Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) was founded in 1939 as the labour movement's humanitarian solidarity organisation. Our vision is Solidarity in Action, and we aim to improve people's living conditions and to create societies that are more just and more democratic. In Norway, we have around 17000 members, and in total 3000 employees working in 36 countries around the world. NPA’s core areas are International Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Humanitarian Mine Action and Disarmament, First Aid and Rescue Services and International Solidarity, Anti-Racism & Inclusion. In all our interventions, we continuously work to reduce our climate- and environmental impact.

For this exciting opportunity, we are only looking for candidates from Kenya or individuals with a valid work permit in Kenya. 

As a Finance Manager you will have overall responsibility for financial management, accounting and financial reporting for projects in Sudan. The position reports to the Country Director and is part of the NPA Senior Management Team. Because of the situation in Sudan, the small NPA country team has relocated to Nairobi and is working remotely; the finance manager will be managing a colleague based in Egypt, with other team members based in Uganda.  

NPA started working in Sudan in 2022 and currently works within two programming areas. Civil Society and Humanitarian programmes are implemented indirectly with partners funded through 2 main sources of funding. The programme is actively seeking additional funding from both existing and new donors.  

In addition, the Sudan Finance manager may also be called upon to provide punctual support to other NPA operations in the region, in particular to the Rwanda and South Sudan country programmes. The position is based in Nairobi, with possible travel to both South Sudan and Rwanda to provide punctual support on the basis of need and availability.  

Your general responsibilities will be:

Overall responsibility for NPA Sudan programme’s finance management including accounting, auditing, monitoring activities and smooth day-to-day running of the financial operation. 

This includes: 

  • Analysis and forecast  
  • Budget and controls 
  • Financial accounting and book-keeping 
  • Financial reporting and audits 
  • Partner finance oversight 
  • Capacity strengthening 
  • Management 

We are looking for a candidate with the following experience:

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in similar finance management position
  • Relevant higher education in finance or other relevant field  
  • Good working knowledge of accounting system/s and preferably of the Agresso accounting software 
  • Experience in managing and capacity developing finance staff, also in remote management mode. 
  • Experience from being part of a management team 
  • Written and verbal proficiency in English 
  • Experience in working with partner organisations in a finance role 

We will prefer candidates who also have experience with the following:

  • Working with multiple donor budget formats – including UN agencies 
  • Finance management in both humanitarian and development programmes 
  • Working for INGOs or international organizations is preferable 
  • Working understanding of ICT-systems and experience with MS Office applications, including advanced user level in excel.

We also think you have the following personal skills:

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural/multi-national setting, and with a high level of respect for local culture 
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work both independently and within a team  
  • Strong managerial and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire and build competence of staff and achieve results through others 
  • Practical and proven skills in negotiation and conflict resolution with a wide range of stakeholders. 
  • Ability to cope under pressure and flexible to handle changing priorities 

All staff are expected to undertake the following:

  • Work within the framework of NPA’s core values and promote NPA’s vision of Solidarity in Action 
  • Work towards achieving programme and/or department objectives 
  • Ensure familiarity with and adhere to all NPA policies and procedures  
  • Responsibility for keeping up to date with relevant developments within field of expertise 
  • Fulfil their role in country of deployment and areas of conflict where standards of living may be basic 
  • Fulfil their role in a manner appropriate to the cultural context and within the local legal framework 
  • Understand and uphold the standards outlined in NPA’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policy, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with NPA’s work, and reporting concerns if they do arise 

We offer:

- A competitive salary package in line with other INGO national manager positions. 

- Holidays according to Kenya labour regulations, etc. 

- An exciting opprotunity to shape NPA's inmportant work in Sudan and in the region.

As NPA has just re-established its legal presence in Kenya, some elements of the Kenya-specific HR policy and employement package still need to be confirmed. NPA aims to be an equal opportunity employer and to offer competitive working conditions. Additional benefits may apply at a later stage. 

If you think this is the perfect opportunity for you, we would love to hear from you. You can contact us on the following address: EriDem420@npaid.org and we will respond as soon as we can. To be sure on not missing out, please make sure that you apply before the application deadline : May 24th, 2024. 

Please apply online as instructed on this website. Due to capacity reasons we are only able to process applications sent through our recruitment portal.

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