About ACT Alliance

ACT Alliance is the world's largest coalition of Protestant and Orthodox churches, and church-related organisations engaged in humanitarian, development, and advocacy work. It consists of 152 members working together in over 120 countries, with headquarters in 73 countries, whose aim is to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people regardless of their religion, politics, gender, sexual orientation, race, or nationality, in keeping with the highest international codes and standards. For more details, visit www.actalliance.org.

Job Summary

The Finance Manager is a key leadership role within the ACT Secretariat, responsible for ensuring financial integrity, sustainability, and compliance across the organization. This position actively engages with the Partnership and Fundraising Hub and Operations Hub to align financial strategies with ACT’s mission and decentralized model. The Finance Manager provides strategic guidance, while actively engaging in day-to-day financial and accounting operations. This role is critical to ensuring ACT Alliance's financial health, operational effectiveness, and alignment with its mission across diverse global contexts.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Strategy and Planning

• Develop and execute a financial strategy aligned with ACT’s mission and priorities, ensuring synergy with the Partnership and Fundraising Hub on donor compliance and resource mobilization.
• Advise the Senior Management Team (SMT) and Hub Leaders on financial best practices, risk management, and budgeting.
• Mentor budget holders across Hubs to enhance financial literacy and decision-making.

Financial and Accounting Operations

• Oversee all financial operations (general ledger, payroll, reporting), ensuring compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and ACT policies.
• Lead budgeting/forecasting in collaboration with the Operations Hub, ensuring real-time financial tracking and transparency.
• Provide hands-on oversight to ensure all financial operations are conducted to the highest standards.
• Monitor cash flow and multi-currency transactions, aligning with regional and donor requirements.

Financial Management and Fundraising

• Engage with the Partnership and Fundraising Hub to:
  • Optimize financial structures for grants and donor funding.
  • Ensure accurate financial reporting for proposals and audits.
• Support donor relations by providing transparent financial data and compliance assurances.

Risk Management and Compliance

• Implement robust internal controls, safeguarding assets across Hubs and regions.
• Ensure adherence to donor guidelines, legal standards, and ACT’s accountability frameworks (aligned with the Learning Hub).

Operational Leadership

• Streamline procurement, HR operations, and administrative workflows with the Operations Hub to enhance efficiency.
• Collaborate with Programmatic Hub leaders to ensure project budgets align with strategic goals.

Team Leadership

• Build capacity within the finance team, fostering a culture of accountability and innovation.
• Promote cross-Hub collaboration, particularly with Operations on systems and Partnerships on donor reporting.

Supervision & Accountability

• Direct Reports to the General Secretary and liaises with the Executive Director, Head of Humanitarian Affairs and Thematic Programme Managers (Climate Justice, Gender, Migration, Advocacy, etc.)
• Lead and supervise a pool of finance coordinators and officers.

Skills and experiences

• Education: Advanced degree in finance/accounting; CPA/CFA preferred.
• Experience: 10+ years in financial management, including multi-country operations and donor compliance (e.g., UN, EU, faith-based partners).
• Skills:
  • Expertise in accounting software (e.g., Microsoft Business Central) and multi-currency systems.
  • Analytical rigor with attention to detail.
• Languages: Fluency in English; French/Spanish an asset.

Competences and behaviours

• Commitment to ACT’s values, with a focus on collaboration across Hubs.
• Innovative problem-solving and adaptability in a decentralized model.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to motivate and influence diverse stakeholders.
• Strategic Agility to balance decentralized Hub autonomy with global coherence.
• Faith-Sensitive Approach to embody ACT’s values, respecting the alliance’s ecumenical identity.

Note: This description may be revised in consultation with the post holder to reflect evolving Hub dynamics.

To apply visit the following link:

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About ACT Alliance  

ACT Alliance is the world’s largest coalition of Protestant and Orthodox churches, and church-related organisations engaged in humanitarian, development and advocacy work. It consists of 152 members working together in over 120 countries, with headquarters in 73 countries, whose aim is to create a positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people regardless of their religion, politics, gender, sexual orientation, race or nationality in keeping with the highest international codes and standards. 70% of our members are headquartered in the Global South, 25% in the Global North, and 5% are Global members. For more details about the general work of ACT, please refer to http://www.actalliance.org/.    

