Finance and Support Services Officer Zimbabwe

Location: Harare, Zimbabwe

Contract:  Two-year fixed term contract (renewable subject to funding)
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

About the role Finance and Support Services Officer

Sightsavers are excited to be recruiting a new team member to join their Zimbabwe country office. The Finance and Support Services Officer provides finance management support for the Country Office under the leadership of the Country Director.

Knowledge, skills and experience

In collaboration with colleagues the FSSO will continually ensure quality and consistency of financial management in the country office. They will support the development of solutions to financial and support related problems, assist in the monitoring of country resource management and identify any risks or issues to the Programme Manager.

The post-holder will ensure financial management and risk mitigation are compliant with local regulations and adhere to the organisational Financial Framework by implementing financial controls, planning and budgeting. The role will lead support services for the country office by managing logistics of procurement supplies, manage payroll and work with programme and finance teams to review programme/project reports, planning and analysis, auditing of funds provided and grant management reporting.

If you hold a relevant professional accounting qualification and a degree (or equivalent) in finance, accounting or related field; have previous experience working in an INGO environment; a good working knowledge of audit, data analysis and government organisations and strong financial management this could be a great opportunity for you. Previous line management of a support services team is also required.

Fluency/strong written and spoken English with current and ongoing right to work in Zimbabwe required. 

The Finance and Support Services Officer is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the job description for full details.

The deadline to apply is Sunday 23 March 2025 23.30pm GMT UK.

The recruitment process will consist of a written task and face to face interview to be conducted at the Sightsavers country office Zimbabwe. Both elements will be conducted on the same day so please allow up to two hours for the process to complete.

We intend to conduct interviews week commencing 31 March 2025 onwards. Depending on the response to this vacancy we reserve the right to close this ad early.

To apply

To apply please simply use the  Apply link provided. Please apply in English. We are particularly interested to understand your reasons for wanting to work with Sightsavers.

As an equal opportunity Employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader therefore qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.