Finance Coordinator – Hatay

The Opportunity

This role will provide the primary financial and grants management inputs into Turkey Earthquake response, and on-going support to develop best practice emergency financial and grants management procedures and processes.
The main aspects of the role are: Responding to Response emergency as the finance & grants focal person, working with other departments in country to ensure that there is a co-ordinated response in line with best practices.

In order to be succesfull you will bring/have:

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or other related field, individuals with practical experience will be considered
• Minimum of 4 years of experience of working in finance department with i/NGOs
• Experience in assessment and monitoring of partners
• Knowledge of finance and operational controls in regards to cash transfer programming
• A desire to learn and work in a challenging but rewarding environment
• Ability to work under pressure alone and as part of a team
• A strong sense of integrity
• Turkish and English language is required.
• Ability to operate in a changing environment: adaptable, flexible and supportive approach.
• Strong computer skills, especially on accounting packages.
• Willingness to travel to field offices occasionally

Desired

• Experience of working in emergency response and major donors experience
• Experience of working in an international/national charity
• Knowledge and experience on Turkish accountancy rules and regulations applying to international humanitarian organizations

Position holder will be based in Gaziantep or Hatay, therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.