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Finance and Admin Officer

Health Poverty Action

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Finance

Accounting

Dollo

4 years - 5 years

1 Position

2025-05-03

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2025-06-03

Required Skills

Management of Financial Resources

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Fields of study

Accounting

Business Administration

Finance

Full Time

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Job Description

Health Poverty Action works for health and global justice in partnership with people who have been marginalized and pushed into poverty. We work with communities to help them demand their right to health, and to challenge the power imbalances that deny them their health rights

Reporting to: Program Coordinator or TBD

Contract Duration: Initially for six months with the possibility of extension

HPA wants to recruit a Finance and Administrative officer for its field mission in Dolo Ado/Dolo Bay, Somali region, Ethiopia. The Finance and Administration officer will assist the field office/project team to oversee, track and report on all financial management and administrative activities of project/s. The FAO will ensure that all financial transactions and reporting follow HPA policies and processes and in compliance with local law. S/he will also be responsible for tasks related to office administration, logistics, and procurement as deemed necessary for activity implementation, roll-out, and support.

Main Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

  • Manage all financial and accounting aspects of field operations.

  • Prepare and process all accounting transactions such as disbursement, cash receipts, journal entries and advances which are in accordance with HPA finance and accounting policies and procedures;

  • Prepare monthly program financial reports.

  • Prepare and lead regular field level payments such as Per dime, travel costs, and other administrative payments 

  • Maintain bank, cash, and checkbook records.

  • Support relevant sub grantees in the implementation of their activities in accordance with HPA rules and standards.

  • Submit monthly fund requests to HPA country office.

  • Provide administrative, logistical, and procurement support to project team, including the establishment of an office, transportation arrangements, and the ongoing operations;

  • Other duties related to logistics and procurement, as assigned by her/his supervisor

  • Other additional tasks as assigned by her/his supervisor.

Duration: Duration of the contract will be Six months with the possibility of renewal depending on the availability of funds and performance. 

Job Requirements

Competence and personal requirements:

  • Minimum bachelor’s level degree required in Accounting, Finance, Business administration.

  • Minimum of 4/5 years of relevant professional experience in a similar role on a humanitarian sector projects and NGO work environments.

  • Experience in financial management systems, 

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word)

  • Experience in managing procurement.

  • Demonstrated skills in managing project-based logistics

  • Organized, detail-oriented and able to multi-task to meet deadlines.

  • Flexible, self-motivated, and able to work with little supervision.

  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability, problem solving, conflict and ethical management skills.

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.

  • Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

  • Good command in written and spoken English.

  • Good communication skills and Team player

  • Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours.

  • Good command in the local language (i.e., Somali)

Language Skills:

  •  Fluency in local language (Somali), English and Amharic is required.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants need to submit your motivation letter & CV using THIS LINK

Please make sure you mention the vacancy position in your email application. Failure to comply with the detail instructions will lead of disqualification of the application. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam. HPA is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process.

Fields Of Study

Accounting

Business Administration

Finance

Skills Required

Management of Financial Resources

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