Project Finance Manager (Sokoto – Noma Project) at Medicine Sans Frontiers

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In the heart of humanitarian action, financial transparency is the fuel that keeps medical programs running. As a Project Finance Manager, your expertise ensures that resources are utilized ethically and efficiently to reach those in the most desperate circumstances. By joining this mission in Sokoto, you provide the administrative backbone necessary for our medical teams to combat neglected diseases and provide emergency care without interruption.

Job Summary

The Project Finance Manager is a critical leadership role responsible for the strategic oversight of all financial operations within the Noma project. You will ensure that every naira spent is accounted for, transparently reported, and aligned with international humanitarian standards and Nigerian law. By managing cash flows, budgets, and internal audits, you enable the project to remain sustainable and accountable to both our donors and the populations we serve.

Key Responsibilities

  • Financial Oversight & Strategy: Direct the implementation of financial workflows, including cash box management, bank reconciliations, and advance systems, to optimize liquidity and safeguard project assets.
  • Accounting Excellence: Supervise the daily use of accounting software (Unifield) to ensure full traceability of all transactions, maintaining impeccable hardcopy and digital documentation.
  • Budgetary Control: Partner with Project and Finance Coordinators to analyze expenditure trends, forecast future needs, and flag potential budget deviations or deficits.
  • Compliance & Risk Management: Evaluate financial risks within the Sokoto context and implement mitigation measures to ensure all activities comply with Nigerian legal requirements and institutional policies.
  • Reporting & Closure: Lead the timely execution of monthly and annual financial closures, producing high-quality reports (sitreps) for external donors and internal management.
  • Contract Management: Oversee the financial aspects of local service agreements, including vehicle rentals, premises leases, and utility deposits.
  • Leadership & Team Development: Provide technical mentorship and training to staff with financial responsibilities, fostering a culture of ethical conduct and strict adherence to security protocols.
  • Institutional Liaison: Conduct regular site visits to the Noma hospital to align financial strategies with medical operational needs.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

  • Essential: A University Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, or Public Administration from a recognized institution.

Professional Experience

  • Desirable: Previous experience in financial management roles, particularly within the NGO sector or international humanitarian organizations.
  • Context: Experience working in developing countries or challenging security environments is highly valued.

Technical Skills & Competencies

  • Language: Professional fluency in English (written and spoken) is required. Proficiency in Hausa is a significant advantage.
  • Software: Advanced mastery of Microsoft Excel and professional accounting software.
  • Soft Skills: Exceptional people management abilities, behavioral flexibility, and a deep-seated commitment to humanitarian principles and quality orientation.

Why This Role is Important

In a medical project focusing on the Noma disease—a neglected condition affecting the most vulnerable—financial precision is literally a matter of life and death. Your ability to manage funds correctly ensures that medicine is purchased, staff are paid, and hospital facilities remain functional. You are the link that converts donor generosity into tangible medical outcomes.

Benefits of Applying

  • Professional Impact: Hold a senior role within one of the world’s most respected medical humanitarian organizations.
  • Contract Security: 1-year definite contract with strong potential for extension based on performance.
  • Growth: Exposure to complex, large-scale humanitarian logistics and international accounting standards.
  • Compensation: Competitive salary package according to the organization’s established scale for international NGOs in Nigeria.

Tips for Applicants

  1. Detail Your Software Proficiency: Don’t just list “Excel”; highlight your experience with complex functions or specific ERP/Accounting systems you have used.
  2. Highlight Ethics: MSF values integrity. Use your cover letter to explain how you have maintained transparency in previous roles.
  3. One Document Rule: Ensure your Cover Letter, CV, and credentials are merged into a single PDF or Word file to avoid disqualification.

About the Organization

We are an independent, international medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. Operating in Nigeria since 1996, we work under a formal agreement with the Federal Government to provide aid regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation. Our teams are guided by a strict Code of Conduct that prioritizes ethics, humanity, and the dignity of every patient. In Sokoto, our Noma project stands as a beacon of hope for those suffering from this devastating disease, combining specialized surgery with comprehensive nutritional and psychological support.

Application Details

  • Location: Sokoto, Nigeria
  • Application Deadline: January 13, 2026 (5:00 PM)

How to Apply:

  • 1. Complete the online form below. THEN
  • Email your single-document application (Cover Letter, CV, and Credentials) to [email protected] with the subject line: Project Finance Manager.

Note: We are an equal opportunity employer. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.