Institut De Recherche Pour Le Développement (IRD)
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Position description
About the employer: The IRD is a French scientific research institute working on international development. Present in more than 50 countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific, as well as in mainland France and the overseas territories, it contributes to strengthening the resilience of societies in the face of global upheavals. Its research addresses climate change mitigation and adaptation, poverty and inequality, biodiversity preservation, access to healthcare and social dynamics.
About the service: Within the Finance Department (DF), the Contracts and Financial Resources Service (SCRF) handles forecasting, steering, monitoring and realisation of the institute’s revenues. It ensures the financial sustainability of research contracts, the programming and monitoring of the funds allocated to them, and the eligibility of expenditure under funders’ requirements. It also coordinates audits of research contracts and supervises financial justification across the regional delegations.
The role: Reporting to the Director of Finance and the head of the SCRF, the post-holder manages the budgets of research contracts financed by public bodies or private companies (French, European or international), and ensures their budgetary sustainability. Responsibilities include:
– Analysing the financial provisions of research contracts, monitoring budget execution, identifying risks and alerting research teams and the decentralised management network
– Collecting commitment and payment appropriation needs from project leaders and contributing to programming
– Preparing and updating contract budget forecasts based on receipt and disbursement schedules
– Entering and monitoring contracts in SAP (EOTP creation, invoicing schedules, release of funds)
– Checking and validating financial deliverables produced by the decentralised financial justification network
– Issuing funding calls and updating invoicing schedules; monitoring and processing receipts
– Accounting for revenue according to each funding source’s rules; year-end operations
– Coordinating financial justification of contracts, ensuring deadlines are met
– Advising regional delegations, unit managers and research teams on financial management of contracts
– Contributing to the preparation and follow-up of internal and external audits
– Analysing financial data and building Excel tracking and steering dashboards
Qualifications
Knowledge of the public research environment and its financial and contractual issues; public budgetary, financial and accounting regulations (EPST); research funding sources at national, European and international levels; research contract management; office tools and financial information systems; professional English. Rigour, organisation, autonomy, responsiveness, team spirit and good interpersonal skills. Minimum education: level 4 (baccalauréat or equivalent), preferably in financial management, accounting or administration.
Conditions: 2 positions available. Contract: internal/external mobility or fixed-term (CDD), 12 months. Category A. Start date 01/01/2027. Remote work possible. Salary according to the civil service pay scale.
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