The post holder will have responsibility for the financial management of various assigned
NTD programmes and proposals. The post holder’s initial portfolio will have a geographical
focus on Guinea Bissau, Ghana, and Liberia. Working with the Team Director, the post
holder will also have day to day responsibility for the NTD Risk Management Framework
process.
Main Responsibilities:
Financial Management for assigned programmes
• Review new programme agreements and contracts, extracting financial requirements and setting up new programmes using existing templates and systems, such as
MyCLAIMS and Power BI
• Review and provide feedback on budgets and other financial submissions prepared by partners and Sightsavers country office staff
• Liaise with technical and programmatic teams to finalise and consolidate budgets, forecasts, financial reports, and other required submissions for donors within the required timescales
• Monitor the financial aspects of assigned programmes/projects, both restricted and unrestricted, identifying and escalating any concerns or potential risks
• Attend donor meetings as required
• Assist the team with audit and financial monitoring processes NTD Risk Management Framework
• Under the supervision of the Team Director, responsibility for NTD programme and NTD
governance group risk management processes including, but not restricted to, risk logs, internal risk reporting and supporting donor reporting
• Working with partners, country teams, Safeguarding Manager and Head of Global Security to ensure risk mitigations in place across the NTD programme portfolio
Proposal Development
• Work with Institutional Funding Lead, technical and in-country Sightsavers teams/partners to define proposal requirements and manage development of budgets, forecasts, and other required submissions to donors within the required timescales
• Ensure Sightsavers financial processes and systems are understood and properly taken account of in NTD proposal bids
Key Contact/Relationships
Internal
• Sightsavers Directorates including NTDs, Programme Supply Chain, Programme Finance, Africa Finance, Finance, IT HR, IFT and Governance and Compliance teams
• Sightsavers Regional and Country Offices
External
• NTD programme partners
• Other implementing partner Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and key suppliers
• Wider NTD community
• Donor key contacts
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
• Able to demonstrate finance and accountancy experience. Working towards an accountancy qualification an advantage
• Awareness of overseas development context gained through working in the international development, the humanitarian sector and/or relevant sector
• Experience of institutional donor or large-scale contract management,
• Experience of working with partners and colleagues with a wide range of financial
capacity and providing them with guidance and support
• French or Portuguese language skills an advantage but not required
• Proficiency with Excel is required, knowledge of Power Query and Power BI is desirable
• Strong attention to detail, with a willingness to follow issues through to resolution
• Well organised and conscientious with an appreciation of meeting reporting commitments
• Able to communicate effectively and professionally across a variety of cultures
• Willingness to continuously develop skills and knowledge to remain current with donor
funding developments
Core Behaviours
• Communicating and influencing
• Change and improvement
• Decision making
• Planning and organising
• Delivery and implementatio




