Finance Officer Iran Tehran

                                                                                                 Rights Respected, People Protected

 About NRC:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental humanitarian organization with 75 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, food security, livelihoods, legal Assistance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 6000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. NRC runs the world's largest standby roster, NORCAP, with 650 professionals ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs.  

NRC in the Islamic Republic of Iran:

NRC started operations in Iran in 2012. We currently deliver humanitarian assistance in 10 provinces in Education, Food Security and livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter construction, as well as Information, Counseling, and Legal Assistance (ICLA). We co-lead several technical inter-agency working groups and provide capacity building to humanitarian partners in the country. Next to our programs, NRC Iran also built an advocacy unit to develop joint messages and initiatives among INGOs to improve the rights of the displaced.   Following several recent breakthroughs, NRC Iran is scaling up substantially its activities in support of the Government of Iran's efforts towards an estimated 3,6 million Afghans residing in the country and is expanding its programme unit.

1. Role and responsibilities

The following is a brief description of roles and responsibilities.

1. Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements
2. Implement NRC's systems and procedures at area level..
3. Prepare and submit reports and analysis.
4. Ensure proper filing of all support documents.
5. Support line managers in procedures and require support team trainings.
6. Ensure that the accounting, monitoring and reporting are according to procedures (Finance).
7. Support project staff in financial matters (Finance).
8. Maintain budget control and monitor cash flow for the area (Finance).
9. Promote the rights of refugees and displaced in line with the advocacy strategy.
10. Ensure that key learnings are extracted from operations regarding protection, and incorporate them into program strategy and staff development processes.

Specific responsibilities 

• Implement and enhance the budget monitoring routines in collaboration with area office finance and budget holders.
• Update/prepare the income forecast, budget top-downs, BPO analysis and project budgets as needed.
• Update financial dashboard every month and financial information for Project Review meetings.
• Contribute to donor financial report preparation.
• Contribute for enforcing the internal control procedures, and compliance checks

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position: 

• NRC Budget holders;
• Area office Finance.

Competencies

• Minimum 4 years of working experience in similar fields especially budget control.

Competencies are important for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. Competencies are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following categories:

1. Professional competencies 

These are skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience that are important for effective performance. 

Generic professional competencies: 

• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position's responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English and Farsi, both written and verbal

Context related skills, knowledge and experience: 

Context-related competencies are the knowledge, skills and experience required because of the context, location and/or current priorities in the role

• Familiarity with donor regulations and templates.
• Proven knowledge in planning, coordination, analysing and solution finding.
• Experienced in development of guidelines, manuals, SOPs.

1. Behavioural competencies (max 6)

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC's Competency Framework states 12 behavioral competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Managing resources to optimize results.
• Analyzing.
• Handling insecure environments.
• Empowering and building trust.
• Communicating with impact and respect.
• Working with People.

1. Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• The Job Description
• The Work and Development Plan
• The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template
• The End-term Performance Review Template
• The NRC Competency Framework