ILGA World seeks a Senior Officer Accounts Payable
Start of the position: March 15, 2026
Deadline for applications: Thursday 26 February 2026 – 23:59 pm (Central European Summer Time)
*This is a Remote Position. No relocation services are provided to the selected candidate. Candidates must have the legal right to work in their country of residence.*
Who can apply?
Anyone with a background in finance and administration (or HR) and dedication to the human and social rights of persons of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics who meets the requirements set out below is welcome to apply.
ILGA World has obtained a dedicated project funding to strengthen its re-granting capabilities in 2026/2027.
Therefore, the organisation is restructuring its finance team and seeking a Senior Officer Accounts Payable to strengthen its payment and payroll functions and allow for more focus on building re-granting systems and process for existing team members.
The Senior Officer Accounts Payable (AP Senior Officer) is responsible for managing all aspects of the organization’s outgoing payments and financial obligations to vendors, contractors, grantees, and partners. This role ensures timely and accurate processing of invoices and expense claims in line with internal policies, donor requirements, and compliance standards. The AP Senior Officer plays a vital role in maintaining trusted relationships with suppliers and supporting the NGO’s mission-driven operations across diverse geographies.
This position initially open for a year ending on March 15, 2027, and can be renewed if follow up funding is agreed.
The successful candidate will ideally start working on March 15, 2026.
INSTRUCTIONS
Important Please read the Responsibilities, Performance of duties and remuneration and benefits, and Requirements sections below before filling out the application form.
The application should be completed in English. Interviews will also be conducted in English (though other declared language skills may be tested).
We recommend preparing your answers in advance before you start filling the below form out. In order to prevent the form session expiring and you losing your work, we suggest downloading this form in a Word document format and filling it out offline (especially open-ended questions) and then coming back to the below form and pasting the answers. DO NOT send your application form in a Word document format, as it will not be evaluated this way.
Should there be well found reasons why this was not possible, you may submit the application form as well by e-mail to [email protected].
Rename this file SURNAME_Name_SOAP.docx (for instance: SMITH_John_SOAP.docx) before you submit it.
We also recommend filling out the below form on a computer (instead of a smartphone) if possible.
Late submissions. Please, plan your submission in advance. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
KEY DATES
- 26 January 2026 – Call for candidates
- 26 February 2026 (23:59 PM CEST) – Deadline for applications
- 2 March 2026- Shortlisted candidates are invited for interviews
- 3 March – 9 March 2026 – Interviews with shortlisted candidates
- 15 March 2026 – Successful candidate takes up position