Main Purpose of Job

Provide support in terms of financial management of the NDMA Projects; proposal development, report coordination and ensuring the proper implementation of all grant compliance policies and procedures through appropriate coordination and information dissemination.

Main Responsibilities                           

• Financial oversight: Oversee the financial management of the NDMA Project across the communities where they are being implemented in Eswatini.

Specific tasks include (1) monitor financial reporting from the projects (2) assess financial forecasts (3) process disbursement requests (4) analyse and describe budget variances (5) identify irregularities (6) engage with implementing partners to resolve finance, procurement, contracting, risk, compliance and budget-related issues and (7) provide a clear and concise briefing of financial issues to management.

• Portfolio-wide financial management tasks: Lead the team’s engagement with crosscutting portfolio tasks related to financial management. Tasks include (1) portfolio financial consolidation and reconciliations; (2) ensuring the disbursements are completed in a timely and accurate way (2) preparing portfolio forecasts and ensuring timely submission to Donors/Stakeholders with a high degree of accuracy (3) ensure that expenditure verification exercises are completed and are robust (4) ensure that implementing partner audits are completed on an annual basis (5) mobilise practical support to projects on financial issues and (6) ensure that contracts between projects and FM are up-to-date and appropriate.

• Portfolio-wide compliance and risk management: Provide support on program level compliance and risk activities involving NDMA and Donors. This includes (1) input into revisions to the Grant Management Guidelines to ensure that they capture current and best practices for the management of project funds (2) helping to prepare fee notes and quarterly milestones with NDMA and Donors (3) supporting efforts to ensure that Projects fully comply with Donor procedures and legal requirements including the Quality Performance Review (5) lead inputs into the Donor Risk management System to ensure that all risk processes are complied with for the projects.

• Administration: provide administrative support to the team that may be added to the financial management of the portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with all NDMA Policies, Regulations and Acts.
• Adhere to all NDMA Quality Management System (QMS) requirements and standards.
• Perform any other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Regional Coordinator.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Finance and Accounting/Financial Management or equivalent;
• Must have professional accounting or accounting qualifications (ACCA, ACA or equivalent). Experience will be considered in lieu of professional qualification
• Minimum three years’ professional experience in grants management
• Experience in managing environment or development projects will be an added advantage

Functional Standards

• Good understanding of the relevant regulatory & statutory requirements
• Understanding of Financial systems and processes
• Ability to conduct financial analysis
• Management accounting knowledge
• Must possess analytical
• Strategic thinking

• Late applications shall not be accepted.
• All applications must be marked, REF: GFM – 01, addressed to, The Human Resources Officer
• Written applications clearly stating the position applied for accompanied by
• a comprehensive CV with three references and certified copies of academic and professional certificates should be sent to the following address: 
• Only shortlisted Candidates shall be contacted. If you do not receive any response within 21 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.