Financial Grant Management Advisor

Position: Financial Grant Management Advisor
Type of employment: Full time, two-year contract with the possibility of extension
Location: 666 Third Avenue 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017 
Expected starting date: As soon as possible 
Deadline for application: 1 July 2023

Read more about Denmark’s engagement in development cooperation here.

Job description

We are looking for a Financial Grant Management Advisor, who is an open-minded team player that has solid grant management experience, preferably from a multilateral context, an intuitive flair for numbers and a solutions-oriented approach to challenges.

Main responsibilities involve working with and supporting the counsellors and policy advisors within the areas of programme planning, finance, accounting, budget, policy and compliance. The Financial Grant Management Advisor reports to the Mission’s Management team (the Permanent Representative and Deputy Permanent Representative) or a team leader designated by the Management team.

The Financial Grant Management Advisor will be responsible for the following non-exhaustive list of duties:

• Developing and managing the Mission’s budgets and accounts for development assistance.
• Ensuring accurate and complete accounting and reporting from partners; incl. that these are in accordance with the relevant guidelines and financial regulations of the MFA.
• Providing advice and guidance concerning the financial regulations and rules and accounting instructions.
• Participating in – and leading as necessary – dialogue with development partners with respect to issues concerning anti-corruption, internal control, financial oversight of sub-partners, budgeting, finance, accounting and results reporting.
• Support the Mission’s board engagement with partner organisations through the provision of analysis and advice on financial management issues and overall compliance
• Reviewing and analysing development partners’ financial statements.
• Assisting the Mission’s counsellors and policy advisors in preparing development engagement documents and other documentation, including assessment of budgets etc.
• Ensuring timely financial follow-up and results reporting on the development assistance portfolio.
• Preparing relevant documentation with respect to Danish development assistance.

You have a positive personality and are flexible, results-oriented, professional and self-motivated. You appreciate a highly energetic work environment, where we continuously strive to create value for our partners and support each other while having a good time. You work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing other’s ideas and expertise and shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts join responsibility for addressing the team’s challenges.

Qualifications

• University degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in accounting, finance and business administration.
• A minimum 3 years professional experience in finance, accounting, budget and administration related to grant management – preferably within (Danish) development assistance and/or multilateral organisations.
• Experience in analysing audit reports and applying financial control and reporting procedures.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office-suite – in particular Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is a requirement and knowledge of Danish a strong asset.
• Knowledge of development assistance and development cooperation as well as accounting policies of international organizations would be an advantage.

Personal characteristics

• A problem-solver; innovative and solution-oriented.
• Proactive and persistent; you take initiatives and follow through.
• A reliable and service-oriented team player, yet able to work independently.
• Able to work under time pressure - and with an ability to prioritize.
• Attentive to detail, but also able to see the bigger picture.

We offer

• An exciting, international and dynamic work environment where we strive to deliver high quality results and good services while supporting each other.
• Great opportunities for further development of your professional and personal competences.
• A large degree of flexibility in planning your day-to-day work.

Employment conditions

• Following a satisfactory initial three months trial period, you will be offered full time employment for two years on a local contract with the possibility of extension.
• You will be employed with a work week of 37 hours.
• You will be entitled to 5 weeks (25 working days) of paid vacation days per year.
• Your salary will reflect your qualifications, relevant experience and proven work-related results.
• As part of your salary, you will be covered by a workplace pension scheme.
• You will be offered reasonable coverage of sickness expenses. So will your spouse/partner/children under the age of 26 if you provide for him/her/them.
• The gross yearly salary – for an employee subject to US income taxation – is USD 87,000. Depending on the candidate’s qualifications, an additional individual allowance may be added.
• In addition, the Mission will cover the employer part of pension contribution and the employer part of medical insurance

Application and recruitment process

To apply for the position, please send your application (cover letter, CV, proof of relevant education, recommendations and 2-3 references) in English to the Mission.

You should send your application by email to [email protected] marked “Financial Management Advisor application - Your name”. Your application should be in our possession no later than 1 July 2023. Please note that sending personal information over the internet is at your own risk.

The Mission attaches great importance to equal opportunities for all and therefore welcomes applications from all qualified persons regardless of race, gender, religion, age or disability.

Selected candidates will be invited for interviews – expected to take place in July 2023.

The chosen candidate must present a “No Criminal Record” and pass security clearance by the Danish authorities prior to appointment.

Questions

For any questions regarding this position, please contact Mikael Erbs, Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Denmark to United Nations in New York by email ([email protected]) or telephone +1 917 216 5640 (please send SMS first) until and including 23 June. After this date please contact Marie-Louise Koch Wegter, Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of Denmark to United Nations in New York by email ([email protected]) or telephone +1 917 488 3872 (please send SMS first).

About the Danish Foreign Service

The Danish Foreign Service is a globally operating organization comprising the Ministry in Copenhagen and a global network abroad of Embassies, Missions, Consulates and Trade Commissions. The network of diplomatic missions abroad is the hallmark of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that provides the basis for enabling the Ministry to safeguard and promote Denmark’s international interests in the most optimal way. At the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN in New York Denmark’s multilateral development assistance portfolio is an integral part of the work at the Mission.

The mission of the Danish Foreign Service is to work for Denmark’s interests and values in relation to the surrounding world in a manner that furthers the freedom, security and welfare of Danes in a more peaceful and just world, with development and economic growth for all. The vision of the Danish Foreign Service is, among other things, to be widely respected as a competent, effective, outgoing and service-minded organisation and an attractive and innovative work place with a high degree of staff satisfaction. As individuals and as organization we work on the foundation of five common values: musicality, drive, professionalism, job satisfaction and openness.