Senior-Finance Manager (m/f/d) for the Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Forest Management Program, Kindu / DR Congo

Our model for success is a better life for everyone and purposeful tasks for our employees. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), as a company of the German Federal Government, has been supporting the implementation of development policy goals worldwide. Together with partner organisations in 120 countries, we are involved in a diverse range of projects. If you want to make a difference in the world and develop yourself in the process, you've come to the right place.

For our operations in Kindu/DR Congo, we are looking for an

Senior-Finance Manager (m/f/d) for the "Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Forest Management Program"

Assignment period: 03/01/2023 - 05/31/2026

Field of activity

The Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Forest Management Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo is implementing an "Integrated REDD+ Program (PIREDD)" in Maniema Province under funding from CAFI (Central African Forest Initiative) and together with local stakeholders from the private sector, civil society and government institutions. The goal is to achieve sustainable use of forests using participatory approaches and involving all local stakeholders. With the assignment of a senior financial manager for the provincial REDD+ program, GIZ aims to strengthen the handling of commercial transactions as well as financial and budget planning at the provincial level and for the PIREDD component within the framework of this important co-financing.

Your tasks

• Your tasks are the processing of commercial transactions as well as financial and budget planning
• You procure material goods and service contracts
• You ensure the proper execution of financing contracts (local subsidies and grant agreements) in the area of finance and administration in collaboration with the partners
• You will be responsible for managing the entire procurement process including the selection of the appropriate procedure
• You will manage the logistics to ensure the organisation of the different activities in the province
• You are responsible for the monthly accounting, the monitoring of costs, expenses and receivables of the project as well as the promotion of the exchange of information between the project participants and the national office and the consultation of the project staff in contractual matters.
• You will be responsible for regular financial reporting to the donor and ensure related tasks such as audits, fund requests and communication on financial matters with the donor
• You will lead the group's employees in accordance with the company's understanding of leadership and ensure an appreciative leadership culture in the process

Your profile

• Completed university studies in economics with a focus on finance and controlling or comparable qualification
• Good knowledge of the instruments used in finance
• Experience in the implementation of internal controls
• Proven professional experience in administration/finance in an international environment
• Several years of relevant professional experience, preferably gained abroad, with a focus on management and leadership in larger organizational units ideally in a commercial context
• Good conceptual and analytical skills as well as strong communication skills
• Commitment, team spirit, reliability, diplomatic skills, gender competence and intercultural understanding, stress resistant
• Ability to think and act strategically and analytically, or quick perception and an eye for the essentials
• Ability to adapt to basic local conditions
• Business fluent in French and English. German fluency would be a major asset