For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde (MDM), a campaigning medical organization committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organization do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations. MdM currently works in 44 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction associated with drug use, emergencies, and crisis.

Médecins du Monde is operating in Ethiopia since 1986 in different types of health projects from long-term interventions to emergency response.

MdM France has concentrated its efforts on projects related to basic access to primary health care (projects centered on rural health facilities and isolated populations), reduction of maternal mortality through improved quality of obstetric care, promotion of sexual and reproductive health rights including protection against gender-based violence, provision of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and reduction of malnutrition.

After a period of uncertainty, the mission has recently significantly grown. Although the Covid-19 pandemic was a challenge for the teams and the programming, in 2020 and 2021 it has expanded with its current programming in Semera (Afar) and Chinaksen (Oromia) where MdM France leads a consortium with COOPI and MdM Germany, and solid prospects for intervention in connection with the conflict in some parts of the country. The mission has also reshaped after the handover of its project in Somali region to MdM Germany in May 2021. Towards the end of 2022, security situation in Tigray region improved following peace agreement and in 2023, MdM plans to intervene in Tigray, to provide integrated primary healthcare services.

Duty station: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa    

Employment Term: The length of the contract will be for one year.

Reported to: Finance coordinator, Functional links with Finance managers and Finance officers (Coordination and field level) and closely collaborate with the various budget holders of the mission

Required positions:  1 (One) 

Date of the announcement: 14/08/2023 

Deadline to apply: 31/08/2023.

Job Summary

Under the direct responsibility of the Administrative Coordinator or Financial Coordinator, the Deputy Financial Coordinator's main mission is to manage and control the mission's budget and to monitor the financial follow-up. He provides technical support to the financial and operational teams on budgetary  and financial management. He provides gap-filling of the Financial Coordinator in case of absence.

Essential duties and responsibilities. 

Budget management and control

• Update the financial monitoring tool monthly and propose a monthly analysis to the financial coordinator who completes and validates it.

• Facilitate monthly meetings with budget managers.

• Alert the Financial or Administrative Coordinator on key points: co-financing, financial reports, alerts in case of major discrepancies.

• Monitor donor funding.

• Support in the preparation of the donor budget for new financing in collaboration with the other coordinators

• Support in the preparation of all interim and final financial reports

• Support the Financial Coordinator and the General Coordinator in the preparation of internal and external audits for finance-related matters.

• Participate in the preparation of the MdM provisional budget over 3 years and the revised annual budget.

Financial Management:

• Check the accounting/ledger entries and donor allocations as well as the compliance and eligibility of expenditure incurred.

• Oversee the preparation of monthly money requests.

• Ensure compliance with the legal and financial obligations of the country, such as taxes, duties, and statutory declarations, in liaison with the accounting manager.

 Team support training:

• Train the teams (budget managers and database administrator) in budget construction and monitoring.

Job Requirements

Educational Qualification and Professional Experience

• BA Degree in Accounting , finance , Business Administration , Management or related field 

• At least 3+ years of work experience in finance area specially in humanitarian settings

• At least 2 years in managerial area 

• Experience in the health sector /International NGO experience is preferable.

Skills and qualities required.

• Mastering Excel

• Master the field accounting software (SAGA)

• Analyse significant differences between forecasts and actuals, interpret them, contextualize them, identify the causes and risks, alerts others.

• Be able to prioritize.

• Team player

• Understand and identify donor mechanisms and procedures.

• Read, build, and analyse a budget.

Languages

• Master a foreign language (English/French)

How to Apply

Interested applicants are required to fill the application form through the following link 

https://forms.gle/dmjv5FuwSV2xAxop9  (Note: All the information that provided in the form is true and accurate) and submit your CV with Cover letter through mdmrecruitment2023@gmail.com with the subject Deputy Finance Coordinator

NB:   Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. 

Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply

We will only accept applicants who agree on the salary and length contract mentioned above.

Early application is advantageous we will start the longlisting before end date of the vacancy