Finance Director Job in Tanzania

Finance Director

Position summary Reporting directly to the I-TECH Tanzania Deputy Country Director for Operations, the Finance Director will be responsible for management and oversight of all financial processes and procedures such as budget coordination and monitoring, cash management, financial procedures and internal controls, procurement, payroll systems, computerized accounting systems and procedures and audit management and leadership to the finance team.
General Roles and Responsibilities 
• Provide direct supervision to the Finance Manager and ensure the Finance team fulfills financial goals of the organization as well as establishing a strong finance team. • Provide vision, leadership and financial management within the  organization • Develop recommendations to senior management for the monitoring, evaluation and improvement of all financial services and procedures • Work in close collaboration with I-TECH HQ and in-country management to coordinate budget preparations, ensuring quality control and management input. • Lead and coordinate the internal audit and annual external audit process and ensure audit compliance. • Collaborate on the development of policies and procedures for procurement and ensuring appropriate segregation of duties. • Ensure financial compliance with Fiscal policy per the Field Office Manual and GAAP and compliance with donor rules and regulations. • Oversee preparation and submission of periodic and timely financial reports to the relevant stakeholders. Qualifications • Professional Accounting qualification such as ACCA/CPA/CIMA/CA preferably with a Master’s Degree in Finance or Business Administration. • A minimum of ten years professional accounting work experience, which demonstrates increasingly responsible financial management experience preferably in an international development organization. • Minimum of 5 years of experience in working with a US donor funded program(s). • Familiarity with managing donor funded programs particularly with those that are USG funded. • Clear written and verbal communication skills, close attention to detail and ability to communicate financial and accounting information to I-TECH management in Tanzania and the Headquarters in Seattle. • Strong management and interpersonal skills required. • Proven work experience which demonstrates mastery of computerized accounting systems, particularly QUICKBOOKS • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and legally complex environment where priorities may change frequently

How to apply:

Please submit your application letter and CV ONLY to Human Resources Manager via hr@itech-tanzania.org not later than October 10, 2012. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

Livelihoods Specialist and Education Specialist Jobs in Tanzania

Livelihoods Specialist

I. Background

The International Rescue Committee seeks an experienced Livelihoods Specialist to provide technical leadership for a proposed 4-year, $10 million program to combat exploitive child labor in Tanzania. The US Department of Labor (USDOL) solicitation seeks to fund technical assistance project(s) to reduce child labor through an area-based approach in geographic areas where there is a prevalence of child labor in agriculture production and domestic service. The project will work with local entities and build on existing efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor, including programs to protect orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), increase access to education and promote economic opportunities for Tanzanian households most vulnerable to the worst forms of child labor. Project interventions must address the following areas: a) promote children’s access to, enrollment, retention and completion of education and training opportunities; b) promote improved livelihoods for households of target children; c) promote youth employment; d) work with government structures to support implementation of policies and strengthen institutional capacity; e) raise awareness about child labor in the agriculture and domestic labor sectors; f) support research, evaluation and collection of reliable data on child labor; and g) promote transparency, accountability and sustainability of efforts to combat child labor. This position is contingent on IRC being awarded the cooperative agreement.

II. Responsibilities

The Child Labor Specialist will be responsible for the implementation of the technical aspects of the project related to social protection interventions. Reporting to the Project Director, he/she will:
• Provide technical support, training and guidance on best practices to the proposed project as related to children at risk of or involved in child labor • Provide technical assistance to government agencies or units, such as the LGA and CLU and community stakeholders, • Work closely with local coordinators and stakeholders to develop district child labor plans. • Ensure the quality and relevance of the project’s social protection and institutional capacity building activities to promote the sustainable reduction of child labor within the target geographic areas;
• Work with the project team, including partner staff, and others to ensure that all interventions take into account the holistic needs and capabilities of conflict-affected children and support their protection and development; • Support the establishment of, or strengthening of, child protection systems at the national and district level, with a specific focus on child labor; • Support the direct monitoring of child beneficiaries ensuring it is in line with best practices; • Provide technical support in the design, monitoring and evaluation of activities aimed identifying and supporting children involved in or at risk of child labor; • Ensure that in all interventions, there will be an explicit inclusion and expectation of promoting the active engagement of children at all stages of the project cycle, and building leadership capacity; • Plan and implement policy workshops for project stakeholders (national institutions involved in education and labor issues); • Develop and field-test learning materials designed to improve education quality; • Liaise with technical specialists of partner organizations and government agencies; • Development of multisectoral partnerships and networks; • Provide technical input into the design and scope of proposed research studies; • Prepare narrative reports for submission to Project Director; • Ensure activities implemented as per established project framework; • Track project budget and field expenditures.

