Country: Somalia
Closing date: 14 May 2017
The total salary package for this position is £38,384 - £41,972 per annum including basic salary, hardship allowance, programme management allowance and cost of living allowance.
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 programme:
MAG first worked in Somalia in 2001 and has had a sustained presence in the country since 2008. The MAG Somalia programme is operating in a complex political and security environment with operations firmly established in Somaliland and Puntland. The main area of focus in Somalia is Arms Management & Destruction (AMD).
About the role:
Reporting to the Country Director, the Finance and Support Services 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 in this role will be to build the capacity of national support staff in the finance function.
The Finance and Support Services 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
In addition to your finance responsibilities, you will also be responsible for ensuring that all support services run smoothly and provide administrative and logistical support
About you:
You will need to be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.), or qualified by experience in a similar role. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to report in a timely and accurate manner, the ability to work independently and build excellent working relationships with project stakeholders. The successful candidate will support and travel between all of our bases within the Somalia programme that are often remote with basic amenities and therefore applicants will need to be able to deal with living and working in challenging environments. MAG takes the security of its staff very seriously, and the successful candidate will be required to understand, respect and follow MAG’s Somalia Security standard operating procedures.
How to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application form and details of how to apply, please visit, the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/vacancies-at-MAG by the closing date of 14th May 2017.