La Chaîne de l’Espoir is an international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in 1994. Its mission is to strengthen health systems to give everyone, especially children, the same chances of survival and development. The NGO has been working in Afghanistan since the early 2000s. In 2005, it built the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul, a non-profit paediatric hospital, to provide high quality medical and surgical care for young patients. Since 2006, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been responsible for the overall management of the FMIC, with La Chaîne de l'Espoir providing medical support and access to the most vulnerable populations. In 2016, the hospital expanded with the opening of gynaecology, obstetrics and neonatology services, becoming the French Medical Institute for Mother and Child (FMIC). Services for adults have also been developed in recent years.

The goal of La Chaîne de l’Espoir is to increase access to healthcare in particular for the most vulnerable afghans. To do so, La Chaîne de l’Espoir:

• Trains and supports the medical, paramedical and technical teams through short- and long-term volunteer missions;
• Provides free surgical treatment at FMIC and social care for the most vulnerable children and women coming from all the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, and offers patients and their caretakers accommodation and food in the Women and Children House (WCH) for free.

The house has segregated common areas for men and women, private and shared rooms, a garden and a playroom

General description:

Under the supervision of the Administrative, Finance and HR Coordinator, the Administrative & Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring the proper administrative, financial and accounting management of the mission. He is also responsible for the administrative management of the mission and ensures that all of the mission's tax, audit and reporting obligations to the relevant authorities are fulfilled - with the support of external partners and supervisors.

Main responsibilities:

1. Accounting Management

1.1 Oversee and direct the management of accounting data and its implementation within the organization.

1.2 Be responsible for all accounting records in accordance with CDE standards

1.3 Verify, before recording any entries, that invoices and records comply with CDE regulations and procedures

1.4 He/she verifies the allocation of transactions for all basic accounting, ensures that expenses are correctly allocated, and performs the monthly accounting close with the assistant finance coordinator after completing all necessary checks within the specified time frame. This includes:

A. Consolidating accounts for the monthly closing and verify cash balances.

B. Verifying that each transaction recorded in the cash book is supported by the corresponding invoice, purchase order or purchase documents.

C. Verifying that expenses are allocated to the correct budget code, contract code and accounting code.

D. Verifying that the descriptions of accounting entries are clear and relevant.

E. Entering bank transactions and allocating annual expenditure according to donor allocations.

F. Reconciling all advances before the end of the month.

G. Verifying tax payments and payroll calculations.

1.5 He/she is responsible for the correct archiving of accounting documents in accordance with CDE procedure.

2. Finance

2.1 Support the creation of budgets and financial reports for projects and partners

2.2 Ensure the implementation and correct use of financial, accounting and budgetary

procedures and management tools throughout the mission.

2.3 Ensure compliance with treasury procedures and mitigate risks.

2.4 Verify consistency between accounts and physical cash balances (regular cash

accounts)

2.5 Ensure compliance with expenditure procedures and establish an internal control

system.

2.6 Calculate and prepare expatriate and volunteer daily allowances and pay them on time.

3. Cash flow

3.1 Consolidate provisional monthly cash flow forecasts and submitted the cash request to

HQ in time.

3.2 He/she regularly checks the balances of bank accounts and cash accounts, ensures that

they are properly managed and organizes the transfer of funds.

4. File management/Audit

4.1 He/she compiles accounting control files and carries out random checks each month on

the quality of documentation and compliance with procedures.

4..2 He/she sends comments to the team regarding the documentation provided and follows

up on missing documents.

4.3 He/she provides the financial documents required for local and head office audits with

the support of the administrative and financial coordinator and the donor unit at head office.

5. Team management

5.1 He/she participates in the recruitment and training of the team.

5.2 Identify training needs and train the team accordingly.

5.3 Provide support to the field team as needed (including filling gaps).

5.4 Coordinate and ensure internal communication within the team.

5.5 Conduct annual evaluations.

6. Other Supporting tasks

6.1 Assist the financial coordinator with other financial tasks, such as budget monitoring, expenditure breakdown tables, financial reports and budget preparation.

6.2 He/she develops and updates financial and accounting work instructions to ensure that CDE processes are documented in a timely manner.

6.4 He/she maintains the confidentiality of information relating to human resources, administrative and financial records, documents and administrative and financial matters.

7. Administrative

7.1 The finance manager is responsible for ensuring the smooth administrative management

of the mission, particularly with regard to dealings with the authorities (registration, reporting obligations, auditing, tax management, exemptions).

7.3 He oversees the partnership with the tax audit and reporting consultancy agency, ensuring that the right information is provided at the right time so that operations do not fall behind schedule.

7.2 As finance manager, he/she is responsible for sharing and ensuring that administrative information circulates between departments. In particular, he/she provides information and support to the HR department on the following administrative procedures:

A. Monthly attendance sheets and reporting - using the attendance tracking software (fingerprint system)

B. Ensures the verification of salary payments and associated benefits, in accordance with the organization’s rules

Education

• An advanced university degree in finance, business administration or a related field is required.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar position, preferably with an international NGO.
• Experience in financial management on multiple projects, ideally with institutional donors.
• Ability to work in an international and multi-cultural environment as a flexible and respectful team player
• Ability to work with women, children, persons with disabilities and vulnerable populations.
• Experience using and updating database (Office package)

Language: 

• Fluency in English, Dari & Pashto.

General skills

• Problem solving, analytical and writing skills, with the ability to produce reports for internal and external use.

• Excellent writing skills (especially for proposals and reporting).

• Organizational and planning skills.

• Humanitarian principles: neutrality, impartiality, do no harm.

• Survivor-centered approach: confidentiality, respect, nondiscrimination and safety.

• Cultural sensitivity and context-appropriate interventions.

• Teamwork and coordination with CDE health and social teams as well as with external protection and social service actors.

• Accountability and integrity in handling sensitive cases and information.

Only those interested qualified candidates who meet essential job requirements should submit their CVs and cover letters online to afg.recruitment@chainedelespoir.org

Please indicate your name in the title of your email plus vacancy number (CDE-FM-11-2026.

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for a written test and interview.