Finance administration and programme delivery coordinator

Date:23 November 2023

Location:Bosnia and Hercegovina

Contract type: FTC 2years

Role Purpose

The opportunity:

Main accountabilities for this role:

Managing self and others

Has the ability to work independently and manage workload against project deadlines

Effectively coordinating with stakeholders and team across the Western Balkans

Holds vendors and suppliers to account for delivering services

Financial Support

Planning and reporting on project financial plans and budget expenditure and forecasting to Programme Manager, Grants Manager and other team members.

Planning, processing and reporting on financial transactions, and maintaining clear and up-to-date records on all financial transactions as per audit requirements.

Compliance to British Council financial policies and procedures and any audits

Coordinating and compliance with vendor creation, payments; travel and expenses

Responsible for programme monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports

Perform other administrative and financial tasks using internal systems, on demand.

Programme Coordination in country

Provides full administrative and logistical support to all project activities in country

Prepares and monitors contracts with service providers and beneficiaries in country

Supports project evaluation activities

Relationship and Stakeholder Management

Manages relationship with vendors and suppliers across Western Balkans

Manages relationships with beneficiaries and stakeholders in country

Requirements

English, C1 level

Local language knowledge

Right to reside and work in location

Financial accounting and reporting on donor and partner funded programmes

Understanding of programme management and project lifecycles

Role Specific knowledge and experience

Minimum/essential

• Experience of working in a supporting role on programmes and projects
• Administrative and financial administration experience, including on projects that have met audit standards
• Good understanding of basic concepts of monitoring and evaluation, and how they are central to good project management
• Experience of working on EU and/or other client funded projects
• Experience of working in dispersed teams.
• Experience of project financial and resource coordination.
• Experience in working in international environment.
• Experience of working on EU and/or other client funded projects

Desirable

• Experience of administering EU funded grant scheme/s.
• Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience of working in dispersed teams.

Closing Date for applications: 9 December 2023,(23:59 UK time / 01:59 Central European Time)

Equality Statement

The British Council is committed to a policy of equality and to valuing diversity and is keen to reflect the diversity of the societies in which we work at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We aim to abide by and promote equality legislation by following both the letter and the spirit of it to avoid unjustified discrimination, recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion and human rights. All staff worldwide are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies.
The British Council has Disability Confident Employer Status. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. Applicants are encouraged to highlight any specific requirements or adjustments needed to enable participation in the recruitment process.

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We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

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