About this role
Finance Manager – THRIVE
What we are looking for
Hivos is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. We are currently seeking suitably qualified, highly competent, and motivated candidates to serve as Finance Manager - THRIVE and lead effective implementation, coordination, and delivery of the program upon project commencement.
Position Information
Scope: Global
Location: Zimbabwe, Kenya, or Lebanon
Hours: Full Time (37.5 Hours Per Week – Zimbabwe / 40 hours Per Week – Kenya / 36 Hours Per Week – Lebanon)
Reports to: Area Finance Manager
Team: Finance
Contract Type: Fixed – Term
Term: This appointment is for an initial term of one year, with possibility of annual renewal for the life of the project, subject to donor funding availability, performance and organizational needs.
Office: Zimbabwe, Kenya, or Lebanon
Provisional grade: Kenya: 12; Zimbabwe: 6; Lebanon: 10-4
Deadline: 8 September 2026
Compensation Packages by Location
Salaries are pegged to global standards and paid in multiple currencies to protect against local market inflation and volatility
Location Gross Salary Range
Zimbabwe USD4,495.94 – USD5,304.86
Kenya KSH 498,771.00 – KSH 572351.00
Lebanon USD 4,268.84 – USD4,436.77
JOB CONTEXT
Hivos was awarded the THRIVE Program (Promoting an Enabling Environment for Civil Society) under the Swedish Strategy for Support to Civil Society 2025–2029. The program aims to strengthen civil society resilience, sustainability, and effectiveness across Kenya, Zimbabwe, Colombia, and Lebanon.
THRIVE seeks to empower civil society actors to counter shrinking civic space and promote enabling environments through three interlinked outcomes:
• Safe and inclusive spaces for collaboration
• Strengthened operational and strategic capacities
• Increased access to knowledge, networks, tools, and resources
ROLE PURPOSE
The Finance Manager is part of the THRIVE global programme team and is responsible for the overall financial management of the programme across participating countries, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and Hivos policies. Working closely with programme, finance and partner teams, the Finance Manager provides financial oversight, supports planning and decision-making, and contributes to the effective, transparent and accountable management of programme resources.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The key responsibilities of the role include:
Financial Management
• Lead the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial monitoring of the THRIVE programme, ensuring effective stewardship of programme resources.
• Provide financial oversight across the programme, ensuring compliance with Hivos policies and procedures, donor requirements and applicable financial standards.
• Provide strategic financial guidance to the Project Manager on financial planning, budgeting, financial risks and resource allocation to support informed decision-making.
• Lead and coordinate all programme financial audits, including donor, Hivos internal and external audits, ensuring timely preparation, coordination, resolution of audit findings and implementation of agreed corrective actions.
• Provide overall leadership and oversight for financial engagement with programme partners and donor-related financial matters.
Quality Improvement
• Ensure the consistent application of Hivos financial policies, procedures, tools and reporting practices across participating countries and partner organizations.
• Establish and maintain effective financial management practices, internal controls and risk management across the programme.
• Provide financial capacity strengthening and ongoing technical support to implementing partners to ensure compliance with Hivos policies and donor requirements, effective budget management, timely financial reporting and sound financial stewardship throughout programme implementation.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with programme teams, finance colleagues, partners, auditors and other relevant stakeholders.
• Review and validate financial transactions and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with Hivos procedures before approval.
Financial Reporting Coordination
• Coordinate the preparation, consolidation and review of financial reports, forecasts and budget performance analyses for programme management and donors.
• Develop and maintain financial reporting tools, templates and guidance aligned with Hivos financial policies and procedures to support consistent financial reporting across the programme.
• Monitor financial performance, identify budget variances and financial risks, and recommend corrective actions where required.
• Lead financial due diligence, financial implementation planning and financial compliance across participating countries, as required.
Finance Team Management and Supervision
• Serve as the line manager for the THRIVE Finance Officers, providing leadership, supervision, coaching, performance management and technical guidance to ensure consistent and effective financial management across the programme.
• Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing and the consistent application of Hivos financial policies and procedures across the THRIVE finance team.
• Identify capacity-building needs and support the professional development of Finance Officers to strengthen programme financial management.
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience
• Master’s degree or equivalent in finance, accounting, business economics or related / similar
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in finance, including the financial management of donor-funded programmes, preferably within international NGOs or development cooperation environments.
• 1–3 years of managerial experience leading multicultural and geographically dispersed teams, including the supervision of staff and financial resources.
• Significant experience in grantmaking, including grant administration, disbursement, monitoring and grant closure processes, particularly in multi-country programmes.
• Proven experience managing the full financial cycle of donor-funded programmes, including budgeting, forecasting, financial monitoring and reporting.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting principles, financial management and project finance.
• Expertise in accounting, business economics, ERP/MIS systems and financial software.
• Experience overseeing audits, ensuring compliance with tax regulations and managing financial risks across multiple programme countries.
• Experience in capacity building and providing technical guidance to finance staff and implementing partners.
• Fluency in English is essential. Additional languages such as Arabic or French are an asset
Key Skills /Attributes
• Financial analysis, strategic thinking and problem-solving.
• Leadership and people management.
• Communication and stakeholder management.
• Planning and organizational skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Integrity, accountability, professionalism and ethical judgement.
What we offer
We offer a stimulating work environment in a professional international organization with dedicated staff. We offer an initial one-year contract, renewable based on performance and funding, based on local labor conditions, with a remuneration commensurate with experience and expertise.
Want to apply?
Please submit a cover letter (maximum 1 page) and CV (maximum 2 pages) as soon as possible by clicking the ‘Apply here’ button. Applications are being received until 8 September 2026, midnight CAT.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Hivos is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and strives to be representative of all sections of society. We know that different perspectives, experiences, and competences are key for Hivos to be a relevant, capable, and successful organization. Hivos therefore strives to recruit staff with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.
Hivos is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and partners with whom Hivos engage.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Hivos 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. When you submit an application, you confirm your understanding of these recruitment procedures.