CLOSED --- CARE is looking for an ASSISTANT COUNTRY DIRECTOR, PROGRAM SUPPORT

Work Location:	Turkey - Gaziantep
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Employee Duration:	Active Full-Time
Type of Post:	Unaccompanied
Funding:	Approved
Application Deadline:	APPLY
Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.
Description
CARE in Turkey is seeking an Assistant Country Director for Program Support (ACDPS) who provides leadership, direction and management of all Program Support (administrative and financial) activities in the Country Office (CO).  A significant part of the ACDPS responsibility is the oversight of financial and administrative activities to reduce risk and ensure compliance with donor, CARE and accepted practices in these areas. In the CARE Turkey context, the ACD/PS is expected to be more hands-on and perform most of the routine tasks in preparing of finance documents, getting necessary approvals and submitting these for authoriziation, payment and processing in PeopleSoft. These routine task are necessary as there are no finance staff working in CARE Turkey office at the moment except the ACD/PS. This situation might change in FY15 if the CO decides to implement Full Pamodzi and recruit and train national staff.  In general: Administration: Manage, supervise and monitor all aspects of the CO’s administrative activities based on CARE policies and procedures.  Ensure that functions are implemented efficiently and cost-effectively and the services provided to projects are adequate.  Provide coaching, mentoring and training to administrative staff to develop their skills and knowledge.  Provide leadership to the CO as part of the senior management team in the areas of administration strategic planning and policy development. In addition, this position has the responsibility to account for CO administrative resources, ensuring the proper authorization for and use of the resources, and managing any risk of misuse or loss of the resources. Finance: Manage, supervise and monitor all aspects of the CO financial, accounting and budgetary systems based on CARE policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting practices.  To include: the management and monitoring of journal and ledger entries, bank accounts and reconciliations, cash projection and control, intra-company accounts, staff pension, payroll, taxation and donor receipt of funds.  In addition, this position has the responsibility to account for CO financial resources, ensuring the proper authorization for and use of the resources, and managing any risk of misuse or loss of the resources. The ACD/PS ensures that all CARE program support and financial functions are implemented efficiently and cost-effectively, providing high quality services and information to 'clients' at the CO, regional and headquarters level as appropriate, as well as donors and other stakeholders. The position requires the development of CO annual plans related to administration and finance and the management of annual objectives to completion.  Additionally, the position requires the application of skills that promote staff development through team-building, coaching, mentoring and performance management. Job Responsibilities: Senior Leadership Administrative Management Financial Management Safety and Security Qualifications include: Master’s Degree in relevant field with emphasis in financial management and/or analysis A minimum 7 years in a senior management position in administrative and financial areas Fluent in English Information Technology skills and knowledge of management of financial software systems Budgeting and financial management skills Coaching, mentoring, training facilitation, and team building skills
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