Operations & Finance Officer (Lebanese National Only)

Kiron Open Higher Education (gGmbH) is a non-profit organization founded in 2015 with the mission to enable access to higher education and successful learning for refugees through digital solutions. As part of an innovative educational model Kiron offers coherent curricula using MOOCs (Massive Open Online

Courses) from partner platforms like Coursera and edX so that refugees can start studying regardless of their status.

We are a team of 50 education experts, techies, student supporters, project managers, communicators, grant writers, business people, organizers, analysts, coffee-drinkers, dreamers and doers, who work together on this mission every day. This position is fully funded by UNHCR.

Your opportunities and responsibilities at Kiron:

• Support the day-to-day operations of our Lebanon Office and act as our operations person, ensuring compliance with local regulations for non-profit organizations.
• Be responsible for accounts payable and banking: Administer payments and bank transactions, oversee reimbursement processes, and update the ongoing general ledger.
• Prepare monthly payroll in Lebanon in collaboration, when necessary, with our headquarters in Germany: Plan for taxes and social security according to Lebanese laws.
• Lead in project controlling and budget monitoring through close monitoring and reporting of Lebanon-related project spending, and plan budgets and the office needs.
• Be responsible for documentation and filing: Maintain accounting and personnel-related documentation in an orderly and systematic fashion (both digitally and physically).
• Support the recruitment of new employees and interns, prepare their contracts and lead their onboarding.
• Support the logistics of the office.
• Support the fundraising efforts with the revision of the budgets and the HR planning.

Your set of skills:

• You have between 2-5 years’ experience in the field of finance and have finalized  a professional diploma  or master’s degree.
• You are familiar with standard processes in financial and HR management in Lebanon.
• You are an organized and detail-oriented self-starter and able to work independently.
• Preferred experience in UN project budgeting and reporting
• You are fluent in Arabic and business English and are proficient with the G -suite and Microsoft Office Package, in particular Microsoft Excel.
• You share the vision of free education worldwide for refugees and underserved communities.

Our offer:

• The opportunity to shape an innovative educational provider with your initiative and creative input focusing on the student’s needs.
• The atmosphere of an innovative and fast-growing social startup and the chance to be part of a dynamic, international, and interdisciplinary team.
• A competitive salary within the social sector.