About Gelecek Daha Net and Embark Project

Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development Association (ISSDA) has been operating Future is Brighter (Gelecek Daha Net) Youth Platform for over 10 years. GDN is the main program of ISSDA to implement youth empowerment projects. GDN (Future Is Brighter) is an online and offline vocational orientation platform that provides innovative tools for youth aged 15-29 to guide and equip them to become self-determined individuals. Services vary from online mentoring, coaching, training, surveys, and videos to offline workshops, youth camps, etc.

The Embark project has been conducted by Gelecek Daha Net since 2018 and it aims to integrate talented and qualified young refugees and host community members into the Turkish economy and community by connecting them with business leaders and host community youth through its training, reverse mentoring and Bootcamp components. The program activities help participants make valuable connections, increase their employability, gain confidence, and learn new soft skills, develop career plans, and receive support for personal growth.

About the Role

The Finance and Administrative Officer will join the team in Istanbul to manage finance and operations-related activities within the Embark Project funded by an international donor. The position covers important financial reporting tasks, budgeting, documentation, and filing. The position reports directly to the Program Director and the founder of Gelecek Daha Net (ISSDA). 

Main Responsibilities

• To prepare a budget and track budget vs actual spending

• To regularly check, the financial performance of projects: project balance, expenditures, expenditure projections

• To ensure project expenses are reasonable, allocable, prudent, and spend in accordance with applied rules and regulations

• To prepare the financial reports:  monthly and quarterly and final report.

• Ensure eligibility of all expenses

• To ensures the correct filing of all projects’ financial data

• Manage review of financial transactions and supporting documentation in an organized and professional manner

• Maintain the project active sheet to follow up with all financial transactions starting from issuance until closing and reporting

• Maintain accuracy of financial records of the Embark project

Key Qualifications and Requirements:

• University degree in finance, accounting, business management, or related field

• Minimum 3 years of experience in tracking financial expenditures, preparing the budget and financial reports, and filing financial data in a non-governmental organization.

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills

• Excellent computer skills particularly Microsoft Office and Excel.

• Fluency in English and Turkish is a must

• Strong personal discipline and time management skills especially in remote work.

• Turkish nationality is required.

Please apply by sending your CV and Cover Letter 

The position will be closed as soon as possible and therefore, applications will be evaluated on a regular basis and the vacancy will remain open until filled.