Programme finance officer, Haiti

The Haiti emergency appeal raised vital funds and we need to ensure that these funds are managed appropriately alongside those of our existing country programme. You will be working with our partners to ensure that they have the financial capacity to respond to our emergency programme and to ensure that financial reporting and compliance standards continue to be met.

We need an experienced finance professional to support our partners and the country teams in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Reporting to the Emergency Finance Manager, you’ll be involved in building our partners’ financial capacity, financial reporting and compliance of Christian Aid and donor funded programmes.

Substantial experience of financial accounting procedures and controls and experience of delivering financial capacity building will enable you to fulfil the needs of this role. Spoken and written French and English is an essential requirement for this post and spoken Spanish is desirable.

Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.

Steward resources

Please describe a time, in either your current position or in a previous job, when you identified a potential client for the business.

Communicate effectively

It is important to be receptive to others' ideas and opinions. Tell us about a time when you had to elicit comments or feedback from another team member on an important issue.

Deliver results

Describe a project where you had to make a decision (or an assumption) and were unable to get the proper approval from your supervisor.

We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

As this post is International based, applicants will require current and valid permission to work in Haiti.

Download the role profile (111 KB pdf)

To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed International application form to: LACRecruitment@christian-aid.org (quoting the reference number).

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Job reference: 003/CB

Closing date: 4pm, Wednesday 30 May 2012

Interview date: Week including 6 June 2012

Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.