Director of Finance, Grants, and Administration

Location: Addis Ababa

Deadline: Sep 18, 2022

Job Description

Director of Finance, Grants, and Administration – USAID/Ethiopia Empowered Communities Activity

About Palladium: 

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

This Opportunity:

The DFGA provides a crucial link between the technical and support functions (finance, administration, HR, operations, security, compliance, etc) within the project to ensure that USAID, corporate, and project policies are followed in all aspects of program implementation. The DFGA has responsibility for oversight of the finance and operations teams and is a member of the project leadership team.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Oversees program operations, including but not limited to human resources, logistics, procurement, sub-contracts or sub-awards, and accounting/finance.
  • Develops internal control measures, conducts internal financial audits, and coordinates external financial audits.
  • Prepares budgets for annual work plans and financial reports for USAID.
  • Develops the financial management capacity of all relevant staff and sub-awardees.
  • Ensures the accurate tracking and recording of project expenditures and financial reports
  • Guides and assists accountants and other program staff in preparing, revising and monitoring budgets for ongoing activities
  • Manages the financial operations and financial reporting of the project, providing guidance and technical assistance to financial management personnel.
  • Lead and oversee all grants administration, from calls for expressions of interest through to implementation, Draft grants manual and related program documents
  • Develop and implement a grant tracking system to ensure the timely and correct execution of all grant agreements
  • Monitor completion of grants milestones and report issues encountered to the Chief of Party
  • Develop the financial management capacity of all relevant staff and sub-awardees.
  • Resolve external issues/problems related to grants administration in a timely manner
  • Review and approve draft grants agreement in compliance with applicable Palladium policies and procedures and USAID conditions

Duration: 5 years (anticipated start in April 2023)

Job Requirements

Key Competencies Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance or a related field in international business management, finance, accounting and/or auditing experience.
  • An ACA/ACCA/CPA or other recognized professional accounting qualification.
  • At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, auditing, finance, or business management with a recognized organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and manage large budgets, and in-depth knowledge of accounting principles.
  • Experience managing staff and grants for USAID-funded programs of a similar size
  • Progressively responsible experience supervising project operations, including human resources, procurement, and sub-contracts or sub-awards.
  • Prior experience in a management role on a USAID funded program highly desired
  • Demonstrated experience managing staff
  • Knowledge of local labour and tax laws and reporting procedures
  • Advanced written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Advanced knowledge of computers and MS Excel
  • Must be willing to live and travel within Ethiopia

How to Apply

Please submit your CV along with cover letter to

https://palladium.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/15058

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.

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