AMERICAN RED CROSS JOB VACANCIES 2020

The American Red Cross Indonesia Delegation is looking for a qualified candidate to fill the following position:

• Post Title: Finance Coordinator, American Red Cross (AmCross)
• Post Level: Coordinator Level – K
• Contract Duration: 12 months with possibility of extension
• Base of assignment: Jakarta with up to 50% travel required (when COVID travel restrictions are lifted)
• Reports to: Country Representative (CR) Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Pacific
• Supervises: Finance Officer

Organizational Context

The American Red Cross helps vulnerable people and communities around the world prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises through mobilizing the power of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. We are a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Currently, the American Red Cross has several disaster preparedness and organizational development programs funded through USAID/BHA and private philanthropies in Indonesia and Micronesia. The American Red Cross collaborates with the Indonesia Red Cross (PMI), who is our local implementing partner, and is currently closing out a large project with the Micronesia Red Cross (MRCS).

Job Purpose

The Finance Coordinator will provide financial management as well as direct support related to financial accounting and reporting, risk management, capacity building, and systems improvements of the organization and partners, including compliance with financial regulations, financial planning, financial skills development, and aspects related to project budgeting and fund utilization in achieving the objectives as established in the Indonesia country office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all tasks and activities of the finance department and directly implement tasks as required
• Coach, train, and mentor the finance officer with the aim of strengthening his/her technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team, setting performance objectives, providing regular and timely performance feedback, and leading documented semi-annual performance reviews
• Ensure staffing is adequate for workload, make recommendations as needed to CR for scaling up/downsizing based on project portfolio
• Ensure that staffing roles and responsibilities are documented and clear, with proper segregation of tasks for internal controls checks
• Provide coverage when finance officer is on leave

Ensure that all financial transactions are valid, adequately supported, and processed in accordance with the Financial Policies and Procedures Manual and donor rules and regulations

• Regularly provide the delegation with a field finance manual training and donor regulations training, at least once a year and when major updates occur
• Provide support to the operations department in the efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
• Promote a culture of cost awareness and cost discipline
• Assess financial control and compliance environment and implement process improvements as needed for better efficiency and adherence
• Conduct risk-based monitoring (including field visits) and exercise adequate control and oversight measures
• Responsible for ensuring that issues in controls/processes that are raised during financial monitoring and application of control measures are resolved in a timely manner by working with the CR, finance team, ISF, operations team, and partners as needed to implement recommended follow-up actions. Update ISF and the CR regularly on the progress of resolving issues

Serve clients to achieve International Services Department (ISD) and International Services/Finance (ISF) Goals

• To serve as strategic partner to CR and Program Managers in Project management support
• Collaborate with program managers to ensure compliance with all the finance regulations per donor, project design and implementation
• Support the CR with analysis, strategic planning and costing scenarios and proposal development for planning for future activities based on funding potential as well as for optimization of existing operations
• Work with CR, finance team, and operations team to document operations/financial policies specific to the delegation in the Field Operations Manual
• Work with program team to develop and maintain a detailed program management BVA tool/dashboard that fits the program tracking needs, and develop process for monthly meeting for finance/program teams to review and discuss variances as well as forecasts for coming months
• Identify and implement improvements to systems and processes for AmCross finance and operations

To strengthen PMI Financial department in HQ, Chapter and Branches

• Support PMI capacity and organizational development at the HQ, chapter & branch levels through training, facilitation, and coaching
• Support and coordinate with IFRC counterpart on organizational development activities
• Support PMI on annual audit processes (i.e. USG), and ensure they are completed on time, keep ISF and CR updated on the process
• Identify and implement improvements to systems and processes for PMI
• Serve as AmCross lead finance and compliance point of contact with partners

Job Requirement / Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, and preferably with a master’s degree in a related field
• At least 10 years’ relevant experience in NGO/Red Cross-sector with demonstrated progressive managerial responsibilities
• Experience in audit, strongly preferred
• Experience studying, training, and/or working outside of Indonesia,preferred
• Experience identifying and establishing institutional capacity building and process/systems improvement initiatives, particularly for own and local partner organizations
• Excellent skills in budgeting and financial management, problem-solving, conflict resolution, advocacy, and stakeholder coordination
• Experience in donor/partner relationship management. Must have experience with USAID or USAID/BHA funded projects
• Fluent in English and Indonesian (written and spoken)
• Advanced computer skills (Accounting Software such as QuickBooks, Excel…)
• Understanding of and/or experience with Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement preferred
• Able to directly take on complex assignments and not just delegate them to others

How to apply

Application procedures

Please submit your cover letter and curriculum vitae in English no later than November 11, 2020, to recruitment@amredcross.org Place the job title in the subject line and include your name in all application files. Include in your application your monthly gross salary requirements in IDR and at least 3 references.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.