Position. Professional in financial management, monitoring and project formulation.

Description. Colombia Diversa requires a professional in Financial Management of budget and formulation of social projects of international cooperation.

Activities. Under the supervision of the monitoring and project formulation coordination and the administrative and financial management of Colombia Diversa:

• To carry out the technical-financial monitoring of the monthly budget execution of the projects of Colombia Diversa's programme areas in accordance with the contractual commitments with donors/financiers and Colombia Diversa's internal rules.
• Maintain permanent communication with the area coordinations and the coordination of planning, monitoring and evaluation in order to:
  • Contribute with a pedagogical approach to the timely implementation of the resources of each of the projects.
  • Provide an overview to each area on the best strategies for efficient and reasonable financial execution within the timeframe and conditions set out in the internal rules of the entity and the contractual conditions with donors/financiers.
  • Facilitate communication between the administrative and financial team and the programme team on budget matters.
  • Issue the necessary recommendations and alerts to strengthen the timely execution of resources according to the organisation's internal rules and commitments with donors/financiers, and compliance with financial execution procedures and schedules.
  • Design financial monitoring tools, in accordance with project budgets, accounting, budgetary and administrative procedures of the organisation.
• Support the technical and financial formulation of budgets and operational plans for the submission of funding proposals to donors and the collection of administrative-financial and technical documents (annexes) for the submission of calls for proposals when required.
• Support the submission of financial and narrative reports internally and externally as required, in accordance with reporting deadlines as stipulated in the contracts/agreements of the different donors and projects.
• Know and promote compliance with the rules and procedures contained in contracts with donors or funders and Colombia Diversa's internal rules and strategic planning.
• Maintain confidentiality of all documents and information produced.
• Respond to requests related to the object of their contract, made by the coordination. The administrative and financial management and the members of the team.
• Any other tasks assigned to it by the management and staff responsible for the implementation of the Project's operational plan.

Type of contract and term: service contract, from 26 September 2022 until 31 December 2022 (initially).

Value. The Contract will have an approximate value of $5.000.000.000 pesos per month (M/cte).

Requirements. To be eligible for the position, the person must meet and prove the following requirements:

1. Education. Professional in finance, administration or related fields. Postgraduate studies in international law, human rights or related fields or project management would be an asset.
2. General Experience. 3 years of professional experience.
3. Specific Experience I. 2 years of experience in financial monitoring, project formulation and/or implementation.
4. Specific Experience II. 2 years of experience related to project coordination.
5. Languages: Native Spanish. Intermediate or advanced written English.
6. Knowledge: The person is expected to have knowledge in:

• • Financial monitoring of development cooperation projects.
  • Project cycle and planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning.
  • Results approach, indicators, logical framework and results matrix.
  • Design and use of tracking tools in Excel and other software to facilitate articulated financial and programme management.
  • Knowledge of human rights, agendas and the situation of LGBTI+ people in Colombia will be an asset.
  • Previous experience in non-profit organisations in Colombia is an asset.

g. Place of Residence. Bogotá, Colombia.

Applications from LGBTI+ people from an intersectional perspective are welcome.

Selection Process.

Please send your application to convocatorias@colombiadiversa.org with the subject: 'Professional in financial management, monitoring and project formulation'. The application must contain the following documents in pdf format or scanned:
a) Curriculum Vitae.
b) Legal Identification Document (ID card, DNI or other) and/or passport¹
c) Tax Document (for residents in Colombia: RUT.
(d) Professional Card or Licence or equivalent document if applicable.

Receipt of Applications. From 08 September to 14 September 2022

Evaluation. The Evaluation Committee will pre-qualify the resumes, establishing those that meet the minimum requirements. Subsequently, it will proceed to evaluate and assign a score to the CVs based on the following criteria
(a) Experience (12 points).
b) Academic qualifications (including postgraduate studies and languages) (4 points).
(c) Previous experience (4 points)
From this evaluation, the Committee will select the 5 resumes with the highest scores for interview.

Interviews. Each interview will last approximately 20 minutes. The Committee will allocate a score of up to 20 points for the interview. The following aspects will be assessed:
(a) Knowledge related to the position (5 points)
b) Solutions to day-to-day problems of the position to be filled (5 points)
c) Characteristics of previous experience and studies (5 points).
(d) Any other aspects on which the Committee decides to inquire (5 points).

Deliberation and Selection. The Committee will compare resumes and interviews and proceed to select the person for the position of Financial Management, Monitoring and Project Formulation Professional.

Acceptance. The Administrative Area of Colombia Diversa will be contacted to request additional documents and prepare the contract. The contract will start on 26 September 2022.

1 In the case of trans, non-binary or queer people, it is not necessary for this legal document to reflect your gender identity or gender expression. Please also indicate in your email the pronouns and names by which you identify yourself.