A HEAD OF FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes humanitaires – indépendance, neutralité, non-discrimination, accès libre et direct aux victimes, professionnalisme, transparence – fonde son identité depuis plus de 40 ans. Sa mission est de sauver des vies en éliminant la faim par la prévention, la détection et le traitement de la sous-nutrition, en particulier pendant et après les situations d’urgence liées aux conflits et aux catastrophes naturelles. Action contre la Faim coordonne ses programmes autour de 5 domaines d’activités : Nutrition et Santé – Santé Mentale, Soutien Psychosocial et Protection – Sécurité Alimentaire et Moyens d’Existence – Eau, Assainissement et Hygiène – Plaidoyer. En 2022, Action contre la Faim est venue en aide à plus de 28 millions de personnes dans 46 pays à travers le monde. www.actioncontrelafaim.org

Under the supervision of the Country Director, you will be responsible to:
Lead the definition / update of mission’s HR and finance strategy;

Ensure quality of financial controls including accountancy, cash management, financial and budgetary management;
Ensure quality recruitment process, contract management and retention efforts aligned with mission planning;
Ensure application of fair and transparent procedures for recruitment;
Ensure staff records, including performance appraisal data, are maintained and in accordance with confidentiality requirements;
Identify, prevent and manage departmental risks (including fraud, corruption and other misconduct issues);
Oversee financial and HR strategy for partnership management participating in the process of selecting partners and validating the financial and HR risk analysis provided by the bases;
Manage the Finance and HR team in the coordination office and be Technical/Support Manager of Finance and HR teams in the bases.

You hold a Master degree or equivalent in finance, accounting, business administration, or other relevant subject and minimum 5 years of experience in the field,
A minimum 3 years of experience in Human Resources preferably in context of INGOs, experience with recruitment, administrative employee follow up, training and career follow up and development is a plus.
You have a strong accounting skills and experience, including management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and balance sheet.
You have an ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports.
You have demonstrated experience and skills with budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports.