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  • Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst

    Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst

    Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst supports the long term and operational financial planning and reporting for the Federation and the International Secretariat, including audit and aggregated financial reports for the organisation on a quarterly and annual basis and for the review of these reports. A key focus of the role will be to analyse the information received to provide effective management information for AAI and the wider Federation. Works closely across other functions including Fundraising and Institutional Funding teams and with the Global Insight and Funding Analyst to produce financial information so as to analyse income and expenditure trends and support countries on financial Planning and Reporting.
    Who we’re looking for:

    You should have a Degree or Honours Degree in finance or a business related field, a complete or part professional accounting qualification (e.g CA,ACCA,ACA,CPA,CIMA). 
    Good experience in financial planning and reporting is essential.
    You should also have experience of financial consolidation/aggregation packages and/or databases as well as experience of Computerized accounting packages.
    You should be committed to ActionAid’s vision, mission, values and way of working.
    Ability to work in a multicultural context / environment, engage in social justice activism/advocacy and demonstrate innovative is essential.
    You should have excellent analytical skills and track record in producing meaningful analysis to support decision making. Strong Interpersonal skills, influencing skills and advanced Excel skills are essential for this role.

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    al.bamboohr.com

  • Global Digital Fundraising Specialist

    Global Digital Fundraising Specialist

    The Role:
    Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to drive digital fundraising with ActionAid countries across the globe while working flexibly? If you are enthusiastic about digital fundraising and want to put your creativity into practical actions, then this is the job for you. This is an incredible time to join the Global Public Fundraising Team; you will contribute to building an innovative mindset and offer your technical experience as well as internal and external learnings & trends to boost fundraising within the federation. You will work with the global campaigns and communication teams to support fundraising countries to convert campaigners and activists into donors through a multichannel approach. Flexibility in number of working days will be considered.
    Who we’re looking for: 

    We are looking for someone with a passion for digital fundraising; developing digital fundraising strategies; experience of working in diverse environments; building valuable relationships with internal and external stakeholders; a good understanding of digital technologies and how to maximise digital opportunities to raise income from different audiences.
    You should also have strong commitment to ActionAid’s values and ethos, including ActionAid’s feminist leadership principles.

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    al.bamboohr.com

  • Assistant Accountant – International

    Assistant Accountant – International

    Role Overview:
    The Assistant Accountant is responsible for ensuring that Global Secretariats’ accounting and financial management processes are made in line with agreed policies and procedures, through:

    Ensuring that multi geographical payments to suppliers are made in line with agreed policies and procedures.
    Ensuring that multi geographical supplier invoices and payment information is accounted for accurately and timely manner.
    Ensuring that Balance sheet reconciliations are performed across the various GS Hubs’ ledgers
    Ensuring that all payrolls are processed and accounted for correctly for all GS Hubs.
    Assisting with preparing for the Hub annual audits including financial statements as well as consolidated audit support,
    Supporting international accountants.
    Ledger Review and Management.
    Credit Card Management,
    Supporting the GS Hubs’ intercompany recharges process.
    Providing accounting and financial management guidance to the internal customers (employees) of the organization.
    Provide occasional assistance to budget holders as required.

    Who we’re looking for:

    You should have Tertiary qualification in finance and Studying towards a professional accounting qualification (e.g. CA, ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA). 
    You should have 1–2-year experience in similar role with working knowledge of Sun and processing payments on bank platforms.
    You should have proven track record of accounting experience.
    You should have working knowledge on: Payroll and related legislation guidelines, ledger entry analysis and interpretation, generating reports and data analysis and interpretation, designing reports for reporting and in-depth knowledge and experience working within the accounting technical area which enable them to work autonomously, resolve day to day issues and identify opportunities for continuous improvement within the organization’s delivery model .
    You should have ability to work in a multicultural and multi-geographical context/environment, engage in social justice activism/advocacy and demonstrate innovative practices.
    You should have good experience in a financial or management accounting environment. You should have cross functional fair understanding of good finance practices and proven track record of general ledger management. You should have working knowledge of payroll, tax, IFRS and related legislation.

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    al.bamboohr.com

  • Programme and Learning Co-ordinator GBV Programme Co-ordinator

    Programme and Learning Co-ordinator GBV Programme Co-ordinator

    Experience, Knowledge, and Expertise
    Essential Desirable

    Educated to Masters degree level in the fields of Gender, Social Science, Development Studies, Human Rights, Governance or other relevant humanities. 
    At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role in Africa or Asiaworking with women’s rights, gender equality and or GBV MEL.
    Substantial experience of providing leadership, support and guidance on participatory monitoring, evaluation and learning across development programmes/projects – particularly in multi-country settings.
    Strong technical skills in MEL and coordination skills and ability to motivate teams.
    Strong communication and negotiation skills, with excellent written and spoken English.
    Knowledge and experience of adaptive approaches and thinking and working politically. 
    Ability to travel regularly to and within programme countries, including Ireland.
    Applied knowledge of the programme cycle including context analysis and problem analysis, design, planning and management, and monitoring and evaluation.
    Strong training and facilitation skills and ability to identify capacity building needs.
    Strong networking/relationship-building skills to work well with and influence diverse stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment
    Strong ability to work in a very participative manner with programme participants and facilitate their inputs into programme design and monitoring.

