Do you have expertise working with financial grant management and audit in an international context? The Norwegian Red Cross is seeking a Finance Grant Manager to work within the finance team at the International Program and Preparedness department. Sound finance management is important to ensure good quality in international projects. The position will focus on finance management of non-governmental grants and contribute to efficient financial grant management overview and follow-up, with a special focus on EU grant. The position plays a key role in managing the finance for EU and other non-governmental funded projects.

This position is placed in the Finance Team within the Finance and Grants Unit in the International Programmes and Preparedness Department of the Norwegian Red Cross in Oslo. The Finance and Grants Unit is responsible for the financial processes such as budget, audit and year-end processes for NorCross’ international work.

The Norwegian Red Cross is part of the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network with millions of volunteers operating in over 190 countries. The RCRC Movement’s mission is to alleviate human suffering, protect life and health, and uphold human dignity especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies. In Norway, the Red Cross has over 44 000 volunteers in 380 localities across the country. Read more: www.redcross.no

Arbeidsoppgaver

• Ensure sound finance grant management of non-governmental funds
• Be the focal point for financial donor requirements of non-governmental grants, with a special focus on EU funding
• Responsible for keeping the total overview of applications and reports for his/her area of responsibility, with a focus on management of exchange rates
• Responsible for ensuring that the Norwegian Red Cross has the necessary guidance and procedures to ensure sound financial management of non-governmental grants, and to oversee/monitor the financial management of such grants
• Contribute into Norwegian Red Cross audit process
• Cooperate with Norwegian Red Cross auditor and finance staff in the field on the annual project audits, including follow-up of annual audit reports and management letters for relevant donors
• Capacity building of Norwegian Red Cross staff on processes and procedures for Norwegian Red Cross

Kvalifikasjoner

• Three years of proven experience with financial management and financial grant management
• Preferably experience with financial management of EU-funding or similar
• Experience with annual audit processes and grant reporting to non-governmental donors
• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance or similar. Preferable masters degree with background from audit.
  
• Advanced user of digital financial management tools (Microsoft Dynamics, excel, others)
• Proactive, systematic and detailed oriented working approach. Social and with a good ability to work within teams and internationally 
• Proven experience with and ability to perform financial analysis.
• Fluency in English. Working proficiency in Norwegian (B2-Bergenstest), other languages are an advantage.

Personlige egenskaper

• Excellent relational skills, and very good ability to cooperate and share competency
• Detail oriented and systematic
• Proactive and ability to work independently

 

Vi tilbyr

Exciting and meaningful tasks in Norways largest volunteer organization

Fantastic colleagues nationally and internationally
The position entails some travel internationally
Very good pension- and insurance schemes.

The employment relationship is regulated by the collective agreement (s) in force at any given time in the company, currently: the main agreement Tekna and the Salaried Employee Agreement Negotia

The Norwegian Red Cross wants to secure a diverse workplace, we encourage all qualified persons to apply, irrespective of age, gender, functional abilities, religious beliefs or ethnical background. We will adapt the workspace if needed.

Kontaktinformasjon

Anette Meaas Andresen, Gruppeleder Humanitær, 97791572

Arbeidssted

Hausmanns gate 7
0186 Oslo

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Arbeidsgiver: Røde Kors

Referansenr.: 4904352931
Stillingsprosent: 100%
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Søknadsfrist: 02.05.2025