Chief Financial Officer
2025-05-23T13:53:51+00:00
Save the Children
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Admin & Office
2025-06-12T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
8
Job Description
The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children’s rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries
Chief Financial Officer
Role purpose
The CFO directly leads the global Finance department (about 110 staff) and Supply Chain team with a wider leadership function for finance staff in our country offices. The CFO also convenes the Finance Leadership Team comprising CFOs from member organisations of the Save the Children Association. To provide leadership to the Supply Chain teams to ensure efficient and effective contribution to the achievements of SCI’s mission and objectives.
Budget Responsibility:
- Save the Children Association total annual income $2.7 billion
- Save the Children International annual budget $1.4 billion
- Save the Children International operating budget $140 million
- Finance and Global Assurance Team operational budget $9 million
People Management Responsibility: 8 direct reports/150 indirect reports
Principal Accountabilities
- Provide inspiring leadership to SCI’s global Finance and Supply Chain teams and the network of finance teams across country offices and members. Ensure these teams are diverse and inclusive, embodying the organisation’s commitment to equity and diversity in recruitment and development.
- Develop and implement a forward-looking financial strategy for Save the Children, working closely with the Director of Resource Mobilisation to identify and drive opportunities for maximising Save the Children’s income, including through innovative financing approaches.
- Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Ensure effective use of Save the Children’s resources to drive delivery of Save the Children’s strategy, and sustainable impact for children worldwide. Drive strategies for efficiency in delivery of programming, fundraising and support services across SCI and members, including changes in our operating model to automate and streamline ways of working across the movement.
- Provide leadership and direction to the Supply chain function to ensure that they are best placed to drive efficiency and support the achievement of SCI’s objectives and mission.
- Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of financial data, and provide effective business partnering to operational leaders to support decision-making, ensuring that all financial information provided is accurate, timely, and insightful.
- Provide strong financial operations and services to SCI’s country offices and other functions. Develop and implement robust financial controls and Treasury management to ensure integrity and transparency, enhance organisational efficiency, and ensure compliance with relevant policies and regulations.
- Drive value for money and cost-effectiveness across programming, fundraising, and support services.
- Foster a culture of transformation and automation within financial processes and systems and Supply Chain, championing digital solutions to streamline operations and improve service delivery.
- Provide effective organisational leadership as part of the Senior Leadership Team. Support the Board of Trustees (and its Finance Committee and Audit and Risk Committee) to provide effective oversight of Save the Children’s financial management.
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Extensive experience in financial management roles within a global organisation, with a strong track record of strategic leadership in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Experience in leading and managing teams outside of the finance function, with demonstrated ability in ensuring clear direction and accountability for achieving results
- Experience with treasury management and implementing robust financial controls.
- Proven history of contributing to cross-functional teams and initiatives that drive organisational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Demonstrated success in promoting an inclusive culture, ensuring recruitment and development practices that reflect the organisation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Strategic Vision: Ability to align financial strategies with organisational objectives, ensuring resources are maximised for sustainable impact on children.
- Excellent Analytical Skills: Proficient in analysing complex data sets to inform budgeting and forecasting, ensuring accuracy and clarity in financial reporting.
- Leadership and Communication: Demonstrated capability to effectively lead and develop diverse teams, fostering an inclusive environment that embarks on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Problem-Solving: Creativity in developing innovative solutions to enhance cost-effectiveness and value for money across the organisation.
- Technological Acumen: Strong advocate for transformation and automation in financial processes, with competency in using financial software and tools.
- Integrity and Accountability: Committed to transparency in financial operations, upholding the highest standards of integrity.
Desirable
- Experience in international development and humanitarian programming.
- Familiarity with non-profit financial management and fundraising principles.
Education and Qualifications
- A recognised professional accountancy qualification is required for the role.
Role purpose
The CFO directly leads the global Finance department (about 110 staff) and Supply Chain team with a wider leadership function for finance staff in our country offices. The CFO also convenes the Finance Leadership Team comprising CFOs from member organisations of the Save the Children Association. To provide leadership to the Supply Chain teams to ensure efficient and effective contribution to the achievements of SCI’s mission and objectives.
Budget Responsibility:
Save the Children Association total annual income $2.7 billion
Save the Children International annual budget $1.4 billion
Save the Children International operating budget $140 million
Finance and Global Assurance Team operational budget $9 million
People Management Responsibility: 8 direct reports/150 indirect reports
Principal Accountabilities
Provide inspiring leadership to SCI’s global Finance and Supply Chain teams and the network of finance teams across country offices and members. Ensure these teams are diverse and inclusive, embodying the organisation’s commitment to equity and diversity in recruitment and development.
Develop and implement a forward-looking financial strategy for Save the Children, working closely with the Director of Resource Mobilisation to identify and drive opportunities for maximising Save the Children’s income, including through innovative financing approaches.
Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Ensure effective use of Save the Children’s resources to drive delivery of Save the Children’s strategy, and sustainable impact for children worldwide. Drive strategies for efficiency in delivery of programming, fundraising and support services across SCI and members, including changes in our operating model to automate and streamline ways of working across the movement.
Provide leadership and direction to the Supply chain function to ensure that they are best placed to drive efficiency and support the achievement of SCI’s objectives and mission.
Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of financial data, and provide effective business partnering to operational leaders to support decision-making, ensuring that all financial information provided is accurate, timely, and insightful.
Provide strong financial operations and services to SCI’s country offices and other functions. Develop and implement robust financial controls and Treasury management to ensure integrity and transparency, enhance organisational efficiency, and ensure compliance with relevant policies and regulations.
