CNV Internationaal Job Vacancies 2020
CNV Internationaal is an independent foundation. In the Netherlands, it is affiliated to the National Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (CNV). Together with its partner organisations, CNV Internationaal protects and promotes workers' rights based on the principles of internationaal solidarity, personal responsibility, social dialogue and pluralism.CNV Internationaal works with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in three programmes:
- The Trade Union Co-Financing Program (TUCP)
- The Civic Engagement Alliance partnership, a partnership advocating for an equal and just society
- The Strategic Partnership for Garment Supply Chain Transformation, that strives to improve working conditions in textile production
In Asia, for the period 2016 – 2020 CNV Internationaal operates in 3 countries, namely Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam. CNV Internationaal is aware of the importance of financial management in the project management cycle, and therefore intends to strengthen this aspect in the operation, especially in Indonesia. We are now looking for a financial consultant for this purpose. The main objective of the financial consultant is to oversee the grants of CNV Internationaal as well as other funds of CNV Internationaal’s activities on regional and country level.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Assessing and supporting financial management of partners to guarantee that they have capacity to manage our grants in compliance with CNV Internationaal’s policies and standards; this could include providing and supporting financial trainings for partners and staff and developing and upgrading financial tools
- Ensure that timelines are met for submission of financial reports and input to the accountant;
- Follow-up on the progress on findings from accountant with the implementing partners;
- Reviewing budgets proposed by partners and staff;
- Monitoring partners’ spending and overall spending of the different programmes quarterly;
- Coordination with and provide advice to regional and national consultants and CNV Internationaal in the Netherlands with regard to financial matters;
- Provide support to CNV Internationaal’s Asia team in monitoring of budgets for different programs at regional and country level, as well as budgeting for new programs
- Coordinating annual interim and final audit;
- Supporting regional and national consultants in implementing activities.
On regular basis, the financial consultant is expected to deliver at least:
- Analyse regular quarterly financial report from the partners
- Follow-up report on findings from accountant
- Annual and interim audit reports of the partners
Your profile
- At least Bachelor’s degree in economics or relevant educational background
- At least 7 years of experience in non-profit financial management and projects, preferably in non-profit internationaal entities (NGOs, donors, UN Agencies);
- Speaks and writes fluent English;
- Have basic information on financial regulations related to non-profit projects in the countries where CNVI operates (including tax issues, grant policies, etc.)
- Familiar with financial report system, such as Sango, Quickbook, Zahir
The assignment is scheduled from July 2020 to April 2021 (10 months) with a possibility of extension. The consultant is expected to work 2 days a week, so in total there will be 80 working days.
How to apply for the assignment
Applicants are requested to send:
- A letter of motivation explaining why you are the right person to this position
- A detailed curriculum vitae
- 2 references from previous supervisors