Position Start Date: 01.08.2025

Type of contract: CDM

Working time: 100%

Duration: 12 months

Status: Non-accompanied

Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria

Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled.

Tdh:

Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is the leading Swiss NGO focusing on child rights. It is active in more than 30 countries with development and emergency projects. Tdh focuses its action on the 3 following areas of intervention: health, Migration and protection of particularly vulnerable children. Modern management and communication tools ensure the quality of Tdh‘s projects. The Foundation constantly aims to improve its services.

Tdh in Nigeria:

Terre des hommes Foundation (hereafter Tdh) is an independent, neutral and impartial Swiss organization, founded in 1960, dedicated to bringing about significant and lasting change in the lives of children and young people, particularly those most at risk. Tdh works in 32 different countries around the world in humanitarian and development contexts.

Tdh has been present in Nigeria since 2008 and opened its base in Maiduguri in 2017. It operates in four regions of the country (Borno, Benue, Ondo and Cross River), in the fields of health, WASH, migration and child protection. Its approach is to work closely with the authorities and communities. In this respect, Tdh enjoys wide recognition and credibility among communities, state authorities and donors (DDC, ECHO, OCHA, IOM, DRA and Barry Callebaut).

Tdh operates in regions where insecurity is present, taking the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of its teams. We are therefore looking for someone who is able to travel in these regions and who will respect the security measures put in place by the organization.

Responsibilities:

The Administration and Finance Coordinator will have to ensure that the financial, HR and administrative rules and procedures for the delegation are followed and respected in Nigeria. S/he will have to coordinate the administrative, financial and human resources management in close connection with the Tdh administrative teams She/he will provide financial, administrative and risk management service to the team, focusing on the follow up of financial risks, harmonized tools use and approaches. She/he will accompany the teams on the transversal and efficient cooperation between finance, logistics, HR and program teams.

The Administration and Finance Coordinator works closely with the Financial Controller of Africa portfolio, the Head of Delegation and the Logistic Coordinator to ensure compliance with policies.

Specific responsibilities:

The full job description will be shared with the selected candidates participating in the recruitment process.

Profile:

Training/Qualifications:

This function requires a degree in Business Administration, or other relevant HR/Business Administration training. University degree (Master’s or equivalent) from an accredited educational institution in a relevant field (finance, management, HR)

• Chartered accountant qualifications is an asset;

Experience:

• At least 5 years previous experience of seniority in an ING0 at a management position in the field (expatriation), ideally Administration— Finance & HR Coordinator.
• Experience managing campaign and long term program budgets of over S7 million and reporting to relevant donors.
• Extensive project management experience (management: planning: staff development and training skills) in emergent Management experience and strong team leadership qualities

Languages:

• Excellent oral and writing skills in English, French an asset.

SKILLS:

• Proven ability to interpret financial procedures and standards and put them into practice and influence others in their implementation.
• Proven success of developing innovative solutions to resolve intricate problems that impact critical areas of an organization's work and ensuring the development of standards, procedures and practices to secure a stable and effective systems environment.
• Ability to identify and plan for future needs: develop and disseminate best practices.
• Critical focus on providing a superior service level to managers and colleagues and delivering agreed results within time and budget constraints and to expected standards
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and report writing skills
• Strong analytical skills and experience using a computerized information management system (Ms. Word, Excel, SAGA and Homere etc.)
• Good leadership skills: experience of working in a supervisory position with a team structure
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work as part of a dispersed, multi-disciplined, multicultural team
• Well-developed conceptual, critical, and analytical thinking with the ability to convey complex information in a straightforward, interesting way.
• Ability to represent an organization in a professional and competent manner with external individuals and organizations'
• 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, responding quickly and accurately to queries and issues
• Commitment to an organization overall aims and policies and experience of promoting women‘s rights and the interests of marginalized people in all aspects of the organization work
• Knowledge or appreciation of the context in terms of its political, economic and social trends plus a good
• understanding of the key development and humanitarian issues in the region.

Conditions offered:

• Swiss contract
• Gross monthly salary between 5000 CHF and 5500 x13,36 months
• Insurances: sickness, accident, repatriation
• Annual leaves: 25 days/year
• Transport: Flights to duty station and back
• Accommodation: provided as per Tdh Nigeria’s rules

Child Safeguarding Policy:

• Raising awareness within the Foundation on violence against children
• Providing guidance to employees and others and defining expectations when it comes to preventing, raising, denouncing and responding to issues of child abuse
• Reducing the risk of child abuse by selectively recruiting employees and others
• Reducing the risk of child abuse by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children

We offer an exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children.

Are you interested? Do you want to face this challenge?