Project Controller

Project controller


Would you like to be part of a team dedicated to supporting Indigenous Peoples and local communities? Are you eager to contribute to strategies that support climate mitigation, lower deforestation, promote gender equality and help solve long lasting land conflict?
Yes? Then you are in the right place.
 
The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility (Tenure Facility) offers grants and technical expertise at the speed and scale required to secure tenure and sustainably manage millions of hectares at risk today. The Tenure Facility works directly with the Indigenous Peoples and local communities and their allies ensuring laws on community rights are translated into rights recognition on the ground. It supports them to achieve formal legal recognition of their land and forest rights on maps, in laws, and in the plans and operations of governments and private investors. It works strategically with local, national, and international stakeholders to foster community-level partnership and joint action with governments and the private sector.
 
The Tenure Facility is an international organization based in Stockholm, Sweden.


Overview of the positions
As a project controller you will be one of the Tenure Facility’s main resources for support to the internal control of the projects and partners to which the Tenure Facility provides funding. You will support and work closely with the Financial Manager, another Controller, and the Program Team, who are responsible for managing the grants. You will report to the Chief Operating Officer. The position involves in-country visits to project partners a few times a year for capacity building and direct support to partner organisations.
 
Overarching responsibilities
·      Contribute to establish the Tenure Facility as a highly credible and respected foundation among international development institutions and donors
·      Generate mutual trust and respect of Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples and their cultures, with full awareness of the intricacies of relationships among them and their allies and supporters
·      Contribute to a collaborative and resilient internal working culture for sustained progress on the Tenure Facility’s strategic goals and objectives
  
Job functions
In your role as a project controller, you will be a close support throughout the project cycle from budget analysis, contract preparation to analysis of financial reports and audits.


The main responsibilities will be to carry out the following:
·      Support in analyzing and assessing grant budgets in project proposals 
·      Perform risk assessments regarding financial management and internal control of projects and partner organizations
·      Participate in assessing the quality assurance of project proposals and assist in preparation of project agreements.
·      Assist in monitoring risk and ensure appropriate risk mitigation and support/follow up measures are taken 
·      Monitor and analyze financial reports submitted by the project partners
·      Assess project partners audit reports and coordinate with program officers to address any issues
·      Coordinate and ensure capacity building within partner organizations on internal control, organisational management and financial issues; including decision making structures, division of roles and responsibilities, efficient operations, anti-corruption measures and prioritization of resources     
·      Ensure compliance with relevant internal control regulations and adherence to anti-corruption policies
·      Provide training and advice to colleagues on the above topics and on anti-corruption in general




Qualifications and experience
·      You hold a master’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics or another relevant field.
·      At least seven years of controller working experience, and specific experience with organizational strengthening of community-based and Indigenous Peoples organizations is an advantage
·      Significant experience from working in Civil Society Organizations such as NGOs, CBOs etc. and preferably in a region where the Tenure Facility supports projects
·      Fluency in written and spoken English, which is the Tenure Facility’s working language
·      Fluency in Spanish, and intermediate knowledge in at least one additional relevant language, such as French or Portuguese
·      Excellent skills in working with MS Office
 
We envision a diverse team with broad and complementary language skills, professional experiences and geographical and thematical backgrounds. 
 
Preferred characteristics
You enjoy working in teams across functions within the organization and you can communicate and clearly explain financial matters, both orally and in writing to other team members. You have a genuine interest in the civil society sector and a profound understanding of the financial risks, capacities, internal control systems and challenges to local, indigenous and community-based organizations. As a person you are ambitious, pay attention to details and have high integrity. You like to take initiatives and can drive processes and improvements independently. You are also an excellent co-worker and responsive to the needs of project partners. You have previous experience from working in international organizations and are responsive to different cultures. In our assessment of you, we pay a lot of attention to personal qualities. You are confident and responsible, willing to learn, and can adapt to a changing environment. You are open to the ideas of others and to adapting your work when needed. You care about progress in the team as much as your own progress.