Finance Consultant

The Department Levant, based in Zurich, manages programmes and projects in Lebanon and

Jordan. To improve its partner organisations’ capacity in financial management (project and

overall) – i.e. accounting, financial reporting, financial standards and procedures, audits, internal

processes, etc. –, the Department Levant is looking for mandating a freelance consultant in Finance.

Duties

- Analyse the financial and administrative capacities (staff, governance, policies, procedures,

systems, tax requirements) of potential partners and give recommendations for capacity

building (pre-assessments)

- Analyse the funding and revenue sources as well as business plans of partners and give recommendations

for strengthening financial sustainability and increasing revenues

- Strengthen partners' skills in financial management (general and individual training workshops

for partners, hands-on coaching for individual staff and/or organisations)

- Evaluate and monitor partners’ overall organisational budgets and financial statements

- Evaluate and monitor partners’ annual external audit reports

- Evaluate and monitor partners' project budgets and financial reports and their compliance

with funding agreements and external audit reports

- Exchange with and report to Drosos Foundation

Requirements

- Master’s degree or equivalent related to the duties

- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience

- Strong working knowledge of English (oral and written) and fluency in Arabic is required

(preferably also French for work in Lebanon)

- Deep knowledge of applicable Lebanese respective Jordanian laws and regulations within

duties’ related fields

- Ready to work as a freelancer on mandate basis

- Ready to work with grassroots organisations as well as community-based organisations,

civil society organisations, institutions, start-ups, established businesses, as well as with

profit-oriented companies or social businesses

- Ready to adapt style of work to the specificities of each entity and to develop tools, procedures

and mechanisms that suit a partner’s capacity and purpose (solution oriented, ready

to think out of the box, hands-on-approach)

- Strong self-motivation, highly committed to perform well and work of good quality

- Strong social skills, particularly good communication skills

- Works efficiently and is flexible regarding working hours and requirements

- High professionalism and commitment to Drosos Foundation’s values

Opportunities

- Contribute to Drosos Foundation’s work in Lebanon respectively Jordan

- Gaining experience in working with various entities (CBOs, NGOs, companies, etc.)

- Combining financial controlling with capacity building and financial training

- Long-term and close cooperation with partners and Drosos Foundation

- Working part-time, independently and with flexible working hours