The Graines de Paix Foundation is seeking a consultant to design and implement a consolidated budget (master budget) and financial management tools for its activities in Switzerland, France, Benin and Côte d’Ivoire.
The solution will give the Executive Management and the Foundation Board a monthly overview of available resources, expenditure, commitments and funding needs. It will also allow detailed tracking by project, donor and earmarked contribution, including small philanthropic donations.
About Graines de Paix
Founded in Geneva in 2005, Graines de Paix works to ensure that children and young people can learn in an environment of trust, feel a sense of belonging, and develop the skills they need to get along with others. Learning to cooperate, understand emotions, and exercise sound judgment begins in childhood. These skills support learning and help prevent violence.
Graines de Paix develops educational resources and supports teachers and youth workers in using them. In classrooms and youth settings, its programs give children and young people opportunities to practice these skills in everyday situations.
The Foundation works in Switzerland, Benin, and Côte d’Ivoire and is now expanding its activities in France.
Scope of the assignment
- Review existing practices and tools. Examine financial data from the head office and its partners, current reporting processes and available
- Design the consolidated budget and dashboards. Link funding, budgets, expenditure, commitments and cash flow forecasts. Build in controls for fund allocation, double-funding risks and exchange rate variances.
- Integrate the tools and automate reporting. Connect the solution to the Crésus accounting system and the data submitted by partners. Automate financial reporting for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and philanthropic donors, and prepare reporting templates for the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Union (EU).
- Verify traceability through a mock audit. Test the audit trail down to individual supporting documents and adjust the solution based on the findings.
- Roll out the tools and train the teams. Document procedures and train head office teams and partners in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire so that the Foundation can use, modify and maintain the solution independently.
Required qualifications and experience
- Expertise in NGO financial management in a multi-donor environment, a strong command of SDC eligibility and audit rules, and in-depth knowledge of AFD and EU requirements.
- Experience designing and implementing consolidated budgets, funding tracking tools and dashboards for senior management or a governing body.
- Ability to translate audit findings into operational controls.
- Advanced proficiency with performance management or data analysis tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Assignment details and how to apply
Assignment details and how to apply
Type of assignment : Consultancy
Start date : December 2026
Location : ideally based in Geneva. No travel to the Foundation’s countries of operation is planned.
The terms of reference set out the scope of the assignment, the five deliverables and the acceptance criteria.
How to apply
Please email your application to candidatures@grainesdepaix.org by 23 November 2026.
Email subject line — “Postulation – consultance en pilotage financier – NAME Surname”
Your application must include both of the following.
- A CV highlighting your experience in developing financial management tools for NGOs that manage multi-year projects funded by multiple donors.
- A detailed proposal covering your methodology and fees.