Vacant job

Do you want a meaningful job and contribute to making Sida's operations effective, of good quality, and ensuring that funds are used correctly? Do you have integrity, are communicative, good at collaboration, and want to work with quality assurance and compliance? Then this could be the position for you.

About the job

Swedish development cooperation is conducted in collaboration with organizations that implement aid initiatives. As a business controller, you play an important role in how Sida manages aid funds. You work closely with case officers, managers, and program administrators and have an active role in planning, following up, and ensuring the quality of the initiatives. To thrive in the role of controller, you need to have integrity and be able to lead the work of quality assurance based on rules, guidelines, and instructions.

You will work at our office in Rissne Sundbyberg.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to case officers and managers regarding:
• - Partners' capacity and ability to plan,
• implement and follow up on aid initiatives, for example regarding organization, governance, financial administration, and systems
• - Contract design
• - Financial planning and follow-up,
• - Risk analysis and risk management,
• - Analysis of financial reports and audit reports,
• Ensure the quality of the handling of initiatives and contribute to compliance
• Contribute to the follow-up of initiatives through meetings with partners and field visits
• Follow up on the total aid funds managed by the unit
• Participate in Sida's anti-corruption work
• Contribute to the further development of the controller's role and working methods, including active participation in Sida's controller network
• Other tasks as required by the unit.

We offer

We offer a workplace with good opportunities for development and an environment characterized by openness and diversity. You will work with a clear mandate and area of responsibility characterized by trust between you, your manager, and your colleagues.

As an employee at Sida, you work with the world as your workplace, guided by Agenda 2030 and the state value framework. To respond to the challenges the world faces today and in the future, we need people with diverse backgrounds and skills.

Qualifications

Education

• Academic education equivalent to at least three years of full-time studies in economics, e.g., in financing, accounting, or auditing.

Language

• Very good ability to express oneself in speech and writing in Swedish and English.

Work experience and knowledge

• Several years of current experience in economic and operational management, financial planning, and follow-up.
• Several years of current experience in internal governance and control as well as quality assurance.
• Experience in risk assessment and anti-corruption work,
• Experience in analyzing financial reports and audit reports.

We place great importance on personal qualities and are looking for someone who has a good ability to lead themselves, take initiative, and drive issues forward. This requires you to be able to organize and structure your work. A prerequisite for succeeding in the role is that you are good at communicating, building relationships, and collaborating to achieve results. You also need to have high integrity, stand up for rules, and be able to handle resistance. We see it as important that you are analytical, can see how things are interconnected, and have the ability to absorb knowledge and translate it into action – especially when it comes to analyzing financial reports and results.

Functional competencies/abilities:

For this role, you need to:

• Be able to lead yourself and take responsibility for your own development
• Take initiative and be proactive
• Be good at collaborating and building trusting relationships
• Be able to handle resistance, be flexible, and solution-oriented
• Be able to contribute and absorb knowledge and evidence
• Be able to translate experiences and lessons into action

For this role, it is advantageous if you have

• Experience in development work in an international environment and in low- and middle-income countries
• Experience from working in government administration

Good to know

The position is a permanent employment with immediate start. A probationary period applies.

Sida offers the possibility of remote work to some extent if it works for the organization.

When contacting, please refer to ref.no 19/26

Further information about the position's content can be provided by Staffing Manager Johan Hansson at 08-698 50 49

Any questions regarding terms and other union matters should be directed to union representatives at Sida for Saco: [email protected] and ST: [email protected]

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About Sida

Sida – The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - is an administrative authority that works on behalf of the government and parliament to create conditions for better living conditions for people living in poverty and oppression. Our work should contribute to achieving the parliament's goals and the government's direction for Swedish aid.

We have over 800 employees distributed between two offices in Sweden and at Swedish embassies in our partner countries. Read more about Sida's employment benefits and Sida's diversity work.

Diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives are the foundation for a workplace free from discrimination, where everyone thrives and does their best. We believe in diversity and its positive impact on our operations and welcome applicants with various backgrounds and experiences.