Finance and Risk Manager – Inclusive by Design
- Employer
- Sightsavers
- Location
- Haywards Heath, West Sussex
- Salary
- £42,529
- Closing date
- 16 Sep 2018
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- Function
- Management, Finance & Legal, International Development
- Sector
- Health & Medical, International, Poverty Relief
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Title: Finance and Risk Manager – Inclusive by Design
Location: Haywards Heath, UK
Salary: £42,529
Sightsavers is looking for a motivated and experienced finance professional to join the Inclusive by Design fund management team. Sightsavers has recently been awarded a £30m contract to run a multi-country programme with ten consortium members across six countries. The programme will focus on three thematic areas: Health, Education and Economic Empowerment. The post holder will be responsible for developing and managing robust systems and processes to effectively monitor and manage the financial aspects of the Inclusive by Design commercial contract and all related partner contracts. This role will involve close collaboration with the Institutional Funding team, as well as the Planning, Performance and Reporting (PPR) team, and partners. The Finance and Risk Manager - Inclusive by Design will be responsible for ensuring all financial requirements of the project are fully met. They will oversee the financial management of the Inclusive by Design commercial contract, which will be run according to a model of a Task Schedule, Task Orders and Payment by Results. The post holder is expected to travel up to 8 weeks per year.
The successful candidate will have proven finance and accountancy experience, and a qualification or part qualification in accountancy is desirable. A background in overseas development or within the humanitarian sector is also advantageous, as is prior knowledge of institutional donor or large scale contract management.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent numerical skills, be highly proficient with Excel, have a strong strategic approach to all areas and be positive in further developing the skills and knowledge to remain current with donor funding developments.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills, please read the complete Job Description for further details.
Company
Sightsavers Head Office
35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 3BW
Postal Address
Bumpers Way,
Bumpers Farm,
Chippenham SN14 6NG
Sightsavers is an international charity that works in more than 30 countries around the world to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently. Sightsavers is headquartered in the UK and has over 400 employees. It also has branches in Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, India, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
Sightsavers works with partners in order to provide a comprehensive range of eye care services. In 2013, Sightsavers' projects provided eye health examinations for nearly 14 million people, performed 300,000 eye operations, and treated over 100 million people for neglected tropical diseases.
People are also referred for treatment to prevent blindness or restore sight. Through community volunteers in developing countries, Sightsavers distributes medication to prevent blinding diseases. The charity also trains eye care workers and surgeons and funds operations.
Of the 30 countries Sightsavers works in, 23 are in Africa. These include Mozambique, Mali, Liberia and Kenya. Sightsavers is also present in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean.
In addition to its medical work, Sightsavers works with partners in order to train specialist teaching staff and supply glasses, Braille kits and other learning tools. The charity aims to educate communities and reduce stigma around visual impairment and blindness. Through its work, people with visual impairments and other disabilities are supported to live independently, get an education and earn an income.
Sightsavers is also a campaigning organisation, working with national governments to tackle the root causes of avoidable blindness, such as lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities. The charity’s ‘Put us in the Picture’ campaign calls on the international community to make global development inclusive of the world’s 800m people with disabilities. The campaign’s vision is for all people to have equal access to employment, education, healthcare and participation in society.
Backing up Sightsavers’ work around the world is a strong research capability. Research and policy work revolves around three priorities – health, education and social inclusion. Gathering and disseminating sound research evidence helps to ensure the charity’s programmes meet the needs of the people they are designed to serve. Research evidence is also a strong tool when advocating for policy changes with governments.
Sightsavers has many partners that assist with its aim of eliminating avoidable blindness and may also provide funding. Partners include the UK government’s Department for International Development, the European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Read our latest article on Third Sector: Sightsavers: Work for an award-winning charity tackling blindness worldwide
- Website
- http://jobs.sightsavers.org/
- Telephone
- 01444 446600
- Location
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35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex
RH16 3BW
GB
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