Jobs at VSO Tanzania
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VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build
capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.
Role overview
The candidate we are looking for will be working closely with the Finance Manager and Grants Manager to support the Country Director (CD) in effectively managing the finances of the Country Office (CO), ensuring accuracy and deadlines are met.
Skills, qualifications and experience required
The candidate we are looking for should have:
Essential:
• Technical Accounting Expertise - Fully Qualified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (ACCA) license with strong technical accounting skills. Skilled finance manager with knowledge of financial management of restricted donor funding, reporting, procurement procedure, grant management, grant equipment and donor rules and regulations for non-profit organisations.
• Experience of capacity building, demonstrating clear results.
• Experience of working in multiple foreign currencies and understanding of foreign exchange hedging.
• Strong leadership experience in budget management (including project budgets), financial planning and analysis. Strong knowledge of internal financial controls and year-end procedure. Knowledge of Internal, External and Project Audit. Strong attention to detail.
• Communication and Influencing Skills - Strong written and verbal communication skills - able to listen, analyse, present, consult, negotiate with confidence and obtain stakeholder engagement. Able to communicate complex financial information effectively to wide range of audiences. Experience of remote and cross-cultural communication, demonstrating sensitivity to cultural and language differences.
• Financial Business Partnering - Service oriented, customer focused approach. Experience of working in and understanding a global organisation, using knowledge to analyse and interpret financial information to support management.
• Risk Management - Experience of identifying and analysing financial risks.
• Decision Making and planning – Capacity for inquiry, research, logical and analytical thinking, powers of reasoning and critical analysis. Able to demonstrate sound judgement and a solution-focused approach, solving unstructured issues in unfamiliar settings. Able to consider implications of professional value, ethics and attitudes to decision making. Able to plan, juggle complex multiple priorities within restricted resources.
• Financial and IT Systems – Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel particularly. Use of accounting software and reporting packages.
• Customer Service – Experience of managing internal or externally focused customer services
• Values – a commitment to VSO’s work and values
How to apply
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description to read more details about the position and the skills and experience we’re looking for. To submit your application, click on ‘Apply now’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form. VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Application closing date
13 Apr 2017
Interview/Assessment date(s)
asap
Start date
2nd May 2017
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Volunteer role: Project Administrative Support Volunteer
Type of role: Business, management and IT
Areas of focus: Livelihoods
Location: Mtwara and Lindi, Tanzania
Partner organisation: V E T A (Tanzania)
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.
Role overview
The ideal candidate for this post will be responsible for project administrative support in EEVT project,• Induction to new Project Volunteer
• Project Administrative support
• Support Volunteers on translations and financial accountabilities
• Logistical support to Project personnel through driving them around and showing them the working environment.
• Office purchases, visa and permit processing for International Volunteers,
• Liaison with project partners, VETA
analysis and interpretation for assessing the impact and progress of the project.
She/he will closely work with partner (vocational education and training authority – VETA Mtwara and VETA Lindi) to execute various project activities ranging from project reports review, industry links component, financial arrangement, writing minutes of weekly/monthly meetings and support logistics of office management and handling of day to day technical volunteers logistics.
Skills, qualifications and experience
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources, community development, sociology, social work or any other related field.
Experience in working with Administrative roles
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.
To submit your application, click on ‘Make an application’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
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Jobs at VSO Tanzania
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