Career Opportunity
We are a lead institution in the development sector which embodies the spirit of a public-private partnership to address the multi-pronged dimensions of poverty across Pakistan. We are focused on achieving sustainable outcomes and impact that brings about meaningful social and economic transformation in the lives of the poor. The essence of our work is to support and strengthen institutions of the poor that are well-governed, transparent, democratic, accountable and inclusive. Through a community-led demand-driven approach, we are focused on achieving sustainable outcomes and impacts that bring about meaningful social and economic transformation in the lives of marginalized and disadvantaged – a true spirit of development.
We are looking for high caliber professionals for the following position based at our office in Islamabad.
General Manager - Financial Monitoring & Compliance
The incumbent will be responsible to provide leadership to the Financial Monitoring & Compliance department and manage Partner Organizations related Financial Monitoring & Compliance activities for all grant programs of the Organization. The person will be required to develop the necessary formats, pretest them and establish these as the backbone of quarterly monitoring activities. Organize monitoring visits and oversee Financial Monitoring & Compliance for each agreement. Be able to ascertain the status of implementation, the release of tranches, financial progress, co-relationship of financial and physical progress, assess actual or potential risks, make recommendations, outline corrective paths, provide required capacity building and facilitate timely adjustments where needed. The role requires developing mechanisms for effective Financial Monitoring & Compliance and providing specialist input on components.
The ideal candidate must have at least 16 years of education or Masters in Business Administration-Finance/Masters in Finance/ ACCA/ ACMA/ CA/CA-Finalist. The person should have at least 10 years’ relevant work experience in a national/international development sector organization with at least three years in a team management role. Should have a track record of developing and managing financial monitoring and compliance of donor funded programs. Demonstrate openness in sharing information and keeping people informed. Possess a high level of interpersonal skills to deal effectively with the stakeholders. He/she must be a team player, system thinker, goal-driven, innovative and action-oriented individual. Should have strong analytical, leadership, interpersonal and communications skills. Team player with demonstrated success in the management of teams in complex and demanding environments. Willing to extensively travel in the field.