Member Emergency Team - Finance Coordinator

<p><span><span> </span></span><span><span><strong>The Emergency Support Department (ESD)</strong> is part of operations and plays a key role in responding to (new) humanitarian crises and emergencies. The ESD conducts exploratory assessments; initiates and manages large scale or complex interventions to support people in precarious situations. The ESD also provides support to existing projects and activities in promoting and guarding emergency response capacity, enabling continued functioning of existing projects in long-term emergency and/or highly insecure settings. It coordinates with departments throughout the organisation to ensure and safeguard our emergency response capacity and focus.  </span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span>  </span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span>The </span><span>Edesk</span><span> is accepting open applications at any time for any position. Currently the </span><span>Edesk</span><span> is particularly looking for:  </span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span><strong>Member Emergency Team</strong></span></span><br/><span><span><strong>Finance Coordinator </strong></span></span><br/><span><span>Emergency Team Members spend about 90% of their workdays (excluding holidays) inside field locations travelling with short notice to any required area and approximately 10% at the headquarters for briefing/debriefing/trainings/specific tasks.</span><span> </span></span></p><p><span "times="" ,="" 12.0pt;"="" new="" roman"="" roman_embeddedfont"="" roman_mscustomfont"="" roman_msfontservice"="" serif;font-size:="" times=""><span> </span></span><br/><span><span>  </span></span></p><p><span><span><strong>Main objectives </strong></span></span></p><p><span><span>To oversee financial management and finance related issues in various MSF missions/projects particularly during emergency response in the field (90%). This consists of providing financial support within missions/projects, either in key positions/Country Management Team (CMT), or through responding to emergencies within those missions.  These responses may be under the management of the CMT, or under the direct management of the Emergency Desk, depending on the situation.</span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span><strong>The position</strong></span><span> </span></span></p><p><span><span> </span></span></p><ul><li><p><span><span>Function as Finance Coordinator at capital or project level in emergency projects, new missions or existing projects managed by the Emergency Support Desk. </span><span> </span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Fill critical gaps in established missions of MSF OCA in different finance management roles as per the needs. </span><span> </span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Define, adapt, plan and supervise the implementation of MSF OCA Financial policies and guidelines. Assessing and mitigating the financial risks in Emergency Missions, ensuring they are in line with the context, the operational challenges and the financial ethics.</span><span> </span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Act as a strategic partner to operations in the Country Management Team in missions. </span><span> </span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Define and develop a financial strategy, which accurately reflects the needs in emergency missions. </span><span> </span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Ensuring the proper application of HR policies and associated processes (recruitment, training, briefing/debriefing, evaluation, staff's development and internal communication) </span><span>in order to</span><span> ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required for the finance activities in emergency missions.</span><span> </span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Sensitizing key executive staff such as coordinators, budget holders and relevant management on financial risks and the extent of their financial responsibilities.</span><span> </span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>In collaboration with the technical referent at HQ, managing the funding agreements with donors and local partners e.g. coordinating and preparing proposals and financial reports to donors/from partners and managing contracts, </span><span>MoUs</span><span>, and other financial agreements</span><span> </span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Contributes to the development of financial guidelines and procedures </span><span>with regard to</span><span> the organisation of emergency projects. Checks these in cooperation with the departments </span><span>involved, and</span><span> adjusts them if necessary.</span><span> </span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Willingness to work wherever the job demands it </span><span>and in any function</span><span> depending on operational needs as set by the </span><span>Edesk</span><span> &amp; organisation (</span><span>FinCo</span><span>, </span