The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Due to COVID19, conflict in Ukraine and climate change, malnutrition and hunger have worsened significantly since 2019, reversing a decade of progress. There is growing recognition that our food systems need to change if we are to reverse these trends.

GAIN’s Strategy aims to transform food systems to make healthier diets from sustainable food systems accessible to all people and especially those whose are most vulnerable to shocks. By 2027, we aim to improve the access of 1.5 billion people to nutritionally enhanced staple foods, improve the access of 25 million people to healthier diets, and support positive food system change in 10 countries. This is bold and complex, and the only way to achieve this is to work together with partners including governments, businesses, and civil society at the country and global level. These goals, and the ways of achieving them, build on our twenty-year legacy of transforming people’s lives with improved nutrition through concerted action and effective policy change.

About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Senior Finance Assistant to provide finance and operation supports to GAIN Ethiopia office. This role will be offered on a 2 years’ fixed term contract basis, subject to availability of funding. You will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will provide day-to-day general finance and operation supports to the country office, with a focus on ensuring compliance with GAIN finance policies, systems and procedures.

Key Responsibilities include

• Ensuring all GAIN Ethiopia documentation related to procurement of goods and services is in line with Ethiopian government requirements, mitigating against non-compliance

• Preparing and ensuring that accounts payable documents (e.g., invoices, payment requests) are complete for approval and payment

• Verifying and initiating payments on e-banking, bank transfers or cheques

• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, including staff advances/receivable, petrol advance and petty cash

• Supporting month-end and year-end closure through report preparation and submission including travel claim monitoring sheet, petty cash and bank reconciliation, review and monitoring of accruals and payment voucher status

• Monitoring travel advance claims and settlements through preparation and maintenance of travel claim monitoring sheet

• Ensuring tax payments and submission to the relevant entities are made

• Supporting timely payment for staff salaries, payments to suppliers, consultants, tax authorities, partners, etc.

• Providing support in facilitating workshops and training and effect payment to participants

Job Requirements

The ideal candidate will have solid documented work experience in administrative role related to finance, office management or other mid-level support role. You will have intermediate accounting / book-keeping knowledge. Candidates’ with experience working in similar role in international NGO is desirable.

The postholder will have strong communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English and enjoy working in a multi-cultural and cross functional team environment. You should be highly flexible and occasional availability to work outside of regular working hours.

A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance, Business Administration or related field and experience. You will be computer literate in Microsoft Office with proficient in the usage of QuickBooks, Navision or similar accounting software is required.

About our Offer

The starting salary on offer for this role is from ETB 386,448 – ETB 442,824 per annum (gross salary), depending on experience.

GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.

We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.

GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Our Working Culture and Environment

We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.

All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations. 

GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.

For more detailed information please see the attached job description here: Senior Finance Assistant | GAIN (gainhealth.org)

How to Apply

To apply, follow the "Apply Now" link here: 

Applicants must be currently based and have the existing right to live and work in the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia region to be eligible to apply for this position.

This advert closes on 1st November 2023. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued.  We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.