ThaiNGO

Ref: NPA/TH/DMAD/014/2025

EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is a humanitarian Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) rooted in the Norwegian Labour Movement. We work with International Development Partnerships, Mine Action and Disarmament (DMAD), Rescue Service and First Aid, and Asylum and Integration. Norwegian People’s Aid has approximately 9,500 members in Norway and 2,200 staff worldwide. We work in 35 countries around the world.

NPA Thailand is currently working in partnership and support to the Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC). In 2025, NPA is implementing the “Landmine Survey and Clearance” project in joint-operations with the Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 3 (HMAU 3) for technical survey including manual demining, mine detection dog and mechanical operations.

This technical survey and clearance will free up land where fear from mines/ERW currently impedes cultivation and other development/business initiatives.

For more information, please visit; www.npaid.org and Facebook: Norwegian People’s Aid Thailand

Due to the programme expansion, we are currently looking for a Finance Officer (FO) to work in our Landmine Survey and Clearance Teams in Thailand.

Position: Finance Officer (FO) 1 position

Department / Project / Country: Department of Mine Action and Disarmament (DMAD) / NPA Programme / Thailand

Immediate Superior:  Finance manager (FM)

Starting Date:  Immediately

Qualifications:

The Finance Officer is responsible for the financial accounting and reporting for projects in Thailand. The position reports to the Finance Manager.

All responsibilities and reporting have to be carried out in accordance with the strategic objectives of NPA, the Regulation for Delegation of Authorisation and other relevant procedures and guidelines in the Quality Management System, as well as approved local guidelines, regulations and issued memos, and donor rules and regulations.

The position is based in Bangkok, Thailand, with limited travel to the field offices as required.

Education

Must have:

• Relevant higher education

Desirable:

• Written and verbal proficiency in English

Experience

Must have:

• Experience in similar finance position
• Working knowledge of accounting system/s
• Good understanding of ICT-systems and experience with MS Office applications, including advanced user level in excel
• Experience with capacity development of staff

Desirable:

• Experience in working with donors, such as USDoD, NORAD, GFFO
• Experience managing multiple grants
• Experience working for INGOs or international organizations

Other Qualification:

• Written and verbal proficiency in Thai. English proficiency is desirable
• Good health

Personal Competencies:

• Structured, accurate and efficient
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to cope under pressure and flexible to handle changing priorities
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision

General responsibilities

• Overall responsibility to maintain financial records for NPA Thailand Programme’s finance works including accounting, auditing, monitoring activities and daily running of the financial operation.

Specific duties

• Daily postings in Agresso of Thailand vouchers and keep the accounts updated at all times.
• Responsible for quality assurance of received vouchers before booking.
• Review monthly postings in Agresso to verify that they are booked according to project budgets and follow NPA and donor regulations.
• Work out and monitor filing systems for all the original vouchers and supporting documentation, including numbering of vouchers, labelling, master list of folders and electronic repository for scanned documents.
• Conduct monthly closing including currency revaluation, HO admin and NICRA bookings
• Monthly reconciliation of the balance accounts and upload to SharePoint within the set deadline
• Produce monthly project BVA reports with GL transaction lists to PM and CD.
• Contribute to producing reports for review by HO Finance Controller and PM/CD.
• Train and assist relevant Finance staff in Thailand on a day to day basis as needed.
• Participate in the planning and budget process of new proposals.

Additional Considerations:

The employee is to abide by the policies and personal codes of conduct set by the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and represent the organisation in a loyal and responsible manner.

We emphasise the importance of strong health, cross-cultural communication skills, transparency, and the ability to work under pressure and difficult conditions. NPA is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of gender, religion, or background.

NPA offers:

Competitive salary, interesting and challenging work, opportunity to travel in country, in the region and abroad. We offer an employment contract in 2025 with the possibility of renewal.

How to apply:  

Interested candidates are invited to submit their motivation cover letter and an updated CV to

Norwegian People's Aid Thailand (BKK Office)

Address: c/o Thailand Mine Action Centre

183 Songprapa Road, Sigun, Donmuang, Bangkok 10210 THAILAND

Tel. / Fax: +662 967 8335

Email: npathailand@gmail.com  

Deadline for applications:  On Monday 17 February 2025

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact persons:           

Ms. Jaruwan Tiwasiri, Human resource officer (HR), Mobile: 081-918-3944,

Email: jaruwant@npaid.org