The role works within the Zimbabwe team as part of the International Programmes role family. The role holder will directly line manage and support the Administrator and Finance Assistant, while being indirectly responsible for the entire admin function. The role works with partners on financial management and it externally represents CA in the area of finance and grant management. In addition the post holder will provide relevant technical guidance and support to other programme staff and partners and especially ensure that partners capacity assessments and financial monitoring and reporting are carried out in accordance with Christian Aid’s and donor requirements.

About the role

The role will be responsible for managing the finance function in the Zimbabwe office. The role will be required to ensure efficient and accurate cash and bank books are maintained, monthly accounts and returns are produced in a timely manner, reports are extracted from the financial and administration systems to review the status of the budget and the adherence to financial policies and procedures. This role will include managing the Administrator and Finance Assistant and overall responsibility for all admin staff especially on the team’s role in supporting partner financial capacity, the provision of Tier 1 HR, Tier 1 IT and Tier 1 Health & Safety and administrative support. The role will be responsible for working with partner organisations to assist them in programme financial management. To manage aspects of Christian Aid's financial reporting, budgeting, auditing and compliance that relate to partner organisations, in line with Christian Aid’s procedures and policies. With support of the Administrator, to support local partner organisations in financial capacity building through training and support. To improve the capacity of Christian Aid programme staff to understand both Christian Aid's and institutional donors' financial policies and procedures.

About you

You must have a first degree in Finance or Accounting and a professional qualification e.g. CIS or ACCA. You must have specialised knowledge of finance standards required by donors and exposure to computerised financial systems. Experience of writing and reviewing financial reports, creating and monitoring budgets and working with compliance regulations is essential. You must have verbal and written fluency in a local language. Proven ability to deal with a wide range of financial procedures and issues and considerable experience in accounting or finance-related environment at a senior level is a key requirement. You must have a clean class 4 driver’s licence with minimum 5 years’ experience.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based. The successful candidate should be able to start immediately.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions

Steward resources

Tell us about a time when you had to estimate the resources you needed to achieve your own work objectives and then delivered them in an efficient and cost effective way

• What was the context? How had these circumstances arisen?
• What was your task or responsibility?
• What actions did you taking in first estimating what was needed and then delivering the work objectives?
• What was the outcome? Were you successful? If so, what was your evidence?

Deliver results

Tell us about a time when you planned, prioritised and monitored your own work to meet the team’s objectives to the standards required

• What was your context?
• What was your task/responsibility?
• How did you make your plan? What actions did you take?
• What was the impact of your actions? Were you successful? How did you know?

Realise potential

Please give us an example of when you shared your knowledge and skills to help other be more effective in their role

• What was the situation? What knowledge or skills did you have to share?
• What was your particular task or responsibility?
• What action(s) did you take to help someone(s)?
• What were the results? Were you successful? How did you know?