Finance Officer - Diakonia Lebanon

Diakonia is a Swedish faith-based development organization that works to change unfair structures that generate poverty, inequality, oppression and violence. The organization was founded in 1966 and is today rooted in two Christian denominations: the Swedish Alliance Mission and the Uniting Church in Sweden. Our vision and mission are based on theological reflection & the universality of human rights. Diakonia works with around 400 partner organizations (2021) and employs approximately 300 staff in 25 country offices & four regional offices in Africa, Asia, Latin America, MENA region & Sweden.

The Diakonia Lebanon office was established in 2010 and currently oversee programs implemented directly and with 10 local partners.

Type of employment

• Permanent employment
• Working hours are not regulated
• Working hours are normally office hours, but travel does occur.

Service volume

• 100% (37, 5 hours)

Location within the organisation

• Employer: Diakonia
• The post holder will report to: the Country Director
• Place of employment: Lebanon Country Office

Overall purpose of role

To proactively plan and execute assignments as well as to develop processes and methods within the working area.

Assignment to be adapted to the target group and/or the specific context and carried out in line with Diakonia’s global policies and steering documents, as well as Diakonia´s feminist and human-rights based principles and our values of solidarity, justice, courage, commitment and accountability.

Duties and responsibilities

• Carry out the assignments within the area of responsibility to strengthen the organization’s results and sustainability.
• Contribute to and assure efficient implementation and quality of tasks to implement established plans.
• Take responsibility for development, planning and follow-up within the area.
• Support the development of methods, systems and processes related to the area of responsibility.
• To monitor and stay updated on developments within the working area.
• Contribute to learning, knowledge management, and continuous improvements within the area.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent within relevant area
• Skills and experience within relevant area
• Analytic and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and IT skills
• 4-5 years of experience in the same position and handling same level tasks.
• 3-4 years' experience working with NGOs within the finance department. 
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Fluency in English language

Behavioral Skills/Criteria

- Committed and determined attitude and focusing on achieving set up objectives and results. Fulfill objectives and tasks. Set up challenging objectives.

- Share relevant information and contribute actively in teamwork. Encourage and value colleague’s contribution. Work towards a positive climate in the group and cooperate in an effectively way.

- Sensitive toward other people’s feelings and take into account how actions can affect others. Have the ability to adopt the perspective of other people. Listen to others in an empathic manner.

- Be aware of own development needs and actively looking for opportunities to learn new things. Apply knowledge to new situations. Be open to feedback on performance and act on it.

- Understand the objectives of the organization and be able to interpret them into own work. Aware of the organization´s political issues. Considering short-term and long-term financial consequences and looking for ways to improve working methods.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and implement financial policies to guarantee operational efficiency.
• Contribute to the preparation and planning of budgets for the office and the partners.
• Coordinate and work closely with the Procurement Department to ensure all payments are in compliance.
• Ensure financial records are kept up-to-date with the latest transactions and changes.
• Contribute to financial audits.
• Monitor all bank deposits and payments.
• Perform periodic financial analysis to detect and resolve problems.
• Prepare balance sheets monthly and yearly financial reports.
• Provide expert advice to partners on regular basis.
• Contribute to Diakonia’s partnership status improvement through, but not limited to, building partners’ capacity on the financial side, working on financial and audit report assessments.
• Coordinate with the program team on selection, institutional capacity development plans and overall partnership development methodologies.