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Jobs in Tanzania 2021: New Job Vacancies at Sightsavers Tanzania 2021
Project Finance and Risk Advisor
International, Flexible
Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. We are looking for three new Project Finance and Risk Advisors to work closely with country office staff and other support teams to ensure that projects funded by donors run smoothly.
Location: Cote D’Ivoire (Abidjan), Nigeria (Abuja), Ghana (Accra), Malawi (Lilongwe), Zambia, Tanzania
Contract: Two-year fixed term
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
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About the role
The Project Finance and Risk Advisor will work on targeted capacity building initiatives and special objectives/ projects to enhance the status of project financial management and donor compliance within Sightsavers’ financial management processes.
A typical day could include:
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This job may be for you if:
Jobholder Requirements
Essential:
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Desirable:
This is an involved role and please see the job description for full details.
Local terms and conditions apply to each location and can be confirmed prior to interview.
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place from 29 March 2021 onwards and the evaluation process will include a one hour Excel assessment.
Closing Date: 14 March, 2021
International, Flexible
Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. We are looking for three new Project Finance and Risk Advisors to work closely with country office staff and other support teams to ensure that projects funded by donors run smoothly.
Location: Cote D’Ivoire (Abidjan), Nigeria (Abuja), Ghana (Accra), Malawi (Lilongwe), Zambia, Tanzania
Contract: Two-year fixed term
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
Recommended:
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About the role
The Project Finance and Risk Advisor will work on targeted capacity building initiatives and special objectives/ projects to enhance the status of project financial management and donor compliance within Sightsavers’ financial management processes.
A typical day could include:
- Calling the country office finance manager of the Senegal Eye Health project to discuss pending issues in the financial report
- Noticing an area for improvement in our review process. Making a note of it to bring up in our team meeting next week
- Dealing with ad-hoc requests about exchange rates and budget flexibility from your various country office and global contacts
- Attending a meeting with stakeholders across the organisation to kick-start the Inclusive Employment proposal application for a £1mn European Commission grant in Mali
- Working on a payroll journal that charges staff time to donors for this month
- Pausing your work on the payroll journal to review and sign-off that Senegal Eye Health project financial report that just came in your inbox. You send it to the Institutional Funding team who then submit it to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Job done.
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About you
This job may be for you if:
- You are proactive by nature and have initiative.
- You are comfortable taking decisions and have a good sense of when to escalate issues.
- You are quick to notice irregularities, yet you do not lose sight of the bigger picture.
- You enjoy solving problems and have a keen eye for improvement.
- You communicate clearly. You adapt your language and pace to suit your listeners.
- You are confident holding close working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Last but not least, you are comfortable travelling to the countries we work in if necessary.
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Essential:
- Able to demonstrate finance and accountancy experience or excellent numerical skills
- Advanced Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Experience of working for an international (INGO)
- Proven experience of institutional donor project financial management
- Willing and able to travel on average twice a year if required (1-2 week trips)
- Good English language skills and experience working in English
- Good communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong attention to detail with a willingness to follow issues through to resolution
- Continuous improvement mindset, seeking ways to improve processes and mitigate risk
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Desirable:
- Proven experience of USAID, EC and FCDO project financial management
- Proven experience of financial training to finance staff
- Able to explain financial issues and procedures to a non-financial audience.
- Experience of a computer-based accounting system
- Any knowledge of languages in addition to English (French, Portuguese, Wolof, or Swahili would be particularly useful)
- High level of programmatic and financial understanding of the project cycle
This is an involved role and please see the job description for full details.
Local terms and conditions apply to each location and can be confirmed prior to interview.
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place from 29 March 2021 onwards and the evaluation process will include a one hour Excel assessment.
Closing Date: 14 March, 2021
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