Overview
Call for Expressions of Interest
* Anticipated timeframe: November 2025 to mid-February 2026.
* Title of Consultancy: Finance Consultant
* Location: Sightsavers Bangladesh Country Office in Banani, Dhaka, operating during regular office hours (09:00 to 17:00, Sunday to Thursday). The consultant will require on occasion to travel within the country and abroad for supporting activities.
Background of Project Work
* Inclusive Futures is a collaborative initiative involving 23 development organisations, alongside public and private sector partners, working to ensure that children and adults with disabilities have equal access to quality education, healthcare, and employment. Under this umbrella, the Disability Inclusive Development (DID) programme focuses on enabling full participation for people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries.
Responsibilities
* Prepare periodical cash flow forecasts and monthly fund requests.
* Review expenditures to ensure all supporting documents are attached to vouchers and correctly coded in SUN/UniFi.
* Ensure month-end and project-end financial processes are completed on time.
* Collect bank reconciliation certificates alongside financial reports from partners.
* Finalize partner budgets, review periodic reports, and ensure accurate posting; monitor budget burn rates including partner projects.
* Conduct financial monitoring of projects, including audits and oversight of partner organisations; carry out regular monitoring visits.
* Support the Country Director and Finance & Support Services Manager (FSSM) in preparing project budgets and reforecasts as required.
* Ensure timely preparation for project audits, including those involving partners.
* Maintain finance records systematically in both hard and soft formats.
* Conduct financial monitoring visits to partner organisations on a regular basis.
* Verify partner project expenses against approved budgets and protocols.
* Provide financial and logistical support as requested by partners or as needed.
* Follow up on timely submission of financial reports from partners to Sightsavers.
* Ensure proper financial monitoring of projects, including audits and financial management of partner organisations.
* Support partners with budgetary control, revisions, and forecasts as needed.
* Assist partners with regular budget variance analysis.
Duration of the consultancy
* The Finance Consultant will be engaged for a period of three and a half months, commencing in November 2025 and concluding in mid-February 2026. Any extension beyond this period will be subject to mutual agreement and dependent on project requirements.
Contract Management
* The contract will be managed by the Finance & Support Services Manager of Sightsavers Bangladesh Country Office. The consultant will adhere to the contractual terms and conditions with Sightsavers, including clauses in relation to confidentiality, data protection and intellectual property rights. The consultant must sign the Code of Conduct and follow the Safeguarding policy of Sightsavers.
Payment terms
* The agreed budget for this consultancy will be discussed during the interview process. Consultants with a proven track record in the areas outlined will be engaged through an expression of interest process. Full details of the project, including the scope of work, expected outputs and deliverables, as well as budget information, are available in the attached Terms of Reference.
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