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Jobs in Tanzania 2019: New Job Vacancies at PACT Tanzania, 2019
AJIRA TANZANIA 2019 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2019
Job Title: Administration and Finance Director ( Social Welfare Strengthening)
Job Locations TZ
Job ID 2019-1367
Project Overview
Pact
is recruiting an Administration and Finance Director for an upcoming
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funded
Community Social Welfare System Strengthening follow-on activity to
increase access to and use of health/HIV, social welfare, and protection
services by vulnerable HIV-affected populations. The goal of this
proposed Community Social Welfare System Strengthening program is to
improve the health, well-being, and protection of Orphans and Vulnerable
Children (OVC), at-risk Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) and
People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in high HIV burden communities. The
activity will be client-centered and community-focused in order to
contribute to 95-95-95 goals.
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The program seeks to attain the following objectives:
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Objective 1: Improve core competencies of the community-based social
welfare workforce to enable the delivery of health/HIV, social, and
protection services (50% LOE)
•
Objective 2: Improve functionality of community systems and structures
to strengthen service delivery for OVC, at-risk AGYW and PLHIV (40% LOE)
•
Objective 3: Strengthen community social welfare planning and budgeting
for improved accountability to HIV affected populations (10% LOE)
Position Purpose
The
Administration and Finance Director will be the lead expert for
financial operations and management. Responsibilities include being
responsible for efficient resource deployment and use, program
accounting and financial reporting systems, cost-share and related
reporting, and ensuring compliance with USAID financial, contractual and
accounting rules and regulations. This position is contingent upon
award.
Recommended:
Key Responsibilities
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Oversee all administration and procurement coordination and ensure an
effective and efficient operating platform for the program.
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Responsible for oversight of budget preparation, processes, and
management in conjunction with the relevant program managers, including
the development and review of relevant standard costs and scales for the
programs. Track expenditures and justify allocations and
reclassifications, when required.
•
Work closely with senior management to address any financial or
performance issues to ensure smooth implementation, financial and
technical reporting, and tracking of the individual partner activities
against work plans.
•
Design and implement systems and procedures following Pact standards
adapted to handle specific country constraints and conditions yet
ensuring adequate internal controls and minimizing risks.
•
Work with the relevant Departments (Programs, M&E, etc.) on
integrated management of all project finances to ensure effective use of
resources to achieve program objectives in compliance with all donor
requirements.
•
Oversee and coordinate with the grant’s unit as well as
training/mentoring of staff where necessary in the financial management
of the programs’ grant agreements with local NGO’s.
•
Support financial management of sub-grants, including processing
advances/liquidations, monitoring/compliance visits, and close-out
procedures.
• Track program cost-share ensuring it is compliant with donor requirements.
Recommended:
Basic Requirements
• A Master’s Degree with 11 or more years of experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or other relevant fields; or a bachelor’s or certified accounting degree with 13 or more years of experience; PhD with 9 or more years of exeperience
• Minimum 8 years of experience in accounting, operations and financial management of large-scale, complex, international development assistance programs in developing countries;
• A minimum of 5 years of experience overseeing the procurement administration and financial management and reporting of a USAID-funded activity;
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in developing and managing large budgets, including proficiency in relevant computer applications and databases.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of U.S. Government financial and procurement rules and regulations;
• Demonstrated supervisory experience, interpersonal skills, and team-building experience.
• Demonstrated written, presentation, communication, and organizational skills in English.
• Professional experience in sub-Saharan Africa is required
Preferred Qualifications
• Tanzanian work experience preferred. Tanzania National preferred.
• Previous senior-level management experience working on USAID/PEPFAR -funded projects, preferably USAID contractual experience
• USAID contractual knowledge and/or experience
Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, citizenship status, genetic information, matriculation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, credit information, tobacco use (except in the workplace), membership in an employee organization, or other protected classifications or non-merit factors.
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