The Administrative and Financial Manager is responsible for establishing an effective administrative and financial service to support the projects.
S/he ensures the implementation and monitoring of all administrative and financial management procedures at country level, as well as the proper deployment of financial tools (including Sage X3) and new internal management systems.
The AFM must have a sound command of financial management principles and best practices; from cash flow management to the preparation of financial reports.
S/he is responsible for the management of the office treasury (cash transfers, payments to donors, etc.) and for the preparation of internal and external financial reports as well as related audits.
The AFM monitors the PSU’s budget and supervises the administrative management of the office (procedures, filing, invoices, compliance with national administrative obligations, etc.).
Financial and Budget Management
Accounting Management
Bank Account Management
Administrative Management
Team Management
This list of duties is not exhaustive. The Finance Officers may also be requested to assist the Administrative and Financial Unit with any task necessary to ensure the smooth operation of the service.
Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Administrative and Financial Manager (AFM) reports directly to the Support Services Coordinator (SSC) within the Project Support Unit (PSU).
The managerial reporting line is therefore as follows: SSC / Country Director / Geographical Department / Operations Department.
In addition, the AFM functionally reports to and is supervised by the Financial Affairs Department (FAD), based at Expertise France headquarters in Paris, France, as part of the agency’s overall financial and legal oversight structure.
The PSU comprises the Procurement and Contracts, Logistics, Administration/Finance, and Human Resources services; necessary for projects implementation. The AFM therefore works closely with both the PSU team and the project teams within its portfolio.
The AFM leads the administrative and financial unit and supervises the following staff members: two Finance Officers and one Treasury Assistant.
Expertise France is the public agency for the design and implementation of international technical cooperation projects, a member of the AFD Group. The Agency intervenes around four priority areas:
In these areas, Expertise France carries out engineering and implementation missions for capacity building projects, mobilizes technical expertise as well as a project coordinator involving public expertise and private know-how.
With a turnover of €450 million in 2024 and more than 350 ongoing projects in 140 countries of intervention, Expertise France is the leading public agency for French international technical cooperation.
With more than 120 million inhabitants, hosting the African Union headquarter, Ethiopia is a key country on the continent. In recent years, the country has seen a constant strengthening of its bilateral cooperation with France and benefits from the largest European programme in sub-Saharan Africa.
This has resulted in an increase of more than 140% in the Agency’s portfolio in 2024, which now stands at €32 million and is expected to exceed €45 million by the end of the year. The country is also home to two strategic regional projects in education and heritage, and a team of 3 ITE, which is being reinforced by 6 additional ITE.
The Expertise France country team should increase to nearly 50 people.
To support this development, the Agency has decided to structure a country directorate and a project support unit in Addis Ababa, as of September 2025.
Qualifications and experience
Skills and Competencies
Employment conditions
NB: Candidates interested in this opportunity are invited to submit their CV and cover letter as soon as possible, Expertise France reserves the right to proceed with the pre-selection before this date.
Deadline for application : 2025/11/14 23:59.
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