Overview

The Finance and Compliance Coordinator will ensure sound financial management, value for money, and full compliance across a multi-country consortium project. The role serves as the primary finance and compliance focal point linking the Consortium Management Unit, country offices, partners, and donors.

Tasks Summary

• Provide consolidated financial oversight for the HER Project across Sudan and Ethiopia.
• Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets and forecasts.
• Coordinate and lead regular budget follow-up and financial review meetings.
• Support the preparation and review of financial reports for AfD.
• Ensure consortium-wide compliance with AfD financial rules, DRC policies, and applicable national regulations.
• Establish and maintain effective compliance monitoring systems and tools.
• Conduct regular compliance and spot-check visits to consortium partners.
• Identify, document, and proactively mitigate financial and compliance risks.
• Lead financial capacity assessments of consortium partners.
• Develop and implement tailored finance and compliance capacity strengthening plans.
• Provide hands-on technical support, mentoring, and training to partner finance staff.
• Support the development, review, and consolidation of detailed project budgets.
• Coordinate and prepare budget revisions and reallocations.
• Ensure accurate cost allocations, shared cost methodologies, and budget realignments.
• Ensure robust internal control systems are in place.
• Coordinate and support internal and external audits.
• Oversee the maintenance of complete, accurate, and auditable financial documentation.
• Provide financial management support for project close-out.
• Coordinate with country offices and partners to ensure compliance with national tax laws.
• Support the acquisition and management of tax exemption certificates.
• Liaise with procurement and logistics teams to ensure correct tax treatment, documentation, and timely payments.
• Act as a core member of the CMU, contributing to strategic planning, risk management, and adaptive decision-making.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to inform CMU and PSC deliberations.
• Support transparent and equitable financial governance across the consortium.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in financial management and compliance within humanitarian or development programmes.
• Demonstrated experience managing large, multi-partner and multi-country project budgets.
• Proven experience working with institutional donors, preferably AfD, EU, ECHO, or similar.
• Experience in partner capacity strengthening and compliance monitoring.
• Prior experience in fragile, conflict-affected, or displacement contexts is a strong asset.

Qualification Requirements

• Degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field (required).
• Postgraduate degrees are an added advantage.
• Accounting and or financial Certification

Other Details

Languages Required: • Full professional proficiency in English (required).

Languages Preferred: • Arabic and/or Amharic strongly preferred.

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Work Modality:

Remuneration: Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National employees