The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service provider and one of the leading advocates for universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. IPPF is a worldwide movement of 120 national organizations, referred to as Member Associations, working with and for communities and individuals. These member associations are the leading civil society providers of contraception in 89 of 120 countries. And in 64 of those 89 countries, IPPF is the only largescale international provider. Collectively, member associations delivered more than 1 billion cumulative services between 2016 and 2022.
Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the overarching goal of IPPF Africa Region (IPPFAR) is to increase access to SRHR services to the most vulnerable youth, men, and women in sub-Saharan Africa. To reach this goal, IPPFAR works with local civil-society organizations, governments, the African Union (AU), regional economic commissions (RECs), the United Nations, among others, to expand political and financial commitments to SRHR in Africa. IPPFAR tackles the continent’s growing SRH challenges through a network of Member Associations (MAs), strategic partners and volunteers in 42 countries. For more information, please read our 2022 profile (in English and French) here.
The IPPF Africa Region (IPPFAR) is currently implementing several projects, amongst which the:
- Stand Up for SRHR project: Implemented in Mozambique and Uganda, in consortium with Oxfam Canada, the Stand-Up project aims to increase Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) enjoyment for the most marginalized and vulnerable right holders, particularly adolescent girls and young women between 15 to 29 years old, including those with intersecting vulnerabilities due to sexual or gender orientation, or their status as refugees or internally displaced persons. The project aims at building capacity for SRHR advocacy at the local, national and regional levels to provide quality services related to family planning, abortion, sexual health testing, prenatal care, and sexual and gender-based violence support.
- Comprehensive Abortion Care in Francophone Africa project: which aims to transform access to person-centered abortion care for women and girls in Niger, Togo, and Cameroon to achieve equitable access and enable women and girls to realize their reproductive rights, through our Member Associations. This will include: the provision of quality abortion care services through a range of care pathways, garnering a greater community understanding of and support for abortion care, addressing harmful social norms that exacerbate health inequities, and championing an enabling policy environment for abortion. Additionally, IPPF’s MA in Burkina Faso, will play a critical role as a technical expert on abortion care and provide technical assistance to the other three MAs in the program. The project will expand the person-centered abortion care, adaptation, technical advocacy, and capacity transfer expertise of all four MAs, contributing to sustainable change.
JOB PURPOSE
To support the implementation of projects, and in particular – but not limited to - the Stand Up and Comprehensive Abortion Care projects, IPPFAR is looking for a Finance Officer - Projects who will be responsible for leading and managing all financial aspects of the above-mentioned projects, including but not limited to planning and budgeting, preparing financial statements, ensuring compliance with donor requirements/contracts, maintaining cash controls, oversight of the sub-granting, preparing the payroll, maintaining accounts payable and receivables, ensuring timely statutory deductions and remittances, supporting and facilitating internal and external (independent) audits, and providing technical support to Member Associations on all those matters indicated herein. The appropriate candidate will also bring excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be willing to travel internationally. The postholder will work closely with the IPPF secretariat and IPPF Member Associations (MAs) in the project implementation countries, as well as other relevant staff members.
For more details about this position, please see the job description attached (below).
Interested individuals should submit an application form in the IPPFARO CV form and a 1-page cover letter to: [email protected] with the job position you are applying for as the subject of the email by 07 November 2023. Please note that IPPFAR will not consider applications that are not done in the requested format.
IPPF is an equal-opportunity employer. As a leading global human rights organization focused on equality, empowerment, ending discrimination, and poverty eradication, we internally reflect social justice principles. We, as IPPF, strongly oppose racism in all its forms and resolutely go for a cultural change that will shift the existing imbalances in power and process.
Applications are particularly encouraged from women, persons living with disability, and candidates openly living with HIV.
IPPF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers, contractors, and partners to share this commitment. Anyone employed with IPPF agrees to sign and adhere to IPPF’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy.
IPPF has been made aware of various fraudulent vacancy announcements circulated via e-mail from websites falsely stating that they are issued by or in association with IPPF. These correspondences, which may seek to obtain money from the recipients of such correspondence are fraudulent and IPPF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
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