Finance manager, InspirAction

InspirAction is the Spanish INGO of the Christian Aid family. InspirAction is an organisation that supports people helping themselves out of poverty and speaks out against injustice. A major focus of the work of InspirAction is on advocacy and influencing in order to change the systems and structures that keep people poor. A particular advocacy target for InspirAction is the Spanish government and through it the European Union. InspirAction is in a clear two-year plan for this influencing work.

This job is to cover the period from mid-November 2013 to June 2014 and requires someone who can learn the organisation and work quickly. The InspirAction team is four people (including this post) so the person must be someone who has excellent inter-personal skills and has experience in small teams. While the role is expected to co-ordinate closely with Christian Aid colleagues in the UK, it is important that the person has an understanding of the social and economic situation in Spain in order to be most effective in the role.

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

Deliver results

Please tell us about a time when you took a decision or made recommendations where a financial situation was difficult or ambiguous. What did you bring to the organisation or the project?

Realise potential

Give us an example of a time when you knew you had provided the appropriate level of supervision to a colleague to encourage accountability as well as space to learn.

Strive for improvement

Please tell us about a time when you had to seek and evaluate a range of options, both internal and external, to improve your organisational effectiveness and knowledge to contribute to the overall goals of the organisation, beyond your core duties.

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, including a generous holiday allowance and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

As this post is Spain based (Madrid), non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the Spain.

Download the role profile (154 KB pdf)

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

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Job reference: 612/OK/Spain

Closing date: 9am, Monday 9 December 2013

Interview date: Week commencing 16 December 2013

InspirAction and Christian Aid value diversity and aspire 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.