Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Organization: FINCA International 

Website: FINCA

Title: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

Compensation: Not Listed

Description:
FINCA International is currently looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for FINCA Azerbaijan, based in Baku. The CFO is directly responsible for managing all finance and accounting activities of FINCA Azerbaijan, and supervises its entire finance staff. S/he will ensure that the finance activities will support FINCA Azerbaijan in pursuing its mission with a minimum of risk and a maximum of efficiency. As a member of the Management Team/Board, s/he shares responsibility for the overall performance and activities of FINCA Azerbaijan, and participates in making decisions on material issues. 

Qualifications:
- Degree in Accounting with CPA/ACCA or Chartered Accountancy equivalent required, Master’s Degree is preferred,
- Minimum experience of 5 years,
- International experience desirable, exposure working in the region an asset,
- Extensive experience in best-practice financial management of a company, desirably a bank or other regulated financial institution, experience working for the big 4 audit firms an asset,
- Financial analysis-long/med/short term financial planning,
- Experience working with US GAAP or IAS,
- Demonstrated abilities in budget preparation and management and general ledger management,
- Treasury management,
- Thorough understanding of operational risk of a financial institution,
- Proficient in MS Office suite, good understanding of IT issues and the role and possibilities of IT in financial management, familiarity with implementing and working with complex integrated management information and accounting systems (including database management),
- Fluency in English and Russian required, Azeri is desirable. 

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Programme Manager - Azerbaijan

Organization: Danish Refugee Council

Website: DRC

Title: Programme Manager - Azerbaijan 

Location: Baku, Azerbaijan 

Compensation: Not Listed

Description:
The Programme Manager has – in collaboration with the Regional Representative in Tbilisi and the DRC Head of Desk in Copenhagen – the overall responsibility for the management, coordination, representation and strategic development of DRC’s activities in Azerbaijan.

Specific duties and responsibilities
• Overall management of the operation and ensuring all project outputs are delivered at high quality within the given timeframe and available resources. This includes direct as well as delegated responsibility for every project implemented by DRC in Azerbaijan and refers to the entire project management cycle including assessments, proposal writing, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• Direct management of all DRC Azerbaijan staff members (expatriate and national) including coaching, ensuring co-ordination between managers, recruiting, and development of staff
• Further development of DRC Azerbaijan according to the Regional Strategic Programme Document (SPD) and identified opportunities and needs on the ground;
• Overall budget monitoring, financial management and expenses control including compliance with DRC and donor requirements and ensuring that the necessary systems are in place
• Overall responsible for security including development and ensuring adherence to security procedures, monitoring the development in the security situation, analyzing and provision of recommendations.
• In coordination with the Regional Representative act as representative for the Azerbaijan programme to authorities, donors, partners, and various in co-ordination forums
• Guided by the DRC Operations & Programme Handbooks, continuously monitor and develop relevant accountability initiatives in the field as well as strengthening the effort to document the impact of activities  

Qualifications:
The qualified candidate is a strong and visible manager with extensive management experience. She/he is very familiar with humanitarian principles and practices, used to represent an international organization to external partners and authorities and match the requirements listed below:
• University degree in management, public administration, international development, social science or the equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of senior management experience positions in international emergency and/or post-conflict settings, preferably with refugees and/or IDPs and with some programmatic experience within income generation and community mobilization
• The ability to relate to donors and authorities in a professional manner and to negotiate and advocate for solutions that serve the needs of our beneficiaries
• Experiences of strategic programming and planning, organizational development, field implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in donor contact, fundraising and networking
• The ability to resource and manage the finance/administration units sufficiently and function as a back-up for these units
• Excellent negotiation, communication and drafting skills
• Excellent written and spoken English (Russian language skills are further considered an asset)

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Chief Operating Officer (COO), FINCA Azerbaijan

Organization: FINCA International 

Website: FINCA

Title: Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

Compensation: Not Listed

Description:
FINCA International is currently looking for a Chief Operating Officer (COO) for FINCA Azerbaijan, to be based in Baku. The COO is responsible for the management of core business operations, including lending, product development, marketing, policy development, and application of internal controls. He/she will ensure that the FINCA affiliate is competitive, and that outreach and profitability performance targets are met. The COO is responsible for ensuring that core business personnel are adequately trained and operate at a high standard of technical competency. The COO also ensures that the FINCA affiliate implements responsible lending practices. As a member of the Management Team, he/she shares responsibility for the overall performance and activities of the FINCA affiliate, and participates in making decisions on strategic issues.

Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance, Economics or related field, or equivalent work experience is required. Master’s degree or equivalent work experience is strongly preferred.
- 4-year experience minimum in banking or microfinance in an operations line-management role. Prior experience as a member of a senior management team is desirable.
- Experience in developing and implementing strategic/operational plans for financial institutions.
- Excellent organizational, planning, analytical and problem-solving skills,
- High level of customer service and strong willingness to work in the field,
- Strong business management and negotiation skills,
- Experience managing and motivating a large staff,
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and training skills,
- Excellent technical report writing skills and computer literacy,
- Fluency in Russian and English required; fluency in Azeri a plus.
- Availability for domestic travel (up to 30%), and international travel (10%).

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