Overall Job Summary  

The Programme Manager develops, implements and coordinates the ACT Alliance programme on Migration & Displacement, with a focus on enabling access to rights and protection for vulnerable and marginalized people on the move, including migrants, refugees, IDPs, and other uprooted populations. 

Position in the organisation   

• Reports to Director of Programmes 

• Liaises with ACT members, ACT Forums, ACT-EU, Communities of Practice, and Reference Groups through regional staff and where relevant directly 

• Facilitates ACT Alliance’s engagement with ecumenical partners  

• Supports ACT Alliance’s engagement with the UN, member states, and relevant international stakeholders and processes, involved in related regional advocacy work, including partners of ACT members, and broader civil society where relevant 

• Works effectively with the ACT regional teams in Bangkok, Nairobi, Amman and Bogotá, and other ACT secretariat staff based in Geneva, New York, and Brussels on issues relevant to the programme 

• Leads ACT Alliance’s engagement with external stakeholders including donors related to forced displacement 

Key Responsibilities  

• Leads the implementation of the ACT Alliance programme on Migration and Displacement in the regions, and supports the regional teams, other colleagues and the broader Alliance to do so 

• Coordinates and implements where appropriate global level components of the programme, such as involvement in networks like CMDP and the ACT Reference Group on Migration and Displacement 

• Coordinates regional ACT Alliance’s migration and displacement programming and advocacy work, campaigning, including capacity building of members and forums, policy briefs, position papers, information sharing, and leads capacity-sharing and strengthening processes 

• Provides technical assistance to and coordination of ACT members, and ACT national and regional Forums on migration and displacement-related topics and programming to facilitate increased collaboration and joint initiatives  

• Identifies and builds internal and external partnerships for the programme, including working with and developing strategic relationships with ACT Forums and members in the regions 

• Coordinates with regional Communities of Practice on Migration and Displacement 

• Supports ACT Alliance engagement with international stakeholders and processes as they relate to the regional implementation of the ACT Alliance programme on Migration and Displacement, including but not limited to, UNHCR, IOM, OHCHR, regional and national level CSO groups involved in related advocacy work, including partners of ACT members, and broader civil society where relevant 

• Develops project proposals to submit for possible external donors, in line with the overall ACT migration and displacement programme with support from the relevant colleagues and structures.  

• Develops relevant messaging and communicates on the agenda and outcomes of the programme with internal and external stakeholders 

• Monitors and reports on the implementation of the programme 

Skills and experiences   

• Relevant academic degree with a minimum of five years of relevant work experience, including management experience 

• In-depth knowledge of key issues of forced displacement and relevant human rights law, including intersectional issues such as Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change 

• Highly developed interpersonal and communications skills, including influencing, negotiating and coaching 

• Ability to manage and lead in networked working environment 

• Ability to turn strategies into plans and actions 

• Good understanding of the role and added value of churches and faith-based organisations 

• Excellent knowledge of English and Spanish, working knowledge of French an asset. 

Competences and behaviour  

• Dynamic leader and coordinator who can mobilize and engage members across the Alliance, fostering collaboration and providing strategic guidance to advance key initiatives 

• Commits to the values of ACT Alliance and takes pride on delivering on agreed priorities according to the highest standards individually and as part of a global team  

• Proactively finds innovative and creative solutions, is efficient and reliable, adapts to change and uncertainty, is decisive and acts with integrity 

• Builds effective internal and external relationships, involves others when solving problems and treats others with consideration and respect in an alliance where faith is a key ingredient in people’s lives 

• Passion for building and developing core skills for the role and contributes knowledge outside of immediate own role 

• Effectively motivates, influences and develops others, drives high performance, inspires people to follow them and acts as a role model 

HOW TO APPLY 

ACT provides equitable compensation and pension packages, along with flexible working conditions. We embrace a non-discriminatory approach to recruitment and celebrate a diverse workforce.  

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply online by submitting their CV and cover letter in English via the following link: 

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The application deadline is 17th April 2025 (24:00 CET). 

When applying, please ensure that: 

• Your documents are named as “Firstname Lastname CV” and “Firstname Lastname Cover Letter.” 

• You provide your nationality and work permit/visa status in your application. 

ACT will apply for a work permit/visa for the selected candidate if required. 

ACT adheres to the SCHR misconduct scheme https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme. As part of reference checking. ACT will contact the current and former employer(s) of the preferred candidate, asking them to complete a Statement of Conduct form.  

We ask for understanding that we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates.