Finance Officer

Finance Officer
(M/F)

German Red Cross (GRC) is part of the world wide Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. As a humanitarian organization, GRC assists victims of conflict and disaster as well as people affected by social or health related crisis. The Red Cross Movement provides assistance to vulnerable people without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions and adheres to the seven principles of the Red Cross movement: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality.

In Vietnam GRC is supporting its local partner, the Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC), to implement projects in the field of Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation, Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation, and Capacity Building. The GRC will support the cooperation with the Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC) for a new project in Forecast Based Financing. With this new project the GRC is taking disaster relief into a new era: away from pure reaction and towards anticipation. This 32 months project aims at reducing heat-waves impacts in urban areas of Vietnam through the development of forecast based financing standard early actions for anticipatory humanitarian actions.

The GRC is currently looking for highly motivated Finance Officer who will ensure the strict and timely financial reporting to the GRC NHQ.

Project:
Reducing heat-waves impacts in Hanoi through the development of forecast based financing standard early actions for anticipatory humanitarian actions

Sector:
Disaster Risk Reduction / Climate Change Adaptation

Reporting to:
GRC Head of Project Office

Contract type and duration:
Full-time position for a period of 6 (six) months with a possibility of extension until project end in December 2020.

Location:
The position will be based in Hanoi with travels to other provinces and in South East Asia

Required language proficiency:
Vietnamese and English

Nationality:
The position is opened for Vietnamese nationals only

Starting date:
May 2018

Project Background
Forecast-based Financing (FbF) is a mechanism that uses climate and weather forecasts to trigger timely humanitarian action, before a hazard hits the exposed population. These actions are automatically funded when the triggering forecast is released. This mechanism has been progressively developed since 2008. Several pilot projects are ongoing, which are contributing to build evidence about the potential to transform the current humanitarian system. Lessons, best practices and recommendations from these projects are the base for the development of a solid Forecast-based Financing knowledge management strategy. The implementation of the FBF concept enters in its second phase and includes now Vietnam.

The second phase aims at building more evidences. Thus, a comprehensive strategy for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) is the cornerstone to build knowledge and evidence about the Forecast-based Financing concept. It enables a systematic learning process which is crucial not only for the effective implementation of specific interventions but also to scale up from localized pilot projects towards national or regional wide interventions.

Line management:
The GRC Head of Project Office (HPO) is the line manager of the Finance Officer. The technical line management is provided by Team 52, GRC NHQ in Berlin and by the Project Office Manager in Hanoi.

ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES

• To work closely with VNRC HQ Project Accountant and provide them with supports for finance and fulfilling of donors’ requirement.
• Maintains and keeps Operating Fund Accounts and reconciles them monthly.
• Enters necessary data for preparing comprehensive and consolidation financial reports
• Support The Head of Project Office and the Project Office Manager in screening and checking the fund disbursements in accordance with the budget allocation and financial procedures for assigned projects.
• Conduct financial spot check of assigned projects and reviewing of payment vouchers and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with donors’ requirement
• Translate finance invoices and other supporting document into English
• Provides regular guidance to and train VNRC provincial project accountants in the management of project funds, use of cost norms, finance Guidelines.
• Manage the payment of regular remittance obligations to the Government of Vietnam under the Labor Law
• Prepare all required financial reports to the Governments (e.g. Tax report, social security etc)
• To assist Project Office Manager to prepare project monthly, bi annual and yearly financial report.

Position Requirements

Application Procedure

Interested candidates are invited to send their applications by email in English consisting of a CV, a letter of motivation, copies of relevant certificates and references to: [email protected]. Please indicate clearly in your application subject: “Application for Finance Officer”.

Deadline: 30th April 2018 at 17:00, Hanoi time

Please note that only applications which are submitted in English shall be considered and that the GRC may start short-listing the candidates before the deadline. While German Red Cross appreciates all responses, only candidate under consideration shall be contacted and invited for an interview.