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Salama Hub
AFSC’s Salama Hub, established in 2021, is a research and advocacy hub focused on promoting peace and stability in the Horn of Africa. The hub collaborates with civil society organizations, think tanks, faith leaders, activists, and others across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Eritrea, and Djibouti. The Salama Hub works to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs) in the region to organize and influence policies on the local, regional, national, and global levels. We equip CSOs and FBOs with tools and knowledge on conflict transformation and advocacy. Together, we engage with the African Union, European Union, U.S. government, and others to influence sociopolitical dynamics and policies through evidence-based advocacy. The program also contributes to creating advocacy platforms and alliances for peacebuilding organizations.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Finance Officer
JOB CATEGORY: Exempt (Salary)
STATUS: Full-Time
TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: Regular Staff
SUPERVISOR: Salama Hub Director
REGION/UNIT: Africa Region
LOCATION: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION
The finance officer will support the Salama Hub work by developing and upholding quality standards for financial control and management, building the capacity of staff and partners on financial implementation, accounting, and financial monitoring and evaluation of budgets for the program. The Finance Officer will be directly supervised by the Salama Hub Director and will work closely with the Regional Finance Manager for Africa. They will also collaborate with the IP Finance staff based in the central office in Philadelphia, the AFSC International Programs Finance Director, and other finance officers from collaborating agencies and partners to ensure a high degree of accountability and stewardship in the use of AFSC’s financial resources. The finance officer will directly supervise the Finance Assistant.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
COMPENSATION
The AFSC offers a competitive Total Rewards package which includes comprehensive medical and hospitalization insurance; term life, Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability, defined benefit pension plan, plus other benefits including generous annual leave allocation, sabbaticals, extended leaves, and holidays.
The American Friends Service Committee provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sec, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. The policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
AFSC’s Central Office and some of its offices in the U.S. are unionized workplaces. This position is not represented.
AFSC maintains a deep commitment to a mandate of care for our staff and communities. The American Friends Service Committee is a smoke-free workplace.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their applications, including a cover letter and an updated Curriculum Vitae( CV) as a single file with the subject line as “Finance Officer- Salama Hub” by email to: InfoAfrica@afsc.org on or before 10th August 2025.
Applicants should have a right to work in Ethiopia. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.