Forward Accountability Leveraged Assets Financial Officer(12-03-2010)

Forward Accountability Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist(15-03-2010)

To apply to above positions, please send your CV of not more than ½ an A4 page(no word limit) and a short cover letter explaining how you fit the specification of the position in less than 150 words.

If you letter and CV meet our selection criteria you will then be eligible to be randomly selected for the position. We will respond to all candidates successful or unsuccessful. Please submit you applications for this post to trish.pelkman@inepd.org

Forward Accountability Leveraged Assets Financial Officer

Position: Forward Accountability Leveraged Assets Financial Director
Location: Inepd International House, East London
Terms: Full-time, Interim contract for 1 year
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000; depending on experience
Start Date: As soon as possible
Application Deadline: 12 March 2010

Inepd International is a rights based organisations that believes in both downward and upward accountability to the poor. We seek to bring poverty development and equity justice to those who can't help themselves.

Inepd International has been formed in the last 12 months through the amalgamation of 4 non governmental organisations that support developmental and humanitarian programs in 25 countries. By joining hands we are able to mobilise greater resources and speak with a stronger voice on development and humanitarian issues.

Inepd International is embarking on its most ambitious and innovative program development and implementation methodology to date. This methodological sea-change brings a new and holistic approach to defeating poverty. It is now our organisation vision, our strategic direction and now our enhanced poverty development financial and programming model; and it is called Forward Accountability. The position of Forward Accountability Leveraged Assets Financial Director is a critical position to enable Inepd International to move to a forward accountability financial model in the next 6 months.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Ins and Outs Management
• Develop, implement and manage a robust annual and forward leveraged Ins and Outs process
• Develop, implement and manage a robust quarterly forecasting process to improve the accuracy of forecasting
• Advise stakeholders of their hourly spends and hold ratios and manage hedged and derivatives based liabilities.

2. Management Reporting
• Develop and implement a management reporting process for monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, including moving line analysis and narrative
• Analyse ups and downs and work with Ins and Outs holders to resolve issues without negatively impacting the business
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis, as required

3. Time Poor Donor Leveraged Assets Management
• Establish strong relationships with directors, budget holders and key stakeholders in order to better structure the Time Poor Donor forward leveraged bequest assets.
• Provide Management with daily derivatives based future asset worth predictions and daily spend windows and projections match to program spend and hold ratio performance.
• Provide advice to directors and Ins and Outs holders on Ins and Outs plans and business planning
• Develop strong relationships with the Finance team

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Influencing/Partnering/Build relationships
• A strongly developed customer service ethos
• An ability to inspire, influence and collaborate with stakeholders to seek common ground
• Active hearing skills.
•Experience of influencing in diverse organizations with multiple internal stakeholders, and in situations where the individual does not have direct line authority over many of those s/he needs to influence.

- Strategic ability
• Strong looking at things in different ways and thinking skills, coupled with the ability to relate detail to the bigger picture
• Comfortable with difficult things, things that are a bit unclear and change.
• An international mindset
• An ability to spot things that may or may not matter and their impact on the organisation as a whole
• A demonstrable track record in developing and implementing creative solutions with flow diagrams and interlinked circles.

- Financial management skills
• Extensive experience in developing and/or improving financial management reporting systems in complex environments
• Strong project and programme management skills.
• Strong leveraged assets and derivatives trading skills
• Track record of developing and/or improving forecasting mechanisms

How to apply
To apply, please send your CV of not more than ½ an A4 page(no word limit) and a short cover letter explaining how you fit the specification of the position in less than 150 words.

If you letter and CV meet our selection criteria you will then be eligible to be randomly selected for the position. We will respond to all candidates successful or unsuccessful. Please submit you applications for this post to trish.pelkman@inepd.org

Applicants should have the right to work in the UK.
Inepd International is an equal opportunities employer

Forward Accountability Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Position: Forward Accountability Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Location: Inepd International House, East London
Terms: Full-time, Interim contract for 1 year
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000; depending on experience
Start Date: As soon as possible
Application Deadline: 15 March 2010

Tasks and Responsibilities:

- Tailor the Forward Accountability Monitoring and Evaluation targets to program country needs
- Translate the intermediate forward targets into actionable plans and short-term reforms so as to make the necessary progress towards the agreed longer-term targets;
- Provide programs with regular professional guidance and with the technical expertise: on Forward Accountability  reporting methodologies, data collection & report compiling & format;
- Provide programs with regular professional guidance and with the technical expertise on the conceptualization and exit strategies for leverage poverty development asset retreival.
- Together with country teams and the Management work on the design of Forward Accountability strategies in targets localization & public policy analysis.

Qualifications:

- Advanced university degree in social science and/or development related studies
- At least 2 years working experience in Forward Accountability Monitoring and Evaluation
- Ability to work efficiently in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team
- Sound experience in development methodologies, including participatory approaches, research techniques, strategic planning, strategic management and the management of institutional change in developing countries

How to apply

To apply, please send your CV of not more than ½ an A4 page(no word limit) and a short cover letter explaining how you fit the specification of the position in less than 150 words.

If you letter and CV meet our selection criteria you will then be eligible to be randomly selected for the position. We will respond to all candidates successful or unsuccessful. Please submit you applications for this post to trish.pelkman@inepd.org

Applicants should have the right to work in the UK.
Inepd International is an equal opportunities employer