Description
The Finance Partnership Coordinator is a key position within the Finance Department, leading the financial oversight and management of the IRC Partnerships Department's sub-awardees, in very close coordination and cooperation with the IRC's internal Finance staff.
The position is responsible for providing strategic oversight and quality assurance of the financial management of sub-awardees, and for supervising the Finance Partnership Manager in the day-to-day execution of this work. The Finance Partnership Coordinator leads capacity-building efforts for sub-awardees to strengthen their financial management and administrative capacity, in coordination with the partners, Partnerships Department staff, and IRC Finance staff.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Promote Effective Partnerships
+ Promote and oversee the application of the IRC's Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results system (PEERS) + Oversee systematic partner feedback on IRC's management of the partnership relationship
- Program Delivery
+ Lead the Partner's Capacity Assessment (PCA) of potential partners + Oversee and quality-assure the work of the Finance Partnership Manager in developing and finalizing budgets and budget amendments with partners + Review and approve draft partnership agreement terms relating to advances, reporting and any special conditions relating to finance
- Program Support & Capacity Sharing
+ Lead the provision of finance and accounting training and mentoring support to partners
- Team Management
+ Directly supervise the Finance Partnership Manager
Job Requirements:
- Fluency in Ukrainian and/or Russian and English
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or any related field; Master's Degree an asset
- Minimum 5 years of progressive work experience in a non-profit setting overseeing and managing partners' projects funded by major institutional donors
- Detailed knowledge of Government procurement rules and regulations, OMB Circulars, and related administrative guidelines and requirements associated with funding from BHA or USAID
- Demonstrated experience working with partners
- Demonstrated experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring of staff, NGOs/CBOs
- Prior experience directly supervising staff
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Self-starter with ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and handle multiple simultaneous tasks and demands coming from multiple sources