{"id":2596,"date":"2026-06-08T06:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/job\/finance-officer-project-admin-in-dire-dawa-at-cifa\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T06:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:02:29","slug":"finance-officer-project-admin-in-dire-dawa-at-cifa","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/job\/finance-officer-project-admin-in-dire-dawa-at-cifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance Officer (Project Admin) in Dire Dawa at CIFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CIFA_DD_PRO_PAD-011_26<br \/>\nIntroduction<br \/>\nIn the framework of the PROMETEO project, under the supervision of the Country Administrator, CIFA is looking for a Finance Office (Project Admin) for the Dire Dawa Office.<br \/>\nOrganization<br \/>\nCIFA is an international NGO with over 40 years of commitment in protecting the most vulnerable children and youth. Working in Ethiopia for over 20 years, CIFA supports the access to primary and secondary education, especially for girls; it fights against the worst forms of discrimination and supports women\u2019s economic empowerment. With this approach, CIFA currently works in Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa City Administration, Amhara (South Wollo), Hareri and Oromia Region.<br \/>\nProject<br \/>\nThe Project \u201cPRO.M.ET.EO: Protection of Minors in Ethiopia on the Eastern Migration Route\u201d is a project that is implemented in Dire Dawa and Harar. The project is financed by the Italian Ministry of Interior.<br \/>\nThe objective of the project is to improve access to and the quality of basic services in Ethiopia, with a particular focus on migrant and vulnerable youth, ensuring their enhanced protection and integration into the community<br \/>\nPosition<br \/>\nFinance Officer (Project Admin) <\/p>\n<p>Duration Contract<br \/>\n6 months, with 60 days probation period<br \/>\nLocation<br \/>\nDire Dawa<\/p>\n<p>Key Tasks<br \/>\nThe Finance Officer (Project Admin) will be responsible for all financial, admin, procurement, logistic and HR related activities of the project under the supervision of the Country Administrator.<br \/>\nThese are the major tasks of the Finance Officer (Project Admin):<\/p>\n<p>Be focal person for all financial, admin, procurement, logistic and HR related activities at field office level<br \/>\nBe responsible for the day to day recording of financial transactions of the project<br \/>\nBe responsible for the timely data entry &amp; compilations, financial reporting, and documentations of the project financial transactions<br \/>\nPlan, implement, monitor, and report on project financial management<br \/>\nLead Human resource (HR) activities at field office level in close collaboration with the country office finance and admin Unit.<br \/>\nFollow up and assist in the timely settlement of staff Perdiem, work advances, review travel expense reports to ensure that they have complete documentation, accurate, and comply with applicable policies and internal procedures.<br \/>\nEnsure that all financial activities are conducted with the approval of appropriate budget lines for expense approval and technical oversight.<br \/>\nEnsure monthly project cash flow projections are submitted on time and check for accuracy and completeness.<br \/>\nCompile monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, and annual financial reports of the project finance in accordance with the donor and the government templates<br \/>\nPrepare and implement the project fixed asset and goods received registry and disposition systems of the project in collaboration with the Country Finance and Administration team<br \/>\nEnsure the project financial statements and relevant documents are compiled &amp; audited on time<br \/>\nMake preliminary review of documents requesting payments and settlement for completeness, accuracy and compliance with sound Accounting Practices, Organization Financial policy, Donor \u2013 Italian agency for development and cooperation (AICS) Rules and Regulations, and Ethiopian Tax Laws.<br \/>\nImplement procurement processes according to Donor and CIFA policies and procedures.<br \/>\nFollow up the regular scanning of financial documents and share it to the country office finance and admin<br \/>\nKeep proper and safe documentation of accounting files, in a secured place with limited access from other staff not working directly in the Accounting team<br \/>\nEnsure withhold tax deduction as per ERCA law, ensure settlement to Tax Authority within the schedule, Maintain hardcopy files for all tax declaration and settlement (WHT, Income Tax, and Pension)<br \/>\nPerform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor which are in line with the general concept of this position.<\/p>\n<p>Remuneration<\/p>\n<p>The employee\u2019s Gross Salary will be \u20ac 520.67 [Five Hundred twenty and sixty seven Euro Only] based on the salary scale of the Organization (Grade 5 -Step 1) and will be paid at the end of each month to the employee\u2019s bank account.<br \/>\nThis gross salary included monthly transport allowance and 11% pension fund and 20% of hardship allowance as per the law of the Country and medical &amp; life insurance as per the policy CIFA<\/p>\n<p>About You<\/p>\n<p>Qualifications &amp; requirements<br \/>\nQualification<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor Degree in Accounting and Finance and other related fields<\/p>\n<p>Experience <\/p>\n<p>At least 5 years\u2019 experience in relevant fields is required;<br \/>\nPrevious experience working with INGOs or humanitarian organizations for 4 years;<\/p>\n<p>Personal Skills<\/p>\n<p>Strong financial and accounting skills.<br \/>\nStrong interpersonal and empathic skills, ability to analyze, report, work independently and in a team<br \/>\nStrong organizational and problem-solving skills;<br \/>\nGood management, administrative and communication skills;<br \/>\nDemonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for beneficiaries<br \/>\nPositive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting<br \/>\nHigh degree of flexibility and strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail<br \/>\nEstablishes good relations with beneficiaries and local government representatives<br \/>\nComputer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel<\/p>\n<p>Languages:<\/p>\n<p>Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal;<br \/>\nExcellent communication skills in Amharic, both written and verbal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"CIFA","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-categories":[],"job-types":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-2596","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-ethiopia","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/2596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=2596"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=2596"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=2596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}