Light for the World believes an inclusive society is better for all!
With your support, we improve health systems, enable education for all, and amplify the voices of people with disabilities in the workplace and beyond.
In short, we break down unjust barriers to unlock the potential in all of us!

Light for the World

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accountant

Light for the World is a global organization dedicated to promoting disability rights and eye health. They work to ensure equal access to health, education, and economic opportunities for people with disabilities, focusing on countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. Their initiatives include eye care services, disability inclusion programs, and humanitarian actions to create lasting change in the communities they serve.

Light for the World believes an inclusive society is better for all!

With your support, we improve health systems, enable education for all, and amplify the voices of people with disabilities in the workplace and beyond. In short, we break down unjust barriers to unlock the potential in all of us!

• Manage and coordinate internal control audits and support annual statutory audits.
• Analyze control deficiencies, recognize organizational changes, and shape the control environment.
• Train and develop accounting skills across the organization and foster a strong accounting community to ensure accurate and compliant accounting practices in the Global South country offices.
• Lead the consolidation processes and systems for the Global South country offices.
• Serve as the point of contact for accounting-related audits and reporting.
• Track management letters and audit reports to ensure implementation of improvements.
• Work closely with group and project controlling to ensure alignment in financial processes.

Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant linking and strengthening financial control processes in international development organization. Managing internal controls and financial reporting across multiple countries.

email-marketing-manager

• Planning, implementation and analysis of activities to convert donors, increase retention, upgrade giving levels and cross-sell, with a focus on telephone and email marketing
• Close collaboration with internal colleagues and external service providers
• Responsibility for the email marketing tool (frontend)
• Designing, executing and analysing target-group-specific campaigns
• Creatively developing texts, images and calls-to-action to boost performance
• Further development of the integration programme through smart linking of offline and online tools
• Implementing measures to improve the repeat-donation (second-donation) rate

Fundraising Specialist – Recurring Donations, Email Marketing

Fundraising Specialist focusing on regular donations and email marketing at Light for the World International. Collaborating with teams to develop fundraising strategies and retain donor engagement.

accounting-manager

• Ensure compliance and audit readiness across all Light for the World entities, working closely with external auditors and local teams
• Lead month- and year-end closings for our Global North entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to applicable GAAP standards
• Prepare statutory financial statements and oversee general ledger management with a focus on consistency and quality
• Consolidate financial data across our legal entities, ensuring accurate intercompany reconciliations and transparent external reporting
• Oversee key finance operations, including treasury, receivables, payables, and intercompany transactions
• Maintain and strengthen internal control systems, identifying risks and ensuring global compliance with accounting and tax regulations
• Drive process improvement and automation, supporting our digital finance transformation efforts
• Develop and document accounting policies, process manuals, and training materials to ensure clarity and audit readiness
• Provide strategic financial insight to senior management and support decision-making with timely, clear reporting
• Lead and mentor international finance teams, fostering development, collaboration, and accountability across countries

Head of Accounting

Head of Accounting ensuring accurate financial reporting across international entities for Light for the World NGO. Lead consolidation efforts and drive operational excellence in financial processes.

• Planung, Umsetzung und Analyse von Maßnahmen zur Konvertierung, Bindung, Upgrading und Cross-Selling, v.a. im Telefon- und E-Mail-Marketing
• Enge Zusammenarbeit mit internen Kolleg:innen und externen Dienstleister:innen
• Verantwortung für das E-Mail-Marketing-Tool (Frontend)
• Konzeption, Umsetzung und Analyse zielgruppenspezifischer Kampagnen
• Kreative Gestaltung von Texten, Bildern und Call-to-Actions zur Steigerung der Performance
• Weiterentwicklung des Integrationsprogramms durch smarte Verknüpfung von Off- und Online-Tools
• Umsetzung der Aktivitäten zur Verbesserung der Zweitspendenrate

Fundraising Specialist – Dauerspenden, E-Mail Marketing

Fundraising Specialist focused on Dauerspenden and E-Mail-Marketing for an NGO. Supporting donor retention and executing fundraising strategies with analysis and collaboration in Vienna.

people-operations

• Leiten und inspirieren: Führen Sie unser globales People & Culture-Team und dienen Sie als wichtiges Mitglied des Internationalen Management-Teams (7 direkte Berichte, gestrichelte Linie zu 6 Länderbüros).
• Strategie gestalten: Treiben und steuern Sie die effektive Umsetzung unserer globalen People & Culture-Strategie, um sicherzustellen, dass sie die Strategie 2030 der Organisation und deren Ziele unterstützt.
• Eine florierende, engagierte und inklusive Belegschaft innerhalb der gegebenen Budgets und finanziellen Anforderungen fördern.
• Talent- und Führungskräfteentwicklung: Gestalten und implementieren Sie Programme zur Führungskräfteentwicklung und Nachfolgeplanung, um sicherzustellen, dass unsere Mitarbeiter über die notwendigen Fähigkeiten und Möglichkeiten zum Wachsen verfügen.
• Kultur, Diversität, Gleichheit und Inklusion: Fördern Sie unsere Werte, stärken Sie unsere Kultur und treiben Sie Diversität, Gleichheit und Inklusion (sowie die Dekolonialisierung der Entwicklung) in all unseren Ländern voran.
• HR-Operationen: Sorgen Sie für solide Grundlagen in Bezug auf Vergütung und Leistungen, HR-Praktiken und -Richtlinien sowie rechtliche Compliance in unseren Ländern. Behandeln Sie lokale und internationale HR-Anfragen, indem Sie operative HR-Aufgaben leiten und unterstützen.
• Innovation: Entwickeln Sie zukunftsorientierte HR-Prozesse, unterstützen Sie die Implementierung eines neuen HR-Tools und verbessern Sie kontinuierlich, wie wir auf allen Ebenen in allen Ländern zusammenarbeiten.
• Schutz: Führen Sie als globaler Schutzverantwortlicher und sorgen Sie zusammen mit Schutzbeauftragten und -ansprechpartnern in der gesamten Organisation für ein transparentes und inklusives Incident Management.

International Director, People & Culture

International Director of People & Culture leading HR functions for global development organization. Driving strategy, talent management, and fostering inclusive workplace across multiple countries.

Light for the World believes an inclusive society is better for all! With your support, we improve health systems, enable education for all, and amplify the voices of people with disabilities in the workplace and beyond. In short, we break down unjust barriers to unlock the potential in all of us!

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