Who we are?

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a German development agency that provides services in the field of international development cooperation and international education work. GIZ’s main commissioning party is Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

GIZ is one of the world’s largest development agencies, with a business volume in excess of $ 3.7 billion in 2019 as well as 22,199 employees spread over more than 120 countries.

GIZ was active in Liberia from 1974 until the outbreak of civil war in 1989. In 2010, GIZ reopened a regional office for Sierra Leone and Liberia in Monrovia, and is supporting sustainable economic development through various projects.

For GIZ Project – Strengthening ecological connectivity in the Tai-Grebo-Krahn-Sapo forest complex (GIZ/TGS) Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia we seek applications from suitable national candidates for

Position: Finance Specialist

Location: Zwedru

Contract Period: One year (with the possibility of an extension)

Purpose of the post

The Finance Specialist is responsible for finance, administrative and/or ancillary functions required by and in support of the operations and functions of the GIZ Project.

She/he reports to the Project Manager.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Processing transactions including but not limited to: management of receipts and payments, coordination of procurement services, verification of purchase orders, invoicing, and related project activities;
• Ensuring that daily financial matters are handled in a systematic, accurate and transparent manner;
• Ensuring implementation of operational strategies focusing on achievement of full compliance of financial activities, financial recording/documentation/reporting system and audit follow up with GIZ rules, regulations, policies and strategies;
• Interpreting and updating staff of the changes in the rules and regulations, guidelines and policies as well as GIZ HQ and GIZ Country Office instructions;
• Synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices in Finance;
• Contributing to knowledge networks and communities of practice and encouraging staff to participate;
• Elaboration and implementation of cost saving and reduction strategies;
• Follow up on deadlines, commitments made, actions taken and coordination of collection and submission of the reports to GIZ and/or other donors.

Required qualifications, competences and experience

Competencies & Values

• Accountability
• Commitment and Motivation
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Ethics and Values
• Integrity
• Judgement and Decision-making
• Respect for Diversity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Professional experience

• at least 5 years professional experience in a comparable position
• at least 2 years professional experience with donor funded projects will be considered as an advantage

Other knowledge, additional competences

• good working knowledge of MS Office application (Word, Excel), email and internet;
• strong written and verbal communication skills in English, knowledge of French and/or German will be considered as an advantage

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter and CV to recruitment-liberia@giz.de by May 25th, 2022.

Applications will be reviewed when received. Early applications are strongly encouraged. As your application e-mail subject, please write: “Finance Specialist”

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.