    Key Accountabilities and Deliverables
    Monitoring, Evidence and Learning:

    Outline AA Ireland’s position on adaptive management and how it relates to results-based management both in theory and practice. 
    Establish and maintain a MEL system that is adaptive and tailored to the programme, including the design of a baseline, mid-term evaluation and final evaluation.
    Ensure MEL practices are rooted in participatory and feminist approaches.
    Be the central point of contact on MEL processes and quality programming.
    Facilitate effective coordination and collaboration between country teams.
    Ensure country teams have input in and ownership of new tools and methodologies.
    Ensure that relevant crosscutting issues as established by the Federation are integrated in the MEL system and monitored throughout the programme period
    Documentation and reporting
    Maintain and manage a documentation repository of all MEL related materials
    Systematically capture targeting criteria for identifying hard-to-reach women and girls and promote disaggregated data by both age and sex as well other intersectionality factors across the programme.
    Support programme teams to monitor and measure progress and learning against indicators in their results framework
    Support country teams to meet all reporting requirements for the donor.
    Provide analysis and constructive feedback to country teams on their reports. 
    Lead on the consolidation of monitoring data across the programme to ensure reporting against indicators set out in the programme results framework.
    Facilitate high quality narrative country report submissions within agreed timelines, in close collaboration with AAIreland Head of Programmes and country teams
    Support the development and finalisation of the annual report for the donor, in collaboration with AAIreland Head of Programmes and the wider Programmes Team.

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    Please complete the application form Application Form – ActionAid Ireland and return to recruitment.ireland@actionaid.org

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    recruitment.ireland@actionaid.org

  • Innovation and New Partnerships Lead

    Innovation and New Partnerships Lead

    The Role:
    This is an exciting opportunity for an Innovation and New Partnerships Lead who wants to help expand AA’s growing funding partnership portfolio, joining an organisation that works to help people harness their own power to achieve a feminist, just, green transition in the 45 countries where ActionAid works. 
    You will develop and lead funding planning for ActionAid International’s (AAI’s) 2022-25 thematic priorities (climate justice and economic justice), including an overall global programme strategy and plan.  You will also lead on funding innovation, exploring new or untested funding approaches, playing a change management role in helping the organisation adapt to these new approaches.
    Who we’re looking for: 

    You should hold a master’s degree in Social Sciences, Humanities, Development Studies, Human Rights, Political / Social Science or other relevant discipline or have equivalent experience.
    You should have experience of funding intelligence analysis, identifying trends and using this information to make recommendations on approaches; experience in developing programme funding strategies and plans. Substantial experience in business development, proposal development and grant management & compliance requirements, including research and contacts, developing strategic fundraising innovation ideas with an entrepreneurial spirit and working with a wide range of donors.
    You should have experience of working in programmes teams or alongside them to ensure programme-led funding and experience of building skills and capabilities of other staff.
    In addition to this, knowledge of global aid and institutional, trusts & foundations and corporate funding sectors as well as a good understanding of and keen interest in recent innovations in NGO programmes, advocacy, campaigning, and movement- building. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment, often remotely.
    It is critical that you have experience of managing conflicting and tight deadlines, prioritising own workload and with minimal supervision.

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    al.bamboohr.com

  • Campaigner

    Campaigner

    Who we’re looking for:

    You should have a Bachelors or Master’s degree in a relevant field. Have at least two years’ experience of planning and executing (preferably
    multi-country) campaigns aimed at engaging the public and influencing decision makers. You should have experience of using digital campaigning tactics, preferably in an
    international campaign context.  You should have good understanding of digital and distributed approaches, tactics and tools for campaigning and organising. You should have skills in writing and designing campaign actions and other communication materials, using both online and print approaches.

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    al.bamboohr.com

  • Ecomonic Justice Lead (Global)

    Ecomonic Justice Lead (Global)

    The Role:
    This role provides overall leadership to policy and programme work on economic justice and public services for the ActionAid Federation. It will involve representing ActionAid in key external engagements and global policy spaces, maintaining strategic partnerships with economic and social justice movements, public sector unions and relevant networks and campaigns globally.

