JOB TITLE: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

REPORTS TO: Executive Secretary

TEAM MEMBERS: Approximately 5 direct reports, 13 indirect reports at regional level

GRADE: I1

DURATION: Initial 2-year contract with possibility for extension.

LOCATION: Stockholm, Sweden

ELIGIBILITY: Swedish nationals or legally resident in Sweden at the time of application are strongly encouraged to apply.

DEADLINE: 21st September 2024, 23:59 CET (Stockholm)

BACKGROUND

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder action network dedicated to working with countries towards the equitable, sustainable, and efficient management of water resources. The network is global and is managed by Global Water Partnership Organisation (GWPO), an inter-governmental Organisation headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and hosted by the Government of Sweden.

Acting as the Secretariat for the entire global Network, GWPO convenes, facilitates, brokers, and delivers coordinated action by government and non-government actors, including the private sector. GWP’s vision is a water-secure world.

More information: www.gwp.org.

The GWPO Secretariat team is comprised of a dynamic group of 17 staff, plus external consultants, working both in Stockholm and from remote locations, who work to support the work of all GWP stakeholders, including the GWP Regional Water Partnerships (RWPs), Country Water Partnerships and institutional partners. The global Secretariat’s financial management services are a critical element of the GWP Network’s architecture, working with financial specialists in GWP’s accredited RWPs and finance counterparts in the Country Water Partnerships.

The CFO role is critical in ensuring excellent coordination, unquestioned integrity, and prominent levels of professional quality in all GWPO financial management practices and processes. This work ensures that GWPO builds and maintains trust with all financial and funding partners, and that all GWP local, regional, and global development partners can contribute effectively to activities and results on the ground, leading to greater water security. All GWP partners and stakeholders must be able to trust in GWPO’s transparent, auditable, and reliable financial management practices and processes, which in turn support the integrity of financial processes across the entire network.

Within GWPO, we maintain high quality financial information and reporting systems, and across our regional and country teams, we build excellence in financial management through combining capacity building with accreditation. We continuously invest in and sustain good financial practice and knowledge sharing throughout the network.

We are now looking to identify an experienced, dedicated, and mission-driven Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who will, as part of the GWPO small but high-powered secretariat team, help us further sustain, strengthen, and build our financial and administrative management systems and practices, within GWPO and across our global network.

SCOPE OF THIS POSITION

The CFO shall ensure the effective and efficient operation for all day-to-day financial and finance-related administrative activities and processes of the Secretariat. Reporting to the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (ES & CEO), the CFO will have director-level and managerial responsibility for all GWPO financial and procurement processes as well as shared responsibility for finance-related human resource, administration, information technology, and facilities management processes. The CFO also has oversight responsibilities to ensure solid financial management within the 13 accredited GWP Regional Water Partnerships.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Please follow the link below for the full details of the duties and responsibilities for this role.

https://gwp.bamboohr.com/careers/102

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in accounting, finance, business administration or management
• Minimum fifteen years financial and related HR and administrative management experience in both the private/public and non-profit sectors
• Minimum seven years managerial experience in Finance & Administration, leading teams, or units, ideally in an international context, with proven supervisory ability and technical leadership; experience working with networks is considered a plus.
• Good working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Audit experience or similar is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated strategic and creative thinking skills and experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and integrity, including excellent negotiation skills.
• The capacity to address and to deliver actionable knowledge to an international audience, training experience is highly valued.
• Experience from developing countries or the international environment is an advantage.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Working knowledge of Swedish/Spanish/French and other languages is considered an asset.
• Proficient in MS Office 365 with advanced (and transferrable) skills in MS Excel and other financial management systems
• Good knowledge of technology and its relevance to strengthening an organization’s communications and work processes including online tools

PLEASE NOTE

• Applications must be submitted in English only and only via the online application system: BambooHR. Email applications will not be accepted.
• Maximum 4-page professional CV and 1-page personal cover letter describing how your experience, qualifications and competencies match this position.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 1-3 weeks after the application deadline.
• Questions can be directed to [email protected]

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