About Search for Common Ground
Location : Abuja, Nigeria
Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the peaceful transformation of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC, and Brussels, Belgium, Search’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict—moving away from destructive approaches and towards cooperative solutions. With more than 700 staff worldwide, Search implements projects in more than 30 African countries, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and North America.
Summary of Position
The Director of Finance will be a strategic thought-partner, and report to the Country Director (CD). The successful candidate will be a hands-on and participative manager and will lead and develop an internal team to support the following areas: finance, business planning and budgeting.
The Director of finance will take the lead in assuring the quality management of externally funded grants/contracts from inception to closure. In addition to an oversight role, the DFA will ensure that both programming and operations staff improve their understanding of different finance mechanisms and build their capacity to adhere to donor regulations related to reporting, invoicing, and asset management and purchasing
The Director of Finance will play a critical role in partnering with the senior leadership team in strategic decision making and operations as Search Nigeria continues to enhance its quality programming and build capacity. This is a tremendous opportunity for a finance and operations leader to maximize and strengthen the internal capacity of a well-respected, high-impact organization.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience in financial and grant management in an INGO, nonprofit sector, financial statement preparation and analysis, design and workflows. She/he will work closely with the Heads of Offices, Project Managers and the Project Finance Coordinators in the field offices and collaborate with the Regional Controller and Finance Manager in addition to other Global Finance and operations team members in Washington and Brussels.
To apply:
Interested candidates should send the following to our Career Portal
Current resume
Cover Letter (which includes expectations of compensation and projected start date)
Posting closes November 29, 2024
Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
Please see our website:
www.sfcg.org for full details of our work.