Restricted Finance Officer

Christian Aid; Bogotá; Híbrido; COP 40.000.000 - 60.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An international non-profit organization is seeking a Restricted Finance Officer to manage donor-funded initiatives in Bogota, Colombia. This role involves effective financial management, compliance tasks, and collaboration with partners and stakeholders. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field and significant experience managing multi-million dollar projects, with fluency in both English and Spanish required. The position offers hybrid working arrangements.

Formación

• Experience supporting multi-million dollar/pound programmes.
• Proven track record in financial compliance and reporting.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure effective financial management across donor contracts.
• Lead financial reporting on donor-funded contracts.
• Build relationships with external donor contacts.

Conocimientos

Fluent in English and Spanish

Financial management

Budgeting and financial monitoring

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Educación

Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, International Relations, or Social Sciences

Descripción del empleo

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Permanent. Full Time. Hybrid working. (You will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week with the option to work remotely for the remaining 3 days)

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Applications and CV to be submitted in English only please.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply.

We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues.

About the role

Reporting in to the Restricted Funding Manager, the Restricted Finance Officer provides financial capacity to the Multi-Country Cluster (MCC), being proactive in supporting restricted funded programming contracts with donors and work funded through internal restricted funding streams.

The post holder collaborates across the MCC to build trust and drive financial management processes that align with organisational goals and values and improve impact.

The role actively participates in learning and reflection spaces convened with partners and key stakeholders, to build consensus with partners and communities about priorities for funding, so that programmes only bid for appropriate funding which aligns with strategy.

Responsibilities

• Proactively ensure effective financial management and compliance across all donor contracts within the MCC restricted income portfolio, fostering collaboration and trust among MCC colleagues.
• Lead financial reporting on donor-funded contracts, promoting transparency and decision-making that improves impact.
• Oversee financial assurance and escalate issues as needed to MCC senior management, advising on where to align resource allocation with high-impact initiatives to maximise outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external donor contacts in financial and compliance roles, promoting openness and identifying areas of shared goals.
• Ensure that specific financial and procurement compliance obligations are monitored and met across the contract portfolio (e.g. through tracking reporting requirements, supporting with ‘flex’ plans, and being a member of relevant procurement committees).
• Monitor and regularly review donor-funded programme budgets and appeal funds to ensure fit with new resourcing strategy and model, taking corrective action as needed in agreement with the Restricted Funding Manager to drive better results.
• Understand and meet specific financial and procurement compliance obligations across the MCC contract portfolio, ensuring all documentation is accurately logged on iPIMS.
• Provide support for the donor portfolio risk management framework, critically assessing challenges and adapting work to align with organisational values and goals and the new partnership led model.
• Input into the MCC restricted funding contract portfolio dashboard, supporting onboarding and quality assurance of new programmes by collaborating across divisions and with partners.
• Promote Christian Aid’s work and develop business opportunities by fostering positive relationships and networks with INGO HQ’s, private sector partners, knowledge partners, and institutional donors.

About you

Who we are looking for

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline, Finance, Economics, Business International Relation, or Social Sciences.
• Fluent in English and Spanish (both written and spoken).
• Significant experience and track record as Finance Officer working to support multi-million dollar/pound programmes.
• Significant experience of multi-million-pound programme collaborative budget development, monitoring and management.
• Substantial experience of donor and partner due-diligence processes.
• Substantial experience of budgeting and financial monitoring and reporting for programmes funded by major institutional donors (Government, Private Sector and Foundations).
• Detailed understanding of Project Management monitoring and donor reporting, from a decolonised and localised approach.
• Detailed understanding of financial principles and processes.
• Detailed understanding of financial systems.
• Highly developed understanding of financial controls and procedures and highly numerate.
• Developed decision making skills including working under high pressure.
• Developed and proven negotiation and collaborative working skills.
• Developed organisational planning and prioritisation skills.
• Developed communication and networking skills for engagement, relationship building at all levels.
• Highly developed analytical and financial acumen.

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity.

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process 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 their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Non-profit Organizations and International Trade and Development

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