Job Description

Title: Senior Partnership Finance Manager

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ MBA/Master's degree with major in Finance and Accounting or any other relevant field
∎ Certification: N/A

Experience Requirements:
∎ 5 to 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Country: Bangladesh
∎ Job Title: Senior Partnership Finance Manager
∎ Department: Finance
∎ Contract length: 1 year (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)
∎ Work Location: IRC Cox`s Bazar Office, Bangladesh
∎ Reporting to: Deputy Director of Finance
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Purpose:
∎ The Senior Partnership Finance Manager is a key position for the Partnership Department which provides support to IRC programs implemented across Bangladesh. The position is primarily responsible for providing oversight and day-to-day financial management of the IRC Partnerships Department`s sub-awardees, in and close coordination and cooperation with the IRC`s Finance staff. The position will be leading for capacity building for sub-awardees to build their financial management and administrative capacity, in coordination with the partners, Partnerships Department staff, Supply Chain, Operations and IRC Finance staff. The Senior Partnerships Finance Manager will provide support to the Partnerships Department to review sub-awardee budgets at the proposal stage, participate in pre-award due diligence processes, document all financial matters related to sub-awardees` finances to assure audit readiness at all times, and manage sub-awardee finances documents/reports including budget review, financial report review, providing guidance and training related to finance to sub-awardees in order to strengthen their capacity. The Sr. Partnerships Finance Manager acts as the focal point for financial and compliance aspects of Partnerships Sub-grants Management including ensuring high-quality financial monitoring of sub-awardees. This position reports directly to the Deputy Director of Finance.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Promote Effective Partnerships:
∎ Promote and apply the IRC's Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results system (PEERS). Contribute to building a strong understanding of PEERS throughout the Bangladesh Country Program, and to ensuring that IRC's partnership principles, skills and approaches are applied by staff across programs and projects with partners.
∎ Facilitate systematic partner feedback on IRC's management of the partnership relationship, including the documentation of, and response to partner feedback.
∎ Program Delivery
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∎ Participate in the Partner's Project Capacity Review (PPCR) of potential partners as appropriate, and contribute to efforts to collaboratively analyze and manage material risks identified, as it relates to finance.
∎ Work collaboratively and supportively with partners to develop and finalize budgets and budget amendments, and (in the case of milestone-based partnership agreements) in determining the costing of milestones.
∎ Review draft partnership agreement terms relating to advances, reporting and any special conditions relating to finance.
∎ For cost-reimbursable partnership agreements, agree with partners the specific documentation required to support each type of cost, adjusting standard requirements to the operating context and the partner.
∎ Participate in Partnership Project Opening, Review and Closure Meetings, including to review successes, challenges, and lessons learned with the partner, and capture effective finance practices for future partnerships.
∎ Work collaboratively with partners to ensure the timely provision of funding to partners in accordance with the partnership agreement to ensure program continuity, ensuring clear communication with the partner and efficient resolution where for whatever reason this is not possible.
∎ Collaborate with partners to ensure completeness, correctness, and accuracy of financial reports and cash requests.
∎ Review partner financial reports (and narrative reports for consistency) and supporting documents to ensure compliance with the partnership agreement, donor regulations and IRC policy, and provide feedback to the partner as appropriate.
∎ Monitor partner budgets and actual spending in collaboration with technical coordinators, identifying issues and working proactively and collaboratively with partners to resolve them.
∎ Lead timely and effective finance review and reflection (monitoring), identifying appropriate follow up actions, and providing completed reports to Partnership Lead.
∎ Assist in the close-out of partnership agreements, including in relation to financial verification and asset confirmation.
∎ Participate in the review of the performance of the partner, of the IRC, and of the partnership, including successes, challenges and lessons learned.
∎ Program Support & Capacity Sharing:
∎ Provide finance and accounting training and mentoring support to partners, in accordance with partner project support plans, with a focus on supporting the partner to strengthen financial management systems and capacities that are responsive to the needs of the partner (rather than replicating IRC's systems and policies).
∎ Team Management:
∎ The Sr. Partnership Finance Manager will supervise Partnership Finance Manager and expected to coach, train, and mentor staff with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and providing professional development guidance.
∎ Other:
∎ Any other duties as assigned by the Deputy Director of Finance

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in (I)NGO in humanitarian or development programs
∎ Demonstrated successful experience in large volume sub-grantee, local partners/consortium funds management.
∎ Experience in tracking agreed plans with multiple sectors
∎ Demonstrable understanding of project planning and project cycle management
∎ Required to be able to function comfortably in a complex work environment, under pressure whilst prioritizing multiple tasks.
∎ Ability to conduct analysis and come up with plans of actions and recommendations.
∎ Ability to build good working relationships and work effectively with program, field staff and HQ from a distance.
∎ Ability to respond to multiple priorities in a timely manner, producing high-quality outcomes.
∎ Self-motivated and able to handle multiple work demands.
∎ Diplomatic and tactful, able to work with diverse teams.
∎ Strong ability to communicate and maintain positive working relationships with external and internal audiences is highly desirable for this position.
∎ Adhere to the partnership principles and promote the principles within all key department from the IRC and partners' staff.
∎ Excellent command over MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint
∎ Fluency in English Language is essential

Salary:
∎ Competitive Base Pay with Fringe Benefits (As per IRC National Pay Scale in Bangladesh)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 26 Jul 2023

Company Information:
∎ 17 Jul 2023
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Category: NGO/Development