Aga Khan Agency for Habitat

Key Qualifications & Experience:
Education

• A Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Commerce.
• Professional qualifications such as ACCA or ACMA.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of post-qualification professional experience in finance and accounting, preferably within an NGO, INGO, or donor-funded environment.
• At least 3–5 years of managerial experience in a similar role, including supervising finance teams and managing multi-project finance operations.
• Proven experience with ERP systems (e.g., MS Dynamics or similar) for financial reporting and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, donor grant compliance frameworks, and financial regulations.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Strong knowledge of financial management, IFRS, grant compliance, donor reporting guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and variance monitoring to support strategic decision-making.
• Experience in grant management, donor reporting, and preparation of fund requests and SOEs.
• Proficiency in ERP systems, MS Excel, and financial software for analysis, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Skilled in audit coordination, internal controls, and resolving observations with internal and external auditors.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management, including planning, assigning, and evaluating staff performance.
• High integrity, analytical thinking, and ability to work under pressure in a multi-donor environment.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel, with strong skills in data analysis, reporting, and financial modeling.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Social Development

A new agency, the Aga Khan Agency for the Habitat (AKAH), works to ensure that people live in physical settings that are as safe as possible from the effects of natural disasters, that residents who do live in such high risk areas are able to cope with disasters in terms of preparedness and response, and that these settings provide access to social and financial services that lead to greater opportunities and a better quality of life. The new agency merges the activities of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services, with its prize-winning water and sanitation programmes and low-cost habitat products, such as smoke-free stoves; the humanitarian arm of AKDN, FOCUS, which promotes disaster mitigation and resiliency and intervenes after disasters; the AKDN’s Disaster Risk Management Initiative, which focuses on disaster preparedness in remote areas; and the environment- and habitat-related activities of the Aga Khan Foundation, including the Prince Sadruddin Fund for the Environment and the Foundation’s highly regarded rural support programmes.

South Asia

Pakistan

10-Mar-2026