Vacancies at ActionAid Australia

The ActionAid Australia (AAA) and Keumang Foundation partnership under the finance of the Aceh Economic Development Financing Facility (AEDFF) on Improving Competitiveness of Aceh Cocoa Value Chain to Increase Farmers’ Income, Create Jobs and Alleviate Poverty based in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province is currently recruiting the following positions:

Internal Auditor / Grant Compliance Officer
TheInternal Auditor (IA) is responsible for ensuring that AAA is compliant to all donor guidelines and government regulations. Reporting to the Country Director, the IA will not only review financial transactions, but also contracts and taxation compliance. She/He will also analyze internal processes and procedures and identify steps to strengthen internal controls. The IA will also advise the Country Director on Risk Management.

Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years working experience in a similar position; Experience in internal auditing, compliance auditing, forensic auditing or similar is essential; Minimum Master’s degree in accounting, law or related fields; Strong communication skills; Strong reading, writing and speaking in English essential; Experience with World Bank/MDF and GoI guidelines and regulations highly desirable; NGO experience desirable.

Finance Capacity Building Officer
The Finance Capacity Building Officer (FCBO) is responsible for ensuring that AAA is compliant to all donor guidelines and government regulations. Reporting to the Project Development Manager, the FCBO will provide technical assistant and capacity building needed to our partner in Banda Aceh and in the field offices to develop their financial systems to adhere to the donor and government accounting standards and requirements, especially on project implementation aspects. The FCBO will provide technical assistance and training on finance needed for the cocoa cooperatives as the target of this project. She/he will also responsible to analyze the project performance against the budget and actual expenditure on a regular basis.

Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years working experience in a similar role with minimum Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Financial Management, Economic Development or related fields; Strong communication and mentoring skills; Experience in developing and delivering finance related trainings highly desirable; Very good reading, writing and speaking in English are essential.

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
TheMonitoring & Evaluation Officer (MEO) is reporting to the Project Development Manager and is responsible for supporting project accountability by reporting on activities funded through the donor. She/He will provide assessments of project implementation, to identify project achievements and challenges, to measure project performance against objectives and to provide indicators of progress. The MEO is also responsible for the development and implementation of performance monitoring and evaluation tools and strategies. She/He will also compile donor reports, case studies and lessons learned.

Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years working experience in a similar role with a minimum Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Anthropology, Development Planning or a related field; Strong communication skills and very good reading, writing and speaking in English are essential; Strong analytical, quantitative and qualitative research skills are essential.

Working Capital Officer
TheWorking Capital Officer (WCA) is reporting to the Project Development Manager and is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of a working capital scheme for cocoa cooperatives. She/He will coordinate between the cooperatives and the bank, oversee the working capital mechanism and provide constant guidance to the cooperatives. The WCA will ensure that Working Capital SOPs, authorization processes and legal requirements are followed by the cooperatives. He/She will compile monthly status reports and accounts. The position will identify challenges, recommend solutions and compile lessons learned.

Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years working experience in a similar role with a minimum Master’s degree in microfinance, accounting, economic development, law or a related field; Strong communication skills and experience with community and/or cooperative work are essential; Strong analytical, quantitative and qualitative reporting skills are essential; Very good reading, writing and speaking in English essential.; Experience in developing and delivering finance related trainings desirable; Ability to speak Bahasa Aceh is desirable.

All positions are subject to approval of anticipated funding.

All positions will be fixed-term contract until end of August 2012 and are based in Banda Aceh. Please submit your application (cover letter and CV) on or before 8 January 2012 to hr.aaaindonesia@gmail.com.
Due to the urgency of the above recruitment AAA reserves the right to recruit before the end of the deadline.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
No phone calls or walk-ins.