Finance coordinator (F/M) – Ethiopia

Job Description

For more than 40 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations here and abroad. It has continued to bear witness to obstacles that exist in accessing healthcare and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies.

Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.

MdM France currently works in 30 countries across all continents to facilitate access to healthcare through 6 political battles:

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
• Migration, Exile, Human Rights and Health
• Harm Reduction
• Environment and Health
• Humanitarian Space
• Healthcare systems and rights

Context

Médecins du Monde (MdM) France has been operating in Ethiopia since 1986, implementing a range of projects from long-term development initiatives to emergency responses. The organization has focused its efforts on improving access to primary health care, particularly in rural health facilities and among isolated populations. Key areas of intervention include reducing maternal mortality through enhanced obstetric care, promoting sexual and reproductive health rights—including protection against gender-based violence—providing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), and addressing malnutrition.

Job description

Under the supervision of the general coordinator, you provide the leadership and management required to ensure that the programmatic and operational objectives of the Ethiopia mission are achieved through the establishment and maintenance of effective financial infrastructure and systems.

More specifically, your main responsibilities are the following:

Financial Planning and Budget Management

• Lead strategic financial planning
• Monitor budget consumption against donor requirements
• Provide accurate budget forecasts
• Manage financial data and update tools for cost analysis
• Support the general coordinator in funding strategy and risk management
• Prepare and revise operating and grant budgets, maintain grant pipelines, and address discrepancies

Treasury and Accounting

• Oversee soft accounting for all sites
• Ensure timely cash provision and secure management
• Monitor cash flow needs, and coordinate monthly account closures with HQ
• Ensure payments and bank transactions comply with internal policies and procedures

Audit, Compliance, and Reporting

• Prepare financial proposals and reports for donors
• Manage partnership compliance and documentation
• Support internal and external audits
• Ensure timely tax payments, and develop mission-specific financial procedures in line with Ethiopian law

Team Management

• Lead the finance department
• Manage recruitment, training, and performance evaluations
• Provide guidance to the finance team and other departments to ensure sound financial management

Technical support and capacity building

• Conduct field visits to supervise financial processes and report recommendations
• Serve as technical advisor on finance and administration at mission level
• Train managers on HR and financial procedures; provide expertise on donor compliance
• Build capacity of MdM local partners in Ethiopia on financial responsibilities

Coordination and representation

• Contribute to internal (e.g., monthly sitreps) and external (donor) reporting
• Represent MdM before donors when delegated by the general coordinator
• Liaise with heads of finance departments in other INGOs locally
• Oversee MdM local partner activities, ensuring compliance with donor regulations

PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related courses
• Significant professional experience (minimum two years) in an equivalent position, preferably in an international NGO with multi-donor budgets
• Previous experience as field administrative will be preferred (minimum two years ideally)
• Analyse significant discrepancies between forecasts and actual records, interpret them, contextualise them, identifying the causes and risks, warn
• Analyse and communicate accounting and budgetary information
• Capacity to optimise a financial package
• Ability to read, construct and analyse a budget and carry out budget monitoring
• Capacity building skills: capacity to create and lead a financial training session
• Knowledge in supply chain management is a plus
• Proven skills in team management in a multicultural working environment
• Excellent multi-tasking and organization skills
• Very strong proficiency in Excel
• Knowledge in SAGA would be an asset
• Languages: fluent English is mandatory (oral and written). Knowledge of the country would be an asset
• You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Starting date: September 1st, 2025
• 12-month contract
• Gross monthly salary: €3,359
• Position based in Addis Adeba, with regular field visits
• Single posting
• Premium equal to one month salary paid in two instalments – minimum of 6 months seniority required
• Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
• Transportation cost, vaccines and visas covered
• Accomodation in guesthouse
• 22.5 recovery days per year
• 5 weeks of paid leaves per year
• Health insurance (50% covered by MdM and 50% by the employee)
• Insurance (repatriation…)

Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility

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