Starting Salary: $27,022 USD
Contract: Until 31st of March 2027
Location: Goma, DRC
Job Profile
The Programme and Finance Support Officer will provide close accompaniment to DRC partners, supporting and cross-checking their financial management in general. The post holder will work with the Finance and Office Manager and in close collaboration with the programme and finance team. Based in Goma with frequent visits to partner organisations, the officer will provide robust, strategic financial accompaniment and capacity strengthening to CAFOD’s local partners in the DRC, ensuring the highest standards of financial integrity, donor compliance, and value for money. This role acts as a critical bridge between field-level operations and global financial systems, safeguarding resources and empowering partners to achieve sustainable impact in complex and often fragile contexts.
Key Responsibilities
Internal Controls & Partners Finance System
- Ensure implementation of CAFOD/Donor financial policies and guidelines in each project funded with partners.
- Support partners by reviewing and updating their accounts manuals, policies, and procedures where necessary.
- Support partners to strengthen financial management systems.
- Support partners to effectively use and strengthen existing organisational accounting systems.
- Support partners to document and store all financial transactions in compliance with CAFOD/Institutional Donor policy.
- Review partners’ existing financial systems and recommend changes where gaps exist.
- Help develop systems and practices to ensure payment requests, authorisation, and approvals are completed per partner/CAFOD/donor requirements.
- Conduct thorough pre-payment reviews of partners’ financial reports and supporting documentation (invoices, receipts, timesheets, procurement bids, distribution lists). Verify mathematical accuracy, appropriate authorization, adherence to approved budget lines, and compliance with both the grant agreement an
📌 Programme and Finance Support Officer (Goma)
🏢 CAFOD
📍 Goma