Controller Development Cooperation

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis AbabaThe Royal Norwegian Embassy represents the Norwegian Government in Ethiopia and is also the Permanent Mission of Norway to the African Union. The Embassy has 12 diplomats and 26 local employees.We are currently looking for a controller responsible for providing financial advice and quality assurance of the Embassy’s development assistance. The controller will be part of the Embassy’s development cooperation team. This is a new and important position within the Embassy. We have an annual portfolio of USD 35-50 mill. The Embassy is not implementing projects ourselves, we provide grants to partners and we have agreements with government, World Bank, UN, civil society organisations and universities.Main responsibilities:The main responsibility is to support the Head of Development Cooperation and the programme officers by providing financial advice and quality assurance in support of programme officer’s financial management of the embassy’s development assistance, in accordance with Norway’s regulations. This entails review and quality assurance of key financial documents and contribution of sound financial risk management. The role of controller will entail both operative controller tasks as well as more strategic/management tasks.Specific tasks:Assist and guide programme officers in reviewing relevant documents such as grant agreement partner’s budgets, disbursement requests, financial reports and audit reports for advice and quality assurance prior to entering into agreements and during their implementation phaseHelp ensure consistency with applicable rules and guidelines for financial management and reportingProvide technical assistance to programme officers with audit issues incl. analysis of project audit reports and recommendations on follow-up as well as control of and development of ToRs for audits.Perform financial capacity assessment of partners when required in cooperation with programme officers, to assess agreement partner’s capacity and competence with regards to financial management (especially in appraisal stage), and advise on appropriate mitigating and capacity-building measuresCarry out field visits and "spot-checks" by partners, in close collaboration with the programme officers.Participate in donor group meetings for financial management and audit discussion, when relevant.Focal person for the Ethiopian government’s Aid Management Platform for data registration and responsible to report on disbursements on quarterly basis.Provide quality assurance to procurement process regarding consultancy contracts for grants to ensure the Embassy adheres to the Norwegian MFA procurement rules and procedures.Assist the Head of Development Cooperation in financial planning and forecastingAny other duties assigned by the AmbassadorAssist and guide programme officers in reviewing relevant documents such as grant agreement partner’s budgets, disbursement requests, financial reports and audit reports for advice and quality assurance prior to entering into agreements and during their implementation phaseHelp ensure consistency with applicable rules and guidelines for financial management and reportingProvide technical assistance to programme officers with audit issues incl. analysis of project audit reports and recommendations on follow-up as well as control of and development of ToRs for audits.Perform financial capacity assessment of partners when required in cooperation with programme officers, to assess agreement partner’s capacity and competence with regards to financial management (especially in appraisal stage), and advise on appropriate mitigating and capacity-building measuresCarry out field visits and "spot-checks" by partners, in close collaboration with the programme officers.Participate in donor group meetings for financial management and audit discussion, when relevant.Focal person for the Ethiopian government’s Aid Management Platform for data registration and responsible to report on disbursements on quarterly basis.Provide quality assurance to procurement process regarding consultancy contracts for grants to ensure the Embassy adheres to the Norwegian MFA procurement rules and procedures.Assist the Head of Development Cooperation in financial planning and forecastingAny other duties assigned by the Ambassador

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa The Royal Norwegian Embassy represents the Norwegian Government in Ethiopia and is also the Permanent Mission of Norway to the African Union. The Embassy has 12 diplomats and 26 local employees. We are currently looking for a controller responsible for providing financial advice and quality assurance of the Embassy’s development assistance. The controller will be part of the Embassy’s development cooperation team. This is a new and important position within the Embassy. We have an annual portfolio of USD 35-50 mill. The Embassy is not implementing projects ourselves, we provide grants to partners and we have agreements with government, World Bank, UN, civil society organisations and universities. Main responsibilities: The main responsibility is to support the Head of Development Cooperation and the programme officers by providing financial advice and quality assurance in support of programme officer’s financial management of the embassy’s development assistance, in accordance with Norway’s regulations. This entails review and quality assurance of key financial documents and contribution of sound financial risk management. The role of controller will entail both operative controller tasks as well as more strategic/management tasks. Specific tasks: Assist and guide programme officers in reviewing relevant documents such as grant agreement partner’s budgets, disbursement requests, financial reports and audit reports for advice and quality assurance prior to entering into agreements and during their implementation phase Help ensure consistency with applicable rules and guidelines for financial management and reporting Provide technical assistance to programme officers with audit issues incl. analysis of project audit reports and recommendations on follow-up as well as control of and development of ToRs for audits. Perform financial capacity assessment of partners when required in cooperation with programme officers, to assess agreement partner’s capacity and competence with regards to financial management (especially in appraisal stage), and advise on appropriate mitigating and capacity-building measures Carry out field visits and "spot-checks" by partners, in close collaboration with the programme officers. Participate in donor group meetings for financial management and audit discussion, when relevant. Focal person for the Ethiopian government’s Aid Management Platform for data registration and responsible to report on disbursements on quarterly basis. Provide quality assurance to procurement process regarding consultancy contracts for grants to ensure the Embassy adheres to the Norwegian MFA procurement rules and procedures. Assist the Head of Development Cooperation in financial planning and forecasting Any other duties assigned by the Ambassador