Key duties

• supporting, coordinating and supervising the local administrative team responsible for maintaining the Country Coordination accounting records and the Country Budget
• preparing quarterly funding requests for the Country Coordination Office with the Country Manager
• ensuring compliance with current local regulations (tax, labor law, legal, and general administrative matters).
• managing relationships with banks, supervising cash and bank accounts and providing for the transfers of funds to the projects
• assisting the Country Manager in drafting budgets for new projects
• ensuring the administrative management of national staff in compliance with the country’s regulations (including preparing standard employment contract formats, defining contractual levels according to the salary grids, payment of salaries, social security contributions and insurance)
• recruiting and selecting national administrative-accounting staff
• supervising administrative practices related to international staff
• ensuring the operational execution of the Country Safety Plan in the event of an emergency
• guaranteeing compliance with administrative procedures
• ensuring the sound management of NGO’s real estate and property assets
• supporting project managers and project administrators in purchasing goods and services
• participating in budgeting and controlling processes

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, University Degree in Economics or equivalent title
• Excellent knowledge of English
• Good knowledge of Italian is considered an important asset
• Solid experience in admin/finance management of international cooperation projects in fragile countries and/or low resources settings
• Previous experience as Country Admin Coordinator will be considered an asset

TERMS OF CONTRACT

Type of contract: collaboration contract

Salary: TBD according to NGO salary grids and compensation policy (basic salary for the job position, with possible increase based on professional experience)

Annual leave: 2.5 days for each month of work, for contracts longer than 4 months

Flight tickets: one return flight for the first collaboration for up to 12 months

Health issues: the NGO provides health insurance and covers vaccination costs

Visa and permits: the NGO bears the cost and paperwork for visa, professional registration, work and residence permits.