Finance and Support Services Manager, Syria Response

The starting salary package for this position is £56,904 GBP/ approx. $76,000 USD including all allowances. 

About MAG Syria Response Programme:

MAG has been responding to the Syria crisis since 2013 working to support the development from conflict by finding and destroying the explosive remnants of war, so that communities can raise their families and pursue their livelihoods in a safe and secure environment, free from fear of death or injury.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to use your senior level skills in financial, project and people management to lead a team of national and International staff across key programme support functions, including Finance, Logistics, Human Resources and Administration. Reporting to the Country Director, the Finance and Support Services Manager will provide strategic and operational financial leadership in a large and rapidly expanding programme, including control of expenditure, budgeting, cash flow management, financial reporting, identification of financial liabilities and leading on audit matters. In addition, a key aspect in this role will be to build the capacity of national staff in the finance function.

The role will also be responsible for providing leadership to the Logistics, procurement, and HR functions, ensuring managers deliver their work plans in line with agreed objectives and priorities. You will be key in ensuring that all programme support services systems are robust and working to enhance efficiency and minimise risk, with added responsibility for developing and mentoring both national and International staff. This is an opportunity to put your experience of successfully designing, implementing, managing and monitoring support systems and processes into practice in an interesting and diverse programme.

As a key senior manager in the programme you will be a member of the Senior Management Team, providing strategic leadership. This is a fantastic opportunity to implement and further develop your strong leadership and management skills in a fast paced and ever changing programme.

About you:

You will need to be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.), or qualified by experience in a similar role and have a good understanding of financial risk management approaches. Given the scale and size of the Syria Response programme, you will need to be a dynamic, motivated, flexible self-starter who has experience of managing a varied and multi-cultural team. You’ll have previously worked overseas, ideally in International Aid organisation in a developing country, and will need to have experience managing a wide range of support services functions and systems, supporting large scale projects. You will have a flexible and proactive approach to work, be able to prioritise a heavy workload, and enjoy working with a multi-cultural team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance and support services manager to take the next step in their career and grow their skills in a senior, varied and autonomous role.

Benefits

MAG staff are rewarded with generous benefits:

• Salary: The starting salary package for this position is £56,904 GBP per annum and this increase with service. Please see the general information for full terms and conditions related to this.

• Accommodation: MAG will provide accommodation in-country.

• Leave: We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. You'll have a minimum of six weeks out of the programme per year, rising to eight weeks with service.

• Flights: MAG provides three international flights home per year

• Insurance: All international staff are automatically covered by MAG's comprehensive insurance package including: Personal accident and medical expenses insurance; Death by natural causes insurance and access to 24-hour medical assistance including evacuation and repatriation.

Please see the candidate information sheet in the application pack for further details on these benefits.

Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

For further information about this opportunity, as well as the application form, please download the application pack, below:

MAG – Finance and Support Services Manager, Syria Response Application Pack 

Please return the Application form to humanresources@maginternational.org before the closing date of 12th May 2019. Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within 3 weeks of applying, it means that your application has not been successful.