Mines Advisory Group Vacancies in South Sudan

Mines Advisory Group Finance Manager, Jobs in South Sudan

About MAG:

MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development. MAG shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for our work to ban landmines. Our vision is a safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.

About the South Sudan programme:

This is an excellent opportunity to work in an established programme, working with a team of international staff and circa 150 national staff.

The MAG South Sudan programme is looking to consolidate its position in South Sudan and to strengthen and develop its national capacity.

Mine action in South Sudan is critical to the ongoing efforts to reconstruct and rehabilitate a country devastated by years of conflict.

About the role:

Reporting to the Country Director, the Finance Manager will be a member of the programmes’ Senior Management Team, and provide strategic and operational financial leadership to the MAG programme, including control of expenditure, budgeting, cash flow management, financial reporting

and identification of financial liabilities.

In addition, a key aspect of all our Finance Manager roles will be to build the capacity of national support staff in the finance function.

The Finance Manager will be have strategic responsibilities in maintaining, developing and improving financial management systems including internal controls and budget forecasting.

They will also be responsible for day to day financial management in the programme, including managing cashbooks, payroll and statutory payments.

About you:

You will need to be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.), or qualified by experience in a similar role, preferably within an international context within the African continent.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to report in a timely and accurate manner, as well as the ability to work independently and build excellent working relationships with project stakeholders.

The successful candidate will need to be able to deal with living and working in challenging environments.

MAG takes the security of its staff very seriously indeed, and the successful candidate will be required to understand, respect and follow MAG’s South Sudan Security standard operating procedures.

How to Apply:

For more information and job application details, see; Mines Advisory Group Finance Manager, Jobs in South Sudan

Closing date: 11 Jun 2017