Position: LEAD Finance Officer Somalia
Location: Somalia (Duty Station Hargeysa or Mogadishu,with intensive travel to Puntland, Somaliland and South-Central Somalia regions)
Application Deadline: 14 January 2016
Duration: Full-time for 12 months with possibility for extension
SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship, so that young ambitious people are empowered to lead their post-conflict society into prosperity.
SPARK is a dynamic and growing not-for-profit development organization with 80 staff members that helps young entrepreneurs to start or grow their own businesses. SPARK is achieving its mission by organizing business plan competitions, business skills training, SME coaching and mentoring, business incubation, SME financing, intensive higher vocational summer courses, curriculum development and quality assurance at universities and higher vocational education institutions.
SPARK is currently looking to fill the position of:
LEAD Finance Officer Somalia
SPARK as consortium leader, together with its partners Shaqodoon (Somalia), TAMSS (Tunisia) and IACE (Tunisia), has been selected by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NLMFA) to implement a programme on Local Employment in Africa for Development (LEAD). The SPARK/Shaqodoon/IACE/TAMSS proposal focuses on improving the social-economic position of youth in Libya, Somalia and Tunisia, with a heavy focus on youth job creation through entrepreneurship development and SME growth.
Implementation of the programme starts on 1 January 2016. We are looking for a Finance Officer to set-up and manage all finances related to the SPARK office and activities conducted by SPARK and its partners in Somalia under supervision of the Somalia LEAD Programme Manager.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
· Overall (financial) administration for the office and project activities;
· Monitoring and data entry of M&E systems;
· Monitoring of all financial agreements with local partners;
· Managing the office budget;
· Other tasks as required.
Requirements and Skills:
· Educational background or relevant experience in Financial Management, Project management and/or Education Sector
· Minimum 3-5 years of experience in administrative and financial management in projects
· Proven working experience in Somalia in similar field of work
· Good communication and social skills and the ability to work in a multicultural setting.
· Accurate, structured and precise;
· Fluent command of the Somali and English languages are a prerequisite for selection.
· Strong writing and reporting skills.
SPARK Offers:
· Remuneration according to relevant work experience;
· International and dynamic working environment;
· Full-time for 12 months with possibility for extension
We are looking for candidates who can start as soon as possible. Nationals of the country are strongly encouraged to apply.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply:
If you are interested, please send your letter of motivation and your CV before 14 January 2016 (in English) to vacancy[at]spark-online.org with Reference: LEAD Finance Officer Somalia
For questions and a project summary document, please contact Kaan Ozdurak: +31.20.7530311
