Generation Spain is seeking an Administration & Finance Lead to oversee financial operations, legal compliance, and human resources for their mission to support youth unemployment and employability. The role requires a bachelor's degree, fluency in English and Spanish, and 3-5 years of related experience. Applicants should be organized, motivated, and capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, with applications due by October 28th.

1. Administration & Finance Lead
We are seeking an Administration & Finance Lead who embodies our values, understands the
future challenges and opportunities for this position and is passionate about creating impact in
Spain’s education to employment ecosystem.
Who You’ll Work With
You will be part of Generation Spain. Generation's mission is to train, coach and support people
into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible.
Generation Spain is an independent, non-profit organization, promoted by McKinsey &
Company to develop innovative and replicable solutions to the challenge of unemployment,
especially youth unemployment. It is a global project that promotes employability through
training that connects the needs of companies with the professional and social skills of students.
The common denominator to all of them is that learning takes place in an environment where
teamwork, perseverance and time management make the difference to succeed in today's job
market. Generation, founded in 2015, is currently present in a total of 14 countries. Generation
has accompanied more than 40,000 students worldwide, 3,000 in Spain, working with a wide
network of partners and funders.
What will you do
The Administration & Finance Lead is a full-time leadership role that will report directly to the
Chief Executive Officer of Generation Spain and will work closely with the European Finance
Manager. You will oversee the overall admin, legal, people and finance related tasks.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
• Monitor, and prepare when needed, Generation Spain’s financial operations, such as
expenses, contracts, invoicing and payments while meeting our charity, stakeholders
and statutory reporting requirements.
• Work with external partners for accounting, tax preparation, auditing, banking,
investments, and other financial needs as necessary. Ensure all financial records are
properly kept and maintained
• Work with Generation Global & Europe’s finance colleagues to coordinate monthly
financial closing, reporting and consolidation.
• Prepare financial and ad-hoc reports for presentation to partners, funders, trustees, and
management team
• Managing an end-to-end audit process of current systems – while acting as the first
point of contact for external auditors.
• Continually identify risks to delivery, propose solutions where necessary and effectively
manage stakeholder expectations throughout.
• Dealing with working capital management and production of cash flow forecasts.

2. • Oversee and report on ongoing spend on each of our programs around Spain.
• Assist the annual internal budgeting and cost & pricing process, under the coordination
of Regional Finance.
• Develop and maintain effective office systems (e.g., IT support, office maintenance,
fixed assets, supplier contact), ensuring these are consistent with Generation Spain
operating requirements.
• Ensure all procurement processes are in compliance with Generation and donor
regulations.
• Support logistics for Generation Spain’s programme activities.
• Assisting with other admin and institutional relations tasks as required by management
HUMAN RESOURCES
• Manage the human resources daily operational tasks (cost reimbursement, health
insurance…)
• Ensure staff handbook is reviewed and updated as required to comply with Generation
Spain’s and statutory procedures.
• Maintain personnel records
• Coordinate recruitment/induction in line with Generation Spain & Global’s processes.
• Coordinate and monitor the internal training and professional development procedure
and activities aligned with Global Chief People Officer’s framework
• Work with the CEO and leaders’ team on the adequate team size and structure for
assuring good results.
• Propose and deploy the inclusive and wellbeing initiatives.
• Coordinate the annual objectives’ definition and performance evaluation.
• Support on HR policies when required to ensure these comply with Spain’s statutory
regulations.
LEGAL
• Manage “protectorado” and other legal stakeholders’ relationship
• Monitor the fulfilment of governance and other legal requirements
• Validate the contracts and MOU’s drafts and coordinate their external legal revision
• Manage with our external lawyers the legal requirements (GDPR, risk map…)
• Maintain financial policies and procedures for the Foundation looking for an outstanding
transparency.
• Ensuring insurance, legal, health and safety obligations are adhered to.
To be successful you’ll need
• Bachelor’s degree in Laws or BA
• Masters or CPA equivalent is a plus
• Minimum of 3-5 years of related work experience
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish
• Ability to work well in a team, as well as independently and to work remotely with
other colleagues
• Good planning and organisational skills and efficient work methods

3. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong knowledge of accounting software (SAP, SAGE or Dynamics ERP)
• Proficiency in MS Office – Word, Excel and Power Point applications
• Experience collaborating virtually (i.e. Zoom, conference calls, Google Docs)
• Prior experience with international not-for-profit organizations preferred
About you
• You’re a highly organized and self-motivated professional.
• You can manage multiple projects whilst always staying focused on your overarching
goals.
• You have proven yourself, probably in a corporate, for-profit finance context and are
ready to use your skills to help build up an organization that is building a better world.
• You are positive, with a solutions-oriented attitude, drive for excellence and can work
effectively across borders and cultures
¿Por qué trabajar con nosotros?
En Fundación Generation Spain, queremos acompañar a los jóvenes y mayores de 45 años en
mejorar su vida mediante su incorporación al mercado laboral y su desarrollo personal. ¡Esto es
lo que nos hace levantarnos por las mañanas!
¿por qué unirte a nuestro equipo?
● Trabajarás en un equipo joven, dinámico, cercano y determinado a contribuir a la
solución de uno de los problemas más urgentes de nuestra sociedad: el desempleo.
● Tendrás ocasión de dejar tu huella: el trabajo que desarrolles ayudará a mejorar la vida
de nuestros futuros graduados
● Podrás participar en múltiples proyectos y actividades: somos un equipo pequeño y hay
numerosas posibilidades de implicarse y aprender.
● Nuestras oficinas se sitúan en el We Work de Eloy Gonzalo 27 en Madrid: un entorno de
trabajo ideal
Generation is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people
of all backgrounds. For more information go to https://spain.generation.org/
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume to careersspain@generation.org by
October 28th.