Finance and Administration Manager - Cash Consortium of Yemen

About the role

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is recruiting a Finance and Administration Manager for its Cash Consortium of Yemen (CCY) and Yemen Displacement Response (YDR) consortia. The role leads financial and administrative management, ensures compliance with consortium approaches, DRC policies and donor requirements, and prepares, reviews and quality-assures DRC's financial proposals, budgets and reports as an implementing partner. It reports to the Chief of Party of the Cash Consortium of Yemen and is based in Sana'a.

Key responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, internal controls, budget monitoring, expenditure forecasting, cash-flow planning and financial reporting across the consortia
• Prepare, review and quality-assure financial proposals, budgets, budget revisions and donor reports; give monthly financial briefings to the Chief of Party and Steering Committee
• Manage consortium budgets, sub-grant settlements and reconciliation in DRC Dynamics, and resolve budget variances and co-funding issues
• Oversee administrative planning, systems, records and workflows, and supervise finance and administration staff
• Lead financial risk management, compliance monitoring, audit preparation and audit response, and maintain risk registers
• Review sub-grant agreements, carry out financial due diligence on partners, approve partner fund requests and strengthen partner finance teams

Required profile

• University degree or equivalent in finance, business management, accounting or project management
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in financial management in humanitarian or development organisations, including at least 2 years in a management or supervisory role
• Experience managing large, complex, multi-donor budgets, preferably in a consortium, and managing sub-grants and national partners
• Strong experience in financial risk, internal controls, donor compliance and audits
• Experience with ERP systems; knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a strong advantage
• Spoken and written English and Arabic are essential

Required skills

• Budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, financial reporting and cost allocation
• Working knowledge of ECHO/EU, FCDO and UN donor financial guidelines and reporting requirements
• Team leadership, performance management and technical guidance to staff and partners

What we offer

• Contract extending through July 2027, with possible extension depending on fund availability
• Position in the Management (F1) band, salary according to DRC's National Terms of Employment

Applicants must submit a cover letter and an updated CV (no more than four pages) in the same language as the vacancy; applications close on 18 November 2026, and written tests and interviews are expected within two weeks of closing.