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Finance Development Coordinator
Organization Norwegian Red CrossLocation UkraineType FULL TIMEPosted 19 May 2026Deadline 28 May 2026
Administration/Finance
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The purpose of the Finance Development Coordinator is to ensure specialized, targeted, deliverable-based assistance to the Ukraine Red Cross (NS). This includes both ongoing and upcoming FD projects i nthe country. Working directly/closely with the NS, the mission of the Coordinator will be to support the NS in improving their financial management such that they may efficiently implement their humanitarian action and fulfil their humanitarian mandate. This shall be accomplished in close collaboration with Network partners under established and ad hoc agreements. Technical service delivery provided by the Coordinator should contribute to NS becoming more accountable, efficient, and effective. The assistance provided to NSs should be structured within international frameworks and standards e.g. (IFRS, IAS, McKenzie 7S, COSO Framework on Internal Controls and the COSO Framework on ERM).
The Coordinator may also be requested to assist outside her/his region based on their specialization in coordination with the Finance Development Manager for Europe.
**Strategic Objectives:**
- Ensures that the support provided is in conformity with the global service delivery model and is deliverable based, such that it is designed and implemented in line with established technical standards and project management methodologies and support the operationalization of those standards.
- Contribute to financial management in URCS which is grounded in a due diligence/needs assessment, improved accountability, transparency & governance as well as improved efficiency and effectiveness of Internal Controls.
- Increased efficiency, reliability and relevance of financial reporting and departmental structure.
- Contributes proactively with other technical personnel to Global FD Center global efforts to establish and operationalize technical approaches and standards in finance development.
**Operational Objectives:**
- Enhance efficiency and effectiveness within the NS finance department.
- Evaluate the Finance Department structure using the McKinsey 7S model and propose new structures for improved efficiency and effectiveness, including job description revisions and specialized trainings.
- Adopt a risk-based approach by focusing on hinderances to the Finance Dept not achieving its operational, reporting and compliance goals.
- Recommend new departmental structures focusing on efficiencies and renewed effectiveness. This includes revision and alignment of job descriptions and conducting specialized trainings in accounting, treasury, budgeting and grants plus compliance.
- Provides technical trainings to NS Finance Dept staff on established technical standards.
- Design and co-facilitate workshops for NS Finance Dept staff on objective settings, structural assessments etc.
- Improve internal control processes by compiling, mapping, and analyzing existing processes, evaluating inherent and control risks, and designing new processes and controls.
- Compile, map, and analyze processes within the Finance Department on an ‘As Is’ basis.
- Design new processes, internal controls while focusing on efficiencies and operation, reporting and compliance objectives. This includes preparing “should be” process maps.
- Supports the NSs in preparing or revising policies and procedures including Finance & Accounting manuals.
- Analyse and recommend areas of improvement in financial oversight by governance.
- Focus on assisting NS in terms of improving financial reporting (internal and external) insofar that efficiency, effectiveness and relevance increases.
- Introducing capabilities in NS accounting software to ensure automated, customizable, transparent and reliable financial reports are produced.
- Develop deliverable based project documents including concept notes, proposals, specific objectives, budgets, PoAs, LFAs, Project risk assessment, ITTs and monitoring plans (as per applicable Core Process).
- If required, assist in designing and conduct evaluations of FD projects.
- Contribute to the global FD service delivery in various technical capacities.
- Ensure coordination and alignment between FD Officers’ support and Global FD Center's global FD strategies.
- Consolidate regional inputs from Officers to inform planning, reporting, and learning.
- Up to 50% travel to support other NS if and as requested.
**Key Performance Indicators:**
- ≥ 85% of deliverables achieved on the POA implementation
- ≥ 4.0/5 NS satisfaction rating Quality of NS-facing technical support
**Collaboration.**
- Fosters good relationship and works closely together with the host NS, PNSs, IFRC and ICRC.
- Work as a team within the region and globally, to assist NS’s in meeting their needs in FD.
- Liaises, as needed, with Colleagues in the Country, Regional and National Office.
- Works closely together and participates in technical networks (FD and NSD) with other colleagues within Global FD Centre at global, regional and country level.
- Helps colleagues to und
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