The role

This role will provide the primary financial and grants management inputs into SCI Syria 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 Syria Response emergency as the finance & grants focal person in the emergency response team, working with other departments in country to ensure that there is a co-ordinated response in line with best practices.

Qualifications and experience

Essential

· MBA Finance, ACCA/ACMA Part qualified with 7 years of post-qualification accounting experience.

· 2 Years post- qualification experience in fragile states and outside home country.

· Experience of and well developed skills in staff management, supervision and capacity building

· Proven track record of supporting a senior management team, and providing strategic support across multiple sectors and/or regions

· Knowledge of the requirements of the major emergency donors and experience in budgeting and reporting to donors.

· Good attention to detail and analytical skills

· Computer literate (i.e. WORD, advanced Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems).

· Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people

· Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure

· Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities

· Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams

Desirable

· Experience with any Save the Children financial systems and overseas accounting software (Agresso & Sun)

· Significant experience with NGOs in an international emergency environment

· Fluent in English and knowledge of Arabic.

Contract length: 8 Months

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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.