Financial Management Specialists

Activity: Consultant to build national and local actors' capacities on Financial Management 
Contracting Agency: War Child   – Yemen response
Deadline for applications: 28 /2/2025
Timeline: 1st of March – 15thof  June 2025
Country: Yemen
Language:  Arabic and English 
Project: Decentralized Localisation Initiative for Arabic-Speaking Child Protection Coordination Groups

Financial Management Specialists

i.    War Child  

War Child is an independent and impartial international organization investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed conflict. WC strives to empower children and young people while enabling adults to bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of conflict-affected children and young people. 

ii.    Decentralized Localisation Initiative for Arabic-Speaking Child Protection Coordination Groups
The Decentralized Localisation Initiative for Arabic-Speaking Child Protection Coordination Groups is a project focused on the Middle East funded by UNICEF and in cooperation with the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR). The project aims to enhance decentralized and contextualized approaches to localization. 

iii.    Objectives of the Consultancy:

The Consultant will advise and assist both the Psychiatric Care Developmental Foundation(PCF) and Al-Rwad Foundation in the design, strengthening, implementation, monitoring, and auditing of the financial systems and procedures. the Consultant will adopt a coaching and mentoring approach to build the capacity of the organizations’ staff, ensuring sustainable improvements and knowledge transfer

Main Responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic technical advice and proactive support to the PCF and Al-Rwad teams to ensure the effective preparation of annual budgets for all projects, accompanied by regular monitoring of financial performance indicators.  
• Assist Al-Rwad Foundation in the development of financial policies and facilitate training for staff on these new policies.  
• Collaborate with the PCF organization to review and refine its current financial policies.  
• Provide training for the finance staff of both PCF and Al-Rwad Foundation in financial management practices.  
• Support the establishment of a robust internal control system within PCF and Al-Rwad Foundation.  
• Ensure that the systems and procedures for processing all payments are efficiently organized and monitored within both organizations.  
• Enhance the technical capacity of the finance staff at PCF and Al-Rwad Foundation to improve the effective management of funds.  

iv.    Methodology

v.    The proposed methodology will emphasize flexible, learning-oriented approaches and will involve a comprehensive review of current tools and procedures to identify existing weaknesses, strengths, and opportunities for improvement. This methodology will integrate a combination of face-to-face capacity-building sessions, mentorship, and coaching. To foster a sense of ownership, relevant personnel from the targeted organizations will participate throughout the entire process, beginning with the review phase and extending through the development and adoption of the financial policy. The finance consultant will engage with the targeted organizations through a variety of platforms. 

vi.    Consultancy deliverables

The consultant will deliver the following outputs: 

Output

1    The detailed work plan with methodology 
2    The financial policy for the Al-Rwad Foundation will be developed
3    The financial policy of the PCF will undergo a thorough review and refinement process. 
4    Financial management training material is developed and training is delivered to local actors members of the CP AoR
5    Training report submitted along with printed and soft copies of detailed training modules in Arabic and English, participants feedback, and pre and post- test assessment results. 
6    An annual budget is developed for Al-Rwaad Organization 

vii.    Location and Time 

• Assignment to be take place face-to-face in Aden /Yemen
• The expected starting date for the consultancy 1st of March 2025
• Implementation period will be completed on  15th  June 2025 
• Final deliverables to be received by 6 June 2025

viii.    Language

• Language of the training is Arabic
• All communication with WC and reports is to be done in English.

ix.    Profile of the consultant 

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business Finance, Economics or related field.
• Ten years of professional experience at senior level, in large scale, complex programmes in  finance management
• Demonstrated ability to support the capacity development of national staff
• Demonstrable experience in designing and implementing trainings and workshops 
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills 
• Arabic fluency, English working proficiency 
• Extensive knowledge of desktop computer use and word processing and database programs, including web based management systems.
• Availability and willingness to undertake extensive field visits.

x.    Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviors and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. Successful applicants will be expected to be compliant and sign up to our Child Safeguarding Policy, our Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk policy here: https://www.warchild.org.uk/whats-happening/news/our-child-safeguarding-policies-and-procedures