The Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs Generating Resilient and Inclusive Trade (GRIT) Programme, funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and implemented by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CE), is a four-year programme (2024–2028) that aims to increase the productivity, competitiveness, and export readiness of women-led businesses across six Caribbean member states: Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Through training, grant funding, technical assistance, trade missions, and launch-to-market programmes, GRIT will support 800 women entrepreneurs in adopting green business practices and digital technologies to scale, diversify, and compete in regional and international markets. GRIT’s impact will extend to a further 10,000 individuals across the wider region through capacity-building initiatives and access to market intelligence tools.

Beyond its interventions, GRIT seeks to strengthen the ecosystem for women’s entrepreneurship by addressing structural barriers, embedding gender-responsive approaches in trade and private sector development, and positioning women-led enterprises as key drivers of sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the Caribbean.

ROLE SUMMARY
Join GRIT at its inception. As Finance & Programme Operations Officer, you will help build the financial and operational backbone of one of the region’s most ambitious women’s entrepreneurship programmes. In year one you will help set up the systems that power the next three years, establishing controls, streamlining processes, and ensuring every dollar and deliverable is tracked, transparent, audit-ready and in compliance with Caribbean Export’s internal policies and the requirements of Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

Operating within the Technical Programme Unit, working alongside the Programme Officer – Gender and Entrepreneurship (POGE) and in collaboration with the technical team, finance and operations staff, and external stakeholders, you will support the day-to-day financial operations of the GRIT project, including budget monitoring, financial reporting, procurement and logistics support. This role suits a proactive, digitally fluent professional who enjoys shaping processes, solving problems, and using modern tools to work smarter.

EDUCATION
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A professional accounting qualification (such as ACCA, CPA, CMA) is highly desirable or active progress towards certification.

EXPERIENCE
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in financial management, accounting, or a related field, preferably within donor-funded projects.
• Demonstrated experience supporting donor-funded projects with multi-stakeholder involvement, and management of GAC funded projects would be an asset.
• Experience working with financial and ERP software for reporting and office management.
• Experience working in office management operations as well as financial support.
• Working knowledge of results-based management (RBM) principles and their application to financial monitoring and reporting.

Submission

Submit your CV along with a motivation letter explaining why you’re the right fit to [email protected]. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications close on October 3, 2025 at 11:59 pm AST.

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