Drive value for money and cost-effectiveness across programming, fundraising, and support services.
Foster a culture of transformation and automation within financial processes and systems and Supply Chain, championing digital solutions to streamline operations and improve service delivery.
Provide effective organisational leadership as part of the Senior Leadership Team. Support the Board of Trustees (and its Finance Committee and Audit and Risk Committee) to provide effective oversight of Save the Children’s financial
Extensive experience in financial management roles within a global organisation, with a strong track record of strategic leadership in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
Experience in leading and managing teams outside of the finance function, with demonstrated ability in ensuring clear direction and accountability for achieving results
Experience with treasury management and implementing robust financial controls.
Proven history of contributing to cross-functional teams and initiatives that drive organisational efficiency and effectiveness.
Demonstrated success in promoting an inclusive culture, ensuring recruitment and development practices that reflect the organisation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Strategic Vision: Ability to align financial strategies with organisational objectives, ensuring resources are maximised for sustainable impact on children.
Excellent Analytical Skills: Proficient in analysing complex data sets to inform budgeting and forecasting, ensuring accuracy and clarity in financial reporting.
Leadership and Communication: Demonstrated capability to effectively lead and develop diverse teams, fostering an inclusive environment that embarks on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Problem-Solving: Creativity in developing innovative solutions to enhance cost-effectiveness and value for money across the organisation.
Technological Acumen: Strong advocate for transformation and automation in financial processes, with competency in using financial software and tools.
Integrity and Accountability: Committed to transparency in financial operations, upholding the highest standards of integrity.
Experience in international development and humanitarian programming.
Familiarity with non-profit financial management and fundraising principles.
Education and Qualifications
A recognised professional accountancy qualification is required for the role.
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Chief Financial Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Save the Children
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, June 12 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Job Description
The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children’s rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries
Chief Financial Officer
Role purpose
The CFO directly leads the global Finance department (about 110 staff) and Supply Chain team with a wider leadership function for finance staff in our country offices. The CFO also convenes the Finance Leadership Team comprising CFOs from member organisations of the Save the Children Association. To provide leadership to the Supply Chain teams to ensure efficient and effective contribution to the achievements of SCI’s mission and objectives.
Budget Responsibility:
- Save the Children Association total annual income $2.7 billion
- Save the Children International annual budget $1.4 billion
- Save the Children International operating budget $140 million
- Finance and Global Assurance Team operational budget $9 million
People Management Responsibility: 8 direct reports/150 indirect reports
Principal Accountabilities
- Provide inspiring leadership to SCI’s global Finance and Supply Chain teams and the network of finance teams across country offices and members. Ensure these teams are diverse and inclusive, embodying the organisation’s commitment to equity and diversity in recruitment and development.
- Develop and implement a forward-looking financial strategy for Save the Children, working closely with the Director of Resource Mobilisation to identify and drive opportunities for maximising Save the Children’s income, including through innovative financing approaches.
- Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Ensure effective use of Save the Children’s resources to drive delivery of Save the Children’s strategy, and sustainable impact for children worldwide. Drive strategies for efficiency in delivery of programming, fundraising and support services across SCI and members, including changes in our operating model to automate and streamline ways of working across the movement.
- Provide leadership and direction to the Supply chain function to ensure that they are best placed to drive efficiency and support the achievement of SCI’s objectives and mission.
- Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of financial data, and provide effective business partnering to operational leaders to support decision-making, ensuring that all financial information provided is accurate, timely, and insightful.
- Provide strong financial operations and services to SCI’s country offices and other functions. Develop and implement robust financial controls and Treasury management to ensure integrity and transparency, enhance organisational efficiency, and ensure compliance with relevant policies and regulations.
- Drive value for money and cost-effectiveness across programming, fundraising, and support services.
- Foster a culture of transformation and automation within financial processes and systems and Supply Chain, championing digital solutions to streamline operations and improve service delivery.
- Provide effective organisational leadership as part of the Senior Leadership Team. Support the Board of Trustees (and its Finance Committee and Audit and Risk Committee) to provide effective oversight of Save the Children’s financial management.
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Extensive experience in financial management roles within a global organisation, with a strong track record of strategic leadership in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Experience in leading and managing teams outside of the finance function, with demonstrated ability in ensuring clear direction and accountability for achieving results
- Experience with treasury management and implementing robust financial controls.
- Proven history of contributing to cross-functional teams and initiatives that drive organisational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Demonstrated success in promoting an inclusive culture, ensuring recruitment and development practices that reflect the organisation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Strategic Vision: Ability to align financial strategies with organisational objectives, ensuring resources are maximised for sustainable impact on children.
- Excellent Analytical Skills: Proficient in analysing complex data sets to inform budgeting and forecasting, ensuring accuracy and clarity in financial reporting.
- Leadership and Communication: Demonstrated capability to effectively lead and develop diverse teams, fostering an inclusive environment that embarks on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Problem-Solving: Creativity in developing innovative solutions to enhance cost-effectiveness and value for money across the organisation.
- Technological Acumen: Strong advocate for transformation and automation in financial processes, with competency in using financial software and tools.
- Integrity and Accountability: Committed to transparency in financial operations, upholding the highest standards of integrity.
Desirable
- Experience in international development and humanitarian programming.
- Familiarity with non-profit financial management and fundraising principles.
Education and Qualifications
- A recognised professional accountancy qualification is required for the role.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
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