The Role
The Donor Finance Officer will contribute to ensure that Oxfam in Nepal has quality financial management with the financial capacity to support programs and projects, proactively provide business-focused and result-oriented quality professional and technical finance services to the Nepal country program. Contributes towards developing Financial Management capabilities in Oxfam business development and programme team and its partner organizations. In case of emergencies ready to respond to major humanitarian programme.
What we are looking for
The Donor Finance Officer will ensure that Oxfam in Nepal submits competitive and qualitative donor proposal budgets with adequate cost recovery. Contributes towards proper financial monitoring and review of expenses to ensure quality reporting on timely manner.
- Minimum of 3 years in a finance management and reporting role within an I/NGO
- Master’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration
- Sound understanding of the scope of strategic partnerships
- Sound knowledge of related local laws and statutory requirements.
- Demonstrable strong numeric skill and good analytical skills
- Good time management with prioritization skill
- Experience and capability in motivating and training others (both finance and non-finance) in Oxfam and donors’ financial policies, procedures and concepts
- Sound understanding of institutional donors and previous experience in producing high quality donor reports and budgets
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skill
- Ability to work independently and within team
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Nepali
We offer
This role will provide you with an opportunity to make a difference in Oxfam by working closely with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their field of Gender, WASH and Water Governance, Resilience and Climate Justice and so forth along with the national and international training and development opportunities. Our offer consists of fair pay and competitive benefits package.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the Organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB 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 his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
About Company
Oxfam International is a confederation of 14 affiliated non-political, non-sectarian, non-governmental, non-profit making, development and humanitarian organisations. In Nepal Oxfam is represented by Oxfam GB with Head Quarters in Oxford, United Kingdom (UK registered charity NO. 202918).