Finance Director, Gaza

Project HOPE is an international NGO of more than 1000 engaged employees and hundreds of volunteers who work in more than 25 countries, responding to the world's most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients and provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world. We have helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up and respond to humanitarian crises worldwide.

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment.
Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.

This position is based in Gaza. The selected candidate must be able and eligible to travel to Gaza.

This position is contingent upon award.

The Finance Director provides overall financial leadership oversight for the Gaza program, ensuring sound budget management, expenditure tracking, and accurate financial reporting. The role supervises finance staff, strengthens internal control systems, and supports cash flow planning in a highly constrained operating environment. This position ensures compliance with donor requirements and organizational policies while maintaining audit readiness and financial accountability throughout implementation.

• Support the development of an organizational culture that reflects Project HOPE’s humanitarian values, promotes accountability and high performance, and encourages learning, creativity, and innovation.
• Assist Gaza leadership in developing and operationalizing an effective internal control framework.
• Act as a key business partner to program and operations leaders, driving financial performance, strengthening procurement and stock control, and ensuring audit readiness.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with host government authorities, donors, and partner agencies, ensuring transparency and credibility in financial management.
• Contribute to overall organizational goals by participating in strategy formulation, policy development, and providing financial analysis to support decision‑making.

• Lead financial planning and budgeting processes, ensuring alignment with program priorities and donor requirements.
• Provide guidance to senior management and program staff during planning and allocation exercises.
• Monitor donor agreements and resource utilization, highlight variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct periodic financial analysis of the Gaza office cost base, including staffing and operational costs, and provide recommendations for financial sustainability.
• Support diversification of funding resources and ensure financial risks are identified and mitigated at proposal stage.
• Manage budget development for new proposals and revisions, ensuring quality and compliance before submission to donors.
• Oversee the annual planning process, master budget preparation, and reforecasts.
• Ensure emergency finance procedures are integrated into the Gaza Emergency Preparedness Plan to enable rapid scale‑up.
• Train budget holders to understand and manage their financial responsibilities effectively.

• Oversee all finance functions, maintaining compliance with Project HOPE policies, donor regulations, and international accounting standards.
• Direct and supervise the timely execution of accounting processes, including accruals, journal entries, reconciliations, balance sheet reviews, and proper archiving of supporting documentation in accordance with Project HOPE tools and policies.
• Supervise and validate the accurate and timely completion of cash and bank reconciliations in line with organizational procedures.
• Review and approve expenditures prior to posting or payment, verifying that appropriate approval and procurement processes…