OVERVIEW

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The CHOICE Project Program Management Unit Finance Coordinator provides financial coordination, compliance oversight, and technical support for the CHOICE project across the Southern Africa (SAF) Cluster. The role is responsible for ensuring adherence to donor financial requirements, strengthening partner capacity, and coordinating financial planning, reporting, and monitoring across implementing countries (Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe). The Coordinator works closely with Oxfam Canada, country teams, and partners to ensure consistency, quality, and timeliness in financial reporting and compliance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Financial Compliance and Risk Management (25%)

• Ensure adherence to GAC and OCA financial compliance requirements across project countries, in line with the Contribution Agreement (CA), General Terms & Conditions (GT&Cs), PIP, and relevant policies.
• Review financial sections of Project Agreements to confirm alignment with donor requirements and provide recommendations, as necessary.
• Support and coordinate responses to OCA's due diligence exercises, including assessment of partner policies and procedures for compliance gaps.

2. Capacity Strengthening and Technical Support (20%)

• Deliver, coordinate and cascade financial compliance training, orientations, and refreshers to project staff and partners, especially where OCA is not directly providing this support.
• Provide ongoing technical support and consult with OCA on financial matters.
• Orient project staff and partners to financial reporting templates, tools, and guidance, and adapt materials as needed for local context.
• Ensure Country teams and Partners adhere to Project Implementation Plans (PIP) budgets, annual workplans, and financial reporting requirements.

3. Monitoring, Oversight, and Audit Preparedness (20%)

• Conduct periodic monitoring visits with finance staff to conduct spot checks and assess audit and compliance review readiness in CHOICE implementing countries (Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe).
• Share monitoring results with OCA and follow up on identified gaps and risk mitigation actions.
• Promote transparency and accountability with local partners, not only in finance but across overall program delivery.
• Ensure all CHOICE project expenditures comply with donor cost principles, are properly supported, and are audit ready.

4. Financial Planning, Consolidation and Reporting (20%)

• Review and consolidate country-level financial inputs including PIP and work plan budgets, procurement plans, and narrative-financial linkages before forwarding to OCA.
• Review country-specific periodic financial reports, forecasts, and advance requests, providing feedback to Country Teams.
• Prepare consolidated financial reports, forecasts, and advance requests for PMU review and onward submission to OCA.
• Conduct variance analysis, cost categorization reviews, and commitment management to support strategic decision making at SAF and OCA levels.

5. Coordination, Donor Engagement and Partner Management (15%)

• Coordinate responses to feedback from OCA on financial submissions in collaboration with cluster financial staff.
• Ensure consistency, quality, and timeliness in financial reporting across all project partners and countries.
• Serve as the primary financial liaison between SAF, Oxfam Canada, and CHOICE implementing countries.
• Coordinate with other PMU units (MEAL Coordinator and Programme Coordinator) to align financial data with program results, risk assessments, and evaluations.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field, alternatively a bachelor's degree combined with a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) will be considered.
• 4–6 years of relevant experience in finance and operations, including budgeting, compliance, and financial reporting within development or humanitarian contexts.
• Strong communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to build strong, credible relationships with internal and external individuals and organisations.
• Excellent personal communication skills, in written and verbal English, with strong influencing and persuasive skills.
• A high level of self-awareness, personal energy, stamina and flexibility.
• Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably cooperative with members of other teams.
• Commitment to Oxfam's safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.
• Good knowledge and experience of managing donor grants and contributions, or donor funded programmes.
• Strong numeracy skills and experience using a computerised financial management information system and good computer skills (Excel especially, Word, etc.).
• A critical focus on providing a superior service level to managers and staff and delivering agreed results within time and budget constraints and to expected standards.
• Good analytical and conceptual thinking skills with a proven proactive approach to identifying and resolving problems and suggesting improvements that continuously seek to provide a better service to Oxfam. Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to represent Oxfam in a professional and competent manner with external individuals and organisations.
• Proven experience working with partner organisations and helping them develop their independent expertise and ability to deliver results, through effective capacity building and learning and development activities.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Organisational Values

• Accountability: Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable.
• Empowerment: Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.
• Inclusiveness: We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

Languages

• Fluent in written and spoken English and ideally Portuguese.

WHAT WE OFFER

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the-job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online through the link: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/choice-project-program-management-unit-finance-coordinator-int11742/24919/description/

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

Application Deadline: 13th August 2026

SAFER RECRUITMENT

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All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants' previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.