    You will advance ActionAid’s work for economic system change, supporting tax justice and global action on debt, opposing austerity and public sector wage bill constraints and supporting the transformative financing of public services.
    You will help to frame strong collective positioning across ActionAid’s economic justice work, building consensus and supporting learning and the generation of knowledge across the federation. A key objective will be to encourage coherence between ActionAid’s work at local, national and international levels, seeking to build rooted campaigning and policy influencing work.
    You will advance ground-breaking research and advocacy work, based on ActionAid’s feminist research and feminist leadership principles
    You will work closely with the global leads on climate justice and women’s rights on a wider system-change agenda, supporting the overall coherence of ActionAid’s strategic priority work, helping to convene and connect diverse movements and partners for a wider transformative agenda.
    You will also lead and coordinate strategic resource mobilisation for economic justice and public services work and oversee management of multi-country projects.

    Who we’re looking for: 

    You should have extensive practical experience of economic justice work internationally, using a human right based and intersectional feminist approach.
    You must have a strong experience of working with key economic and social justice movements and challenging the power dynamics involved in global policy processes.
    You will be a high level strategic thinker , committed to challenging dominant paradigms and advancing rights based and feminist alternatives.
    You should also have strong commitment to ActionAid’s values and ethos, including ActionAid’s feminist leadership principles.

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    al.bamboohr.com

  • Internal Auditor

    Internal Auditor

    The Role
    AAI has invested in Internal Audit as a review mechanism for the federation to provide its Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Board with assurance over the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, risk management and governance. The Internal Auditor will assist the Internal Audit Manager in providing the required assurance and will work closely with the Forensic Auditor and may take on some assignments jointly with them.
    Who we’re looking for:

    The successful candidate should be in possession of an Internal Audit, Accounting or related business qualification. Membership to a professional body and a relevant certification with a recognised professional body (e.g CIA, CISA, ACCA, CFE, etc) is advantageous.
    The successful candidate should have at least 5 years Internal Audit experience.
    The candidate should be able to work in a multicultural context/environment, engage in social justice activism/advocacy and demonstrate innovative practices.
    Knowledge of the IIA’s International Professional Practices Framework

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    al.bamboohr.com

  • Internal Auditor Finance and Operations Lead

    Internal Auditor Finance and Operations Lead

    Job Description and Person Specification

    Essential knowledge & skills A strong commitment to AA’s vision, mission and values, especially the rights based approach and the principles of equal opportunity as outlined in AAIK
    Code of Conduct.
    A strong commitment to adhering to and promoting AAIK’s approach to Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse and other Safeguarding concerns (including child abuse and abuse of adults at-risk).
    Good communication and interpersonal skills.
    Excellent working knowledge of MS Office and ability to use SUN accounting system.
    Experience in risk management and auditing of computerized systems.
    Strong conceptual and analytical skills.
    High degree of integrity and dependability.
    Proven ability to work independently.
    Commitment to continuous learning and willingness to keep up to date on new developments in the audit field.
    Proven ability to write in clear concise manner and communicate effectively orally.
    Ability to work in sensitive environments with respect for diversity.
    Proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with officials at all levels

     Minimum Requirements

     Bachelor of Commerce Degree or its equivalent from a recognized University;
    CPA, ACCA or other internationally recognized accounting qualification;
    A minimum of 3 years’ experience with risk assessment, control analysis, audit procedures and standards and the internal framework of control preferably within the non-profit sector;
    Excellent working knowledge of MS Office and ability to use SUN accounting system;
    Experience in risk management and auditing of computerized systems;
    High degree of integrity and dependability.

    Period: 3 Months

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    Please send your CV and cover letter to hresources.Kenya@actionaid.org by close of business on 19th January 2023.  You are requested to highlight in the cover letter how you specifically meet the criteria for this role. ENSURE TO CLEARLY INDICATE WHICH POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

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    hresources.Kenya@actionaid.org

  • Federation Finance Manager

    Federation Finance Manager

    The Role:
    The role is responsible for managing the long term and operational financial planning and reporting for the Federation and the Global Secretariat (GS). The role provides  management oversight on the Federation Treasury management process and movement of funds within the Federation. The role will also strengthen the overall fiscal management, oversight, and capacity of the organisation, as well as provide  support to the administration, maintenance and further development and automation of the Federation Planning and Reporting consolidation processes and other finance processes to ensure production of financial information for decision making in a timely manner.
    Who we’re looking for: 

    You should have at least 6 years accounting experience of finance department management, including financial planning and reporting, experience of financial consolidations, and aggregation packages; experience of varied accounting environments with a proven track- record of process improvement and implementation of best- practice; experience of working in a multi-national organisation will be advantageous.
    You should have knowledge of Global Finance systems  (Sun 6 will be advantageous) as well as knowledge of the regulatory environment for INGOs.
    You should have the ability to communicate financial information to non-financial managers.

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    al.bamboohr.com