Finance Manager - Partnership

International Rescue Committee (IRC); United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A global humanitarian organization is seeking a Finance Manager - Partnership to oversee financial management for sub-awardees in Bangladesh. This role includes capacity building, compliance monitoring, and providing financial advice to partners. The ideal candidate will have experience in financial management within the NGO sector and strong communication skills. This position is based in Cox's Bazar and offers a contract until April 30, 2026, with the possibility of extension.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial management within the NGO sector.
• Strong understanding of financial compliance and oversight.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial oversight and administration for sub-awardees.
• Facilitate training for partners on financial management.
• Review and assist partners with financial reporting processes.

Skills

Financial Management

Capacity Building

Budget Monitoring

Compliance Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Job description

Overview

Department: Finance

Contract length: Till 30th April 2026 (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)

Work Location: IRC-Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar Office

Reporting to: Senior Partnership Finance Manager

Expected Start Date: At Earliest

Program Brief

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world`s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world`s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you`re a solutions driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people worldwide for a better future.

Since 2017, IRC has supported Rohingya Refugees and Bangladeshi nationalities communities in Cox`s Bazar, Khulna, Barisal, and Chittagong with integrated services. The organization also addresses climate change impacts by building resilience and promoting economic recovery, education, and protection.

Purpose

The Finance Manager - Partnership is a key position for the Finance department, which provides support to IRC programs implemented across Bangladesh. The position is primarily responsible for providing oversight and day-to-day financial management of the IRC Partnerships Finance functions of sub-awardees. The position will be responsible for capacity building for sub-awardees to build their financial management and administrative capacity, in coordination with the partners and other cross-functional departments of IRC staff. The post holder will provide regular review of sub-awardee budgets at the proposal stage, participate in pre-award due diligence processes, document all financial matters related to sub-awardees' fund request process, financial reports, and manage sub-awardee finance documents/reports, including budget review, financial report review, providing guidance and training related to finance to sub-awardees to strengthen their capacity. This position reports directly to the Senior Partnership Finance Manager, with close coordination with other finance team members.

The post is required to coordinate with the following parties:

Internal & External: Finance team, Programs Team, Grants & partnership team, and external stakeholders, including IRC partners.

Major Responsibilities

• Partner's Financial Management and Program Delivery
  • Participate in the Partner`s Project Capacity Review (PPCR) of potential partners as appropriate and contribute to efforts to collaboratively analyze and manage material risks identified, as it relates to finance.
  • Review draft partnership agreement terms relating to advances, financial reporting and any special conditions relating to finance.
  • For cost-reimbursable partnership agreements, agree with partners on the specific financial documentation required to support each type of cost, adjusting standard requirements to the operating context and the partner
  • Participate in Partnership Project Opening, Progress Review and Closure Meetings, including reviewing successes, challenges, and lessons learned with the partner, and capture effective finance practices for future partnerships.
  • Carry-out finance compliance visit and joint monitoring visit in line with the project support plan.
  • Work collaboratively with partners to ensure the timely provision of funding to partners in accordance with the partnership agreement to ensure program continuity.
  • Collaborate with partners to ensure completeness, correctness, and accuracy of financial reports and cash requests.
  • Review partner financial reports (and narrative reports for consistency) and supporting documents to ensure compliance with the partnership agreement, donor regulations and IRC policy, and provide feedback to the partner as appropriate.
  • Monitor partner budgets and actual spending in collaboration with the program team, identifying issues and working proactively and collaboratively with partners to resolve them.
  • Assist the team in respect of fund processes, month closure, Year-end closure, VAT report, liquidation, reimbursements, including donor audit, statutory audit and compliance monitoring visits.
• Partner's capacity building and knowledge Sharing
• Promote IRC Partnership Principles
• Others

• Partner's capacity building and knowledge sharing: Prepare training module and provide finance and accounting training and mentoring support to partners, in accordance with partner project support plans, with a focus on supporting the partner to strengthen financial management systems, internal control, government compliance and capacities that are responsive to the needs of the partner.
• Promote IRC Partnership Principles: Facilitate systematic partner feedback on IRC's management of the partnership relationship, including the documentation of, and response to partner feedback.
• Promote and apply the IRC's Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results system (PEERS). Contribute to building a strong understanding of PEERS throughout the Bangladesh Country Program, and to ensuring that IRC's partnership principles, skills and approaches are applied by staff across programs and projects with partners
• Others: Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC [team/office]. Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.