Finance Lead - Sudan

We are currently recruiting a Finance Lead to join our Sudan team.

This is a field-based position with frequent travel to various locations across Sudan.

The role is a 6-month fixed-term international position, starting March 1, 2026.

At Relief International, we are committed to building a representative, inclusive and authentic workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from minoritized backgrounds those who bring lived experience of the contexts in which we work.

This role is classified as requiring advanced pre-employment checks.

About Relief International

Relief International is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing. We work in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience.

About the Opportunity

You will deliver dedicated financial leadership for donor-funded programming across Sudan, ensuring accurate budget management, strict adherence to donor regulations, and strong internal controls. You will produce timely financial reports, burn rate analyses, and forecasts, support audits and donor reviews, working closely with country finance teams and field staff to maintain accurate cost allocation and reliable documentation flow.

Your Responsibilities

This role includes the following responsibilities.

• Provide dedicated financial management and oversight for donor funded budgets across all implementation states.
• Ensure strict compliance with donor financial regulations, internal controls, and cost eligibility rules.
• Prepare accurate financial reports, burn rate analyses, and forecasts to support decision making.
• Support audits, reviews, and donor financial queries related to donor funding.
• Coordinate closely with country level finance teams and field level staff to ensure accurate cost allocation and documentation flow.

About You

You will bring the following experience and skills.

• Professional experience managing donor-funded financial operations.
• Strong spoken and written English and French are essential.
• Strong knowledge of financial regulations, internal controls, and cost eligibility requirements.
• Proven ability to produce accurate financial reports, forecasts, and burn rate analyses under tight timelines.
• Skilled in audit preparation, documentation management, and responding to donor financial queries.
• Excellent coordination skills for working with country level finance teams and field staff on cost allocation and documentation flow.
• High attention to detail, strong analytical capability, and commitment to compliance and accountability.
• Ability to work effectively in fastmoving, multistate humanitarian programming environments.

Research shows that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs, unless they meet every single requirement. If you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align with every criteria described, we encourage you to apply anyway, you could be exactly what we need!

How to apply

To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.

• You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter.
• The cover letter should be one page, and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Closing Date

As this is an emergency response role, we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis, please apply today as we may withdraw the position from the jobs board before the closing date.

As a humanitarian organization, Relief International is committed to the safeguarding of all those we come into contact with through our work. We are committed to the core humanitarian principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviors outlined in the Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.