Programme and Finance Support Officer

**Starting Salary: $27,022 USD**

**Contract: Until 31st of March 2027**

**Location: Goma, DRC**

CAFOD is looking for a **Programme and Finance Support Officer** to help strengthen the financial management capacity of local partners in DRC. This is an important role supporting partner organisations to manage funding effectively, meet donor requirements, and build strong financial systems that enable high-quality programme delivery. Working closely with the Finance and Administration Manager, programme teams, and local partners, you will provide hands-on support across financial compliance, budgeting, reporting, audit preparation, and capacity strengthening.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Support local partners to strengthen financial management systems, controls, and procedures
- Review financial reports and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Provide guidance on budgeting, cash flow management, donor rules, and value for money
- Carry out financial spot checks, risk assessments, and field verification visits
- Support audit processes and follow-up on audit recommendations
- Help partners develop stronger financial reporting and procurement practices
- Build the capacity of partner finance and programme staff through training and ongoing support
- Support programme administration and ensure accurate financial records are maintained in organisational systems

**Job-specific competencies**

- Previous experience in financial accounting and financial management.
- Demonstrable knowledge in financial accounting and management, including the ability to carry out financial assessments.
- Demonstrated ability to work with and build the capacity of partners, influencing and improving their ways of working and financial systems.
- Demonstrated experience in donor accountability and reporting to institutional donors.

**Desirable Criteria**

- Good understanding of the local context.
- Fluency in written and spoken French and Swahili, with proficiency in English.
- Ability to work and travel in insecure environments and to manage personal security where necessary.

*CAFOD is a welcoming, supportive workplace committed to a safe, inclusive culture where everyone is respected. CAFOD will make reasonable adjustments at every stage of the recruitment process to ensure candidates with disabilities or individual needs are fully supported.*

**Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults**

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.