy Corps is a consortium member for a program, Innovative Approaches to Building Resilience for Vulnerable Populations in Ethiopia, funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and led by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somali Region. The program comprises four components; within this consortium, Mercy Corps’ role is in the third and fourth components, which involve strengthening market systems in Somali Region for refugees and host communities in Dollo Ado.
Mercy Corps is looking for individuals who will have responsibility to support technical teams in targeting, monitoring of activities, performance checking, and outcome monitoring.
I. Treasury Management (60%)
II. Compliance Monitoring (25% of Time)
III. Customer Focused (10% of Time)
IV. Financial Accounting and Others (5% of Time)
I. Treasury Management (60% of Time)
II. Compliance Monitoring (25% of Time)
III. Customer Focused (10% of Time)
IV. Financial Accounting and Others (5% of Time)
Perform any other similar tasks that may be reasonably assigned by the line manager in any one of the four components above.
· Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
· Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
Organizational Learning
● As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.
● Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
· Two years and more progressive experience in the non-profit organization and mainly experience gained in the INGO is required.
· Diploma/First Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or related discipline. Compensating Education + Experience can be considered.
· Demonstrated competency with computerized general ledger software
· Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly in Excel
· Prior management experience and strong organizational skills
· Excellent oral and written English skills
SUCCESS FACTORS:
· Must be confident, self-starter, an independent thinker and have strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skill; team oriented
· Good computer skills (especially Microsoft Excel, Work, and Outlook)
· Ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel is required; demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse group of people
· High professional standard of administration ethics as well as willingness and ability to enforce compliance with Mercy Corps and donor policies and procedures is essential.
· Demonstrated ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and process information in support of changing program activities is necessary
· Excellent communication skills, written and oral are required.
· Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and appropriate flexibility.
· Emotional maturity and physical stamina.
· Demonstrated experience in managing Matrix Reporting
· Willing to travel to Mercy Corps site offices and project sites , when required