About the role

In the context of expanding our activities, you will be specifically in charge of defining, adapting, planning, and supervising the implementation of the mission’s human resources, financial management and administration frameworks, procedures and policies while respecting the local context, local legislation and MdM policies and values.

What you’ll do

Under the supervision of the general coordinator, your main responsibilities are the following:

Human resources management

• Define HR strategies, structures, and budgets to ensure adequate staffing capacity
• Oversee recruitment, payroll, and contract management for national and expatriate staff
• Implement and monitor HR policies, salary grids, and staff training
• Ensure compliance with labor laws and organizational core policies (PSEA, anti-fraud, child protection, etc.)
• Advise and support managers on disciplinary issues and conflict resolution

Financial management and compliance

• Develop and enforce financial procedures aligned with MdM and donor requirements
• Manage financial reporting, budget monitoring, and reallocations
• Ensure compliance with tax laws, financial audits, and donor regulations
• Supervise financial reporting for local partners and support their capacity strengthening

Treasury & accounting

• Manage cash flow, fund requests, and secure payments
• Supervise accounting systems, donor allocations, and month-end closures
• Implement and update cash management and accounting protocols

Team leadership

• Recruit, train, and evaluate administrative and finance staff
• Promote professional development and team cohesion
• Oversee adherence to whistleblowing and disciplinary procedures

Coordination & representation

• Contribute to internal and donor reporting
• Represent MdM with donors, authorities, and peer organizations as delegated
• Ensure financial and administrative oversight of local partner activities

Who you’ll work with

You directly supervise a finance manager and an HR officer.

You also work in close collaboration with the HR and finance advisors at the HQ

Requirements

You are the right match if you:

• have experience in recruiting, training, and managing an Administrative Department team
• understand and identify institutional donors’ cycles and procedures
• have worked with the accountancy software SAGA
• speak English fluently

This role may not suit you if you:

• don't have at least two years of experience in the international NGO field in a similar position (coordination)
• don't have the ability to work under a minimum of supervision
• Are not aligned with MdM’s values and activist approach

• Define HR strategies, structures, and budgets to ensure adequate staffing capacity
• Oversee recruitment, payroll, and contract management for national and expatriate staff
• Implement and monitor HR policies, salary grids, and staff training
• Ensure compliance with labor laws and organizational core policies (PSEA, anti-fraud, child protection, etc.)
• Advise and support managers on disciplinary issues and conflict resolution
• Develop and enforce financial procedures aligned with MdM and donor requirements
• Manage financial reporting, budget monitoring, and reallocations
• Ensure compliance with tax laws, financial audits, and donor regulations
• Supervise financial reporting for local partners and support their capacity strengthening
• Manage cash flow, fund requests, and secure payments
• Supervise accounting systems, donor allocations, and month-end closures
• Implement and update cash management and accounting protocols
• Recruit, train, and evaluate administrative and finance staff
• Promote professional development and team cohesion
• Oversee adherence to whistleblowing and disciplinary procedures
• Contribute to internal and donor reporting
• Represent MdM with donors, authorities, and peer organizations as delegated
• Ensure financial and administrative oversight of local partner activities

• Recruiting, training, and managing an Administrative Department team
• Identifying institutional donors’ cycles and procedures
• Working with the accountancy software SAGA
• English fluency

• At least two years of experience in the international NGO field in a similar position (coordination)
• Ability to work under a minimum of supervision
• Alignment with MdM’s values and activist approach