Global Finance Coordinator for international NGO

Finance & Economy

Overview

Accelerate your finance career while contributing to governance in a humanitarian organization.

You have:

• 2–4 years of experience in finance, financial operations, governance support, or similar roles.
• University degree in finance, business administration, economics, or a related field.
• Understanding of core finance processes (e.g., budgeting, accounting, reporting cycles, internal controls).
• Strong organizational and administrative skills, with experience using structured documentation platforms (SharePoint, Teams).
• Strong communication skills and confidence coordinating across multiple stakeholders.
• Interest in using BI dashboards (Power BI) and AI tools to support governance workflows.
• Experience supporting finance managers or leadership teams.
• Involvement in policy or procedure development.
• Training or certifications in finance, governance, risk, or project coordination.

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

Do you want to accelerate your finance career while contributing to stronger governance in one of the world’s leading humanitarian organizations?

Who are we?

You will join DRC’s Global Finance Division, based at HQ in Copenhagen. We cover the full spectrum of finance responsibilities across the organization. The department consists of more than 50 finance professionals with diverse backgrounds, nationalities, and areas of expertise, bringing strong analytical, technical, and operational capacities. Together, we work to ensure that DRC’s financial management is robust, compliant, and continuously evolving to support high quality humanitarian delivery in more than 30 countries. You will report to the Global Finance Director and work closely with the Finance Leadership Team (FLT).

About the job

The Global Finance Coordinator plays a key role in strengthening DRC’s finance governance and supporting the transition to our new Operations Framework, which sets the global standards for policies, procedures and governance across Finance and the wider organization. The role is ideal for an ambitious early career finance professional who wants broad exposure, meaningful responsibility, and the opportunity to shape how finance policies and procedures are developed and maintained across the organization.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Support the implementation of the new Operations Framework within Finance, including mapping and organizing existing policies, procedures, and tools.
• Coordinate governance processes with the Global Finance Director and FLT, including meetings, documentation, and follow-up on decisions.
• Contribute to the development, alignment, and maintenance of finance policies and procedures.
• Support monitoring of governance and risk items.
• Maintain structured, high quality filing systems for all finance governance documentation.

About you

You are motivated, analytical, and eager to develop your finance career in a global setting. You thrive in structured work, enjoy improving systems and processes, and are comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders. You are curious about governance, documentation, and organizational standards — and you want a role where you can learn fast and contribute immediately.

All employees should master DRC's core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• 2–4 years of experience in finance, financial operations, governance support, or similar roles.
• University degree in finance, business administration, economics, or a related field
• Understanding of core finance processes (e.g., budgeting, accounting, reporting cycles, internal controls).
• Strong organizational and administrative skills, with experience using structured documentation platforms (SharePoint, Teams).
• Strong communication skills and confidence coordinating across multiple stakeholders.
• Interest in using BI dashboards (Power BI) and AI tools to support governance workflows.

Desirable

• Experience supporting finance managers or leadership teams.
• Involvement in policy or procedure development.
• Training or certifications in finance, governance, risk, or project coordination.

We offer

Contract length: Permanent

Workplace: Lyngbyvej 100, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, just by Ryparken station

Start date: June 1, 2026

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the agreement between DRC and AC (agreement for Academics). The position is at ‘fuldmægtig’ level. This is a national position for which local terms and conditions apply.

Please note that you need to have the right to work in Denmark (through nationality or existing work visa) in order to be considered for this role.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter, an updated CV in English as well as a degree certificate.

Closing date for applications: April 15, 2026. We expect to conduct interviews during week 17.

Further information

For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Amelina Jaskowiak, Global Finance Director, [email protected].

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

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