Job title:

Finance Manager

Location:

Juba, South Sudan with possible travel to INSO SSD Regional Offices

Department

Support Services

Reports to:

Country Director

Job type:

Full time

Contract type:

6 Months with possible renewal, depending on availability of funds

Eligibility:

South Sudanese Only

Closing date:

28 May 2025

Organisation Background

Founded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports humanitarian aid workers by establishing safety coordination platforms in insecure contexts. INSO provides registered NGOs with a range of free services, including real-time incident tracking, analytical reports, safety-related data and mapping, crisis management support, staff orientations and training.

INSO provides daily support to more than 1000 NGOs operating in 16 of the world’s most insecure countries.

INSO is registered in the Netherlands with its headquarters based in The Hague, the international city of peace and justice.

INSO South Sudan Country Office

INSO is currently relaunching its operations in South Sudan. INSO South Sudan aims to provide free services to more than 120 national and international NGOs in the country to enhance the delivery of aid and preserve the safety of their staff. Specifically, the programme shall provide the NGO community with tailored safety support through three main services: Capacity Building (provision of training to humanitarian workers); Information and Advice (provision of regular context reports, risk assessments and tailored advice on humanitarian access); and Response (support during crisis and critical incident management).

We are now seeking a qualified and experienced individual to join our country team as the Finance Manager. The post is to be based at our Juba office in South Sudan with occasional travel to field sites.

Job Summary

The Finance Manager works closely with the Country Director and has the responsibility to protect the financial health and integrity of the project with enforcing appropriate accounting and financial procedures and policies; providing timely an accurate financial data to enable project orientation, planning and decision; meeting the external reporting and audits requirements; orienting staff in financial management, audits and procedures compliance.

Main responsibilities

• Oversees financial record keeping; controls and reconciles the documentation, uploads the financial information in SUN
• Maintains a secure filing system of the financial documentation
• Gives a clear picture of the financial position of the project with reports on donors’ budget adherence or budget variances
• Maintains an adequate project cash flow, prepares cash requests and follows donors’ disbursements
• Meets external reporting deadlines; prepares budgets and reports with exactness and compliance; liaises with donors and HQ when necessary
• Maintains healthy financial practices across the project; enforces finance working documents and trainings as needed to ensure staff adherence;
• Acts as a focal point during audits, enforces internal and external audit recommendations in a timely fashion;
• Reviews and authorises transactions within his/her threshold; and
• Manages the finance department, partakes in recruitment, orientation and training of staff with financial functions,

Mandatory Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in similar position within NGO sector
• Professional accountancy qualification or master’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, management or economics
• Proficient in the use of accounting software systems (preferably SUNSYSTEM), Q&A reporting tool and excel
• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• Donor/contract management experience and donor policy knowledge (preferably ECHO, DFID, SDC and/or OFDA)
• Understanding of humanitarian principles and practices
• Ability to process large amounts of data
• Ability to handle multi donors and multiyear budgets
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to direct and supervise
• Willingness to work in South Sudan.

Key Personal Competencies:

• Well organised and capable to deliver work in tight deadlines
• Excellent analyst
• People management
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A good listener
• An effective communicator
• Team player
• Capacity to work in a multicultural environment
• Quiet demeanour in stressful or crisis situations

INSO’s Safeguarding Policy
INSO is fully committed to the safe recruitment, selection and vetting of all potential new staff, trustees and volunteers, and we will ensure rigorous compliance with our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policy throughout the recruitment process.

Terms & Conditions: Initial employment contract till 31 December 2025. Salary to be discussed

How to Apply:

Interested applicants are requested to send the following to jobs@ssd.ngosafety.org by 28 May 2025 and reference “INSO Finance Manager, South Sudan” in the subject line of the email, not later than 17:00 hours Central African Time (CAT). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Cover letter specifying how you meet the mandatory requirements, your motivation in applying and what you hope to bring to INSO (1-page maximum).
• Up to date CV (2-page maximum).
• Contact information for 3 referees (preferably, work-related and from previous line managers).

Please do not send any additional information (such as copies of certificates, copies of diplomas, other writing samples, etc.).

International NGO Safety Organisation does not charge any fees at any stage in the recruitment process (e.g. application, interview, orientation or training). INSO never asks information about applicant’s bank account details.