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Girl Effect is a non-profit working with girls to change their lives, empowering them to navigate the pivotal time of adolescence, so they are enabled to live a healthy life, participate in school, and prepare for their future financially.
Context of Role
Girl Effect is an ambitious organisation in transition. We're building on our solid foundations to evolve how we deliver our work - including through a growing team in Nairobi.
As our new Head of Finance you'll help us build that team in Nairobi, strengthening our systems and processes as we do so. You'll directly lead a team of five colleagues based in Nairobi or London, as well as providing coaching and direction to finance professionals in each of our country offices.
It's an exciting time to join Girl Effect and we're looking for high-potential candidates who are keen to sharpen their skills and bring fresh thinking to our work.
What You'll Do
Your primary responsibility will be to help further transform our global finance function. Working closely with the Interim Chief Finance & Operations Officer you'll help us ensure we've got the right people, processes and systems in place to provide first-rate business partnering, robust financial controls, and excellent insight to our colleagues and stakeholders. Coaching and supporting the finance team, as well as working collaboratively with colleagues in other teams is critical for this role.
Further, you will:
Who You Are
What Else You Should Know
As we continue to scale and grow - we are hugely ambitious for our future and we are looking for people who are driven by this to change the world for girls.
Our teams are a diverse mix across sectors (non-profit and commercial) and specialisms (from Brand and Creative through to Gender and Insight). You'll learn and grow in an environment that will challenge you to think and work with a fresh perspective.
Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on our organisational values at the interview stage. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to adhere to our safeguarding policy. We encourage candidates to read and understand our safeguarding policy, the executive summary of which can be found here. We have zero tolerance to all forms of violence against children, beneficiaries and staff.
At Girl Effect, you can expect to work somewhere where you will be stretched and developed in your role, a place where you can build your career and work with talented, engaged people committed to our cause to create a lasting impact.
This role is being recruited as a 12 month fixed term contract.
Closing date for applications: 30th November 2020
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