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CONTEXTE DE TRAVAIL :

Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org
HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities.

Handicap International operations in Iraq: HI has been registered and operational in Iraq since 1991 and has become a lead implementing agency in the emergency response in the Health and Protection sectors, operating across Ninewa, Kirkuk, Salah al Din, Baghdad, Anbar and Basra Governorates. Since 2014, HI has scaled up its intervention in Iraq to respond to the humanitarian needs generated by the capture of territory by the IS-group, subsequent military operations and the widespread displacement of Iraqi populations.

Reporting to the regional Finance Manager, the Country Finance Manager contributes within the country where he/she is based to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Handicap International. He/she ensures optimal quality and impact of the projects implemented in the country, through a delegation system with appropriate control mechanisms.
He/she shares with all HI managers the responsibility of a sound management and successful functioning of the global organization, through paradigm chain.

DESCRIPTION DE POSTE :

Mission 1: Management
• Embodies HI’s values on a daily basis (Manager as a role model).
• Understands the strategy, makes it explicit, translates it into operational objectives for his or her team, leads the necessary changes. Gives meaning to each management action. Encourages inter and intra departmental exchanges of practice. Encourages innovation and risk-taking (Manager as coach for meaning).
• Organises the operational management of his or her team, structures the work around identified
processes, steers performance and facilitates the resolution of problems (Operational manager).
• Contributes to the development of his or her staff, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and attachment to HI. Ensures compliance with the code of conduct of institutional policies, the state of mind and the expected individual and collective behaviour (Manager 1st HR&Coach).

Mission 2: Strategy and steering
• Contributes towards the drafting, revision and implementation of the financial section of Operational Strategy (StratOp) within his or her area of responsibility area and in line with HI’s financial policies.
• Oversees the breakdown of financial strategy into action plans and advises on financial issues.
• Produces, compiles and analyses financial indicators and, if necessary, creates additional indicators.
• Is in charge of the assessment, mitigation and treatment of financial risks. Reports on incidents and their treatment to his or her line manager and functional managers.
• Oversees HI external representation activities related to financial issues, takes part in inter-NGO working groups and ensures the development of partnerships in his or her geographical area.

Mission 3: Standards and expertise
• Oversees the deployment and monitors compliance with all of HI’s financial policies, processes and tools within his or her area of responsibility and, if necessary, develops specific financial tools overseen by his or her line and functional management.
• Directs and controls HI’s compliance with the legal framework of the country or countries of intervention and monitors changes in standards and case law and in the practices of other stakeholders working in the finance field.
• Ensures the production and filing of financial documents ensuring the legality of HI’s operations in the country or countries of intervention.
• Ensures compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• Ensures implementation of and compliance with procedure for archiving financial documents and the publication and updating of financial documents in the dedicated workspaces.
• Supervises internal control in his or her area of responsibility, as well as any necessary corrective actions.

Mission 4: Operational implementation
• Ensures financial and budget management
• Ensures accounts management
• Ensures the financial management of institutional funding in compliance with “donor” guidelines and contractual obligations
• Ensures cash-flow management

Mission 5: Profession facilitation
• Puts in place and monitors the elements of his or her profession that fall within his or her area of responsibility: dissemination, use and contribution to revisions of standards, monitoring of recommendations for the skills development of the teams, etc.
• Coordinates profession facilitation in his or her area of responsibility, fosters a team spirit and ensures the inclusion of all team members by encouraging regular contributions, especially through practice-sharing.
• Develops a pool of local talent.

Mission 6: Emergency preparedness and response
• Leads the emergency preparedness actions in his/her department and, in case of emergency, reorganizes the priorities of his/her team according to the humanitarian imperative, in order to ensure HI’s quick and efficient response.

YOUR PROFILE:

Management skills (identical for all managers) Being capable of helping team members to progress: developing his/her staff‘s ability to work autonomously Knowing how to position oneself so things can move forward Knowing how to simplify and prioritise For the description, please refer to the Manager 2.0 framework Professional skills – Finance (see profession design template)

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team
• 6 or 9 months International contract starting from September 2023
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
o Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
o Pension scheme
o Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
o Repatriation insurance paid by HI

• Salary from 2869 € gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 627 € net/month – paid in the field
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: according to the level of the mission Level 2: 5 days every 3 months

* unaccompanied
* Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects (from 12 months of mission)

• Housing: Collective taken in charge by HI

If you are resident in the country: local package