Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Finance and Support Services Manager of the Geneva Office of Save the Children International

Role Purpose:

The Geneva Advocacy Office is of the three global advocacy offices of Save the Children (together with our global advocacy offices in New York and in Addis Ababa). Based on the strategic priorities of the organisation, the Geneva Advocacy Office ensure that Save the Children engages with and influence inter-governmental processes in Geneva to advance children’s rights. The Geneva Advocacy Office connects Save the Children’s country and regional offices to the global processes in Geneva. We build and nurture relations with Member States, UN agencies and all key stakeholders in Geneva to promote children’s rights.

The Geneva Advocacy Office work is based on three main pillars: i) humanitarian affairs, ii) children’s rights and iii) global health. A team of advocates lead the advocacy and policy work of the office to advance children’s rights across these three pillars.

The Geneva Advocacy Office of Save the Children is located in the newly established Humanitarian Hub, a shared office with other NGOs in the hear of International Geneva.

As part of a dynamic team, the Finance and Support Services Manager will be:

• Responsible for the financial management of the Geneva Advocacy Office, including the management of donors’ grants
• Responsible for the administrative management of Save the Children staff
• Point of contact on the Financial/Admin/IT matters within the Humanitarian Hub
• Support colleagues to create a conducive financial and human resources environment for Save the Children to undertake its work in Geneva

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Solid experience in financial management, ideally with a knowledge of the non-for-profit sector and grants accounting
• Experience in managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting for investments
• Experience in development of budgets, budget monitoring and forecast and budget reporting
• Capacity of analysing complex financial data
• Experience in financial reporting, ideally with donors in the humanitarian and development sectors
• Interpersonal skills, with a good capacity to work with dispersed teams and demonstrated ability to build consensus and navigate complex operating environments
• Good level of computer proficiency, including excel
• Ideally, experience of HR administrative management in the Swiss context
• Fluency in English and in French

This role will be based in Geneva, Switzerland. The successful candidate must have proof of eligibility to work in Switzerland. National T&C (including pay) will apply.