Partnership Accountant

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. We started working in Malawi in 2002 and are known for our innovative and high quality programmes, focusing on resilience building, agriculture, market systems, access to finance, gender equality and emergency response. We promote learning and professional development for our staff through training, coaching, mentoring and exposure to new experiences.

Concern is commencing the following two new projects in 2023:

Food Systems for Food Security (FS4FS): This 5 yer programme (2023-2027) funded by Irish Aid aims to combat food insecurity and malnutrition in Malawi, and address poverty by focusing on food and market systems through strengthening value chains for nutritious foods, improving crop diversity, fostering linkages between farmers and the private sector and markets, and creating learning and evidence to advocate for improved policies. The approach works on four pillars of food security; availability, access, utilisation and stability. The overall goal is to ensure vulnerable households experience increased levels of food and nutrition security by engaging in income generation along food value chains.

FARMSE Ultra Poor Graduation: Funded by International Fund for Agriculture (IFAD) under The Financial Access for Rural Markets, Smallholders and Enterprise (FARMSE), this 2 year programme will implement a targeted, time-bound, and holistic graduation  approach to reach 2500 Ultra Poor Households in Lilongwe Rural. The programme will target households registered in the Government of Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP). The Graduation approach will build household capacity and empower families to interact with the local economy and community. The proposed project will contribute to the overall FARMS goal of reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and enhancing the resilience of rural households.

We are currently conducting recruitment for staff for the following key positions to implement these important programmes:

CONCERN HEAD OFFICE IN LILONGWE CITY

Partnership Accountant x1

Position: Middle management level

Grade: 6

Key Duties

• Ensuring programmes and partners follow proper financial policies, procedures and systems to enable reporting to deadlines and effective utilisation of donor funds.
• The Programme Accountant also focuses on management of audit requirements for partners. This includes development and implementation of systems to ensure proper monitoring of donor funds and grants to partners.
• The Programme Accountant directly reports to the Country Financial Controller and liaises closely with the Programme team in relation to financial management of the programme, grants to partners, and associated auditing and training requirements.
• The Programme Accountant will be an essential part of financial management processes, including month end processes, and will work across organisational tears to ensure deliverables are met in an accurate and timely manner.

Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting or Finance Management, Qualified or Part Qualified ACCA or CIMA
• 3 years Practical experience in financial management and auditing of grants to local NGO partners.

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of then. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

Due to the volume of applications Concern receives, Concern will only respond to shortlisted candidates. Send your application through our online application form by midnight Sunday, 2nd April, 2023 at: https://forms.office.com/e/DdyUyu9XvZ  More detailed applications included CV and cover letter will be requested from shortlisted applicants only. For any queries or challenges with the form please contact [email protected]

Concern is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified people. Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.