III. Qualifications

Individuals are required to hold a Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree preferred) or higher in anthropology, sociology, international development, or other human development related field and possess a minimum of three years progressive child protection programming experience. Candidates must have a minimum of three years experience in a leadership position responsible for policy development and advocacy of child protection issues, including child labor, in developing countries in areas. Previous work experience with civil society, including labor unions and NGOs on the issue of child labor or other labor related issues specifically targeting underserved populations. Consideration will be given to candidates with additional years of experience providing direct technical support to the district and national government authorities to build strong child protection systems. Candidates must have experience in statistics and development of monitoring systems (national and/or local). Candidates should have strong writing and editorial skills; be able to work under pressure; and possess strong interpersonal and intercultural skills that enable them to work well with a diverse team. Experience managing USDOL-funded projects is preferred.
Fluency of English is required. Knowledge of Kiswahili is preferred.
The responsibilities of the Child Labor Technical Specialist should include providing technical assistance to government agencies or units, such as the LGA and CLU and community stakeholders. The specialist will work closely with local coordinators and stakeholders to develop district child labor plans.

How to apply:

Please apply online: www.ircjobs.org or http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=8471 .

Education Specialist
I. Background

The International Rescue Committee seeks an experienced Education Specialist to provide technical leadership for a proposed 4-year, $10 million program to combat exploitive child labor in Tanzania. The US Department of Labor (USDOL) solicitation seeks to fund technical assistance project(s) to reduce child labor through an area-based approach in geographic areas where there is a prevalence of child labor in agriculture production and domestic service. The project will work with local entities and build on existing efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor, including programs to protect orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), increase access to education and promote economic opportunities for Tanzanian households most vulnerable to the worst forms of child labor. Project interventions must address the following areas: a) promote children’s access to, enrollment, retention and completion of education and training opportunities; b) promote improved livelihoods for households of target children; c) promote youth employment; d) work with government structures to support implementation of policies and strengthen institutional capacity; e) raise awareness about child labor in the agriculture and domestic labor sectors; f) support research, evaluation and collection of reliable data on child labor; and g) promote transparency, accountability and sustainability of efforts to combat child labor. This position is contingent on IRC being awarded the cooperative agreement.

II. Responsibilities

The M&E Officer will be responsible for the implementing the project’s M&E activities, including the management of the Direct Beneficiary Monitoring System. Reporting to the Project Director, he/she will: • Oversee implementation of the Project baseline survey on child labor, including survey methodology and data collection • Design and implement a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan (CMEP) in coordination with external evaluation contractor and the US Department of Labor (USDOL), including selection and tracking of specific indicators, developing strategies for data collection and regular reporting on approved indicators • Manage the design and implementation of a direct beneficiary monitoring system for tracking work status of child beneficiaries and economic status of beneficiary households • Coordinate with appropriate Ministries, especially the CLU to build local and national government capacity in child labor monitoring systems and databases • Ensure that proposed interventions/activities are based on accepted best practices • Train project staff, in line with the M&E requirements for the project (Enumerators, data collection staff, database managers etc) • Support institutional capacity building around collection of reliable statistics on child labor • Monitor program performance in meeting established objectives, redesigning initiatives as appropriate • Design data collection instruments, schedules, analysis methods, and applied technologies. • Ensure reporting requirements per USDOL obligations under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) • Support design and implementation of research studies as required • Ensure activities implemented as per established project framework • Act as liaison and point of contact between a USDOL external evaluation contractor and the project.

III. Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in a leadership position responsible for implementing the project’s monitoring and evaluation activities, including the DBMS. Knowledge of the IA CP IMS an advantage. • Experience in the monitoring and evaluation of international development projects or one year relevant experience combined with an advanced degree in statistics, public policy, economics, or a related field. • Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, indicator selection, quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies, database management, and familiarity with impact evaluation or similar research methodologies. Knowledge of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) is preferred. • Consideration will be given to candidates with additional years of experience working with government ministries to strengthen institutional capacity in data collection. • Knowledge of exploitive child labor issues, particularly the special education needs of children removed from exploitative child labor when they enter/return to school, and/or have experience working with victims of child labor and their households in Tanzania is an asset. • Candidates should have strong writing and editorial skills; be able to work under pressure; and possess strong interpersonal and intercultural skills that enable them to work well with a diverse team.
• Experience managing USDOL-funded projects is preferred. • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Kiswahili is preferred.

How to apply:

Please apply online: www.ircjobs.org or http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=8470 .

Westcon Africa - Oracle Solutions Architect and Inside Sales Account Manager

Westcon Africa, a part of the Westcon Global group, is a leading value-added distributor of advanced technologies, data centre technologies, enterprise mobility, power and printing solutions.
 

We are currently looking to recruit an Oracle Solutions Architect and an Inside Sales Account Manager to join the great team based in the Kenya office located in Nairobi.

Oracle Solutions Architect
 

The Oracle Solutions Architect will work as a technical conduit for Regional Sales Managers and Account managers in an effort to drive sales revenue.
 

Duties and responsibilities

• Respond to customer requests for information (RFI) and proposal (RFP) using Oracle tools to create Bills of Material (BOM).
• Liaise with Oracle Business Manager on technical marketing by presenting technical solutions and products to resellers. (Reseller Technical workshops)
• Execute regional boot camps as assigned by the Business Manager  to help Certify resellers as per Vendor MBOs
• Maintain technical Oracle certifications as assigned to by the Oracle Business Manager

Minimum Job Qualifications:  Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• A Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science Degree
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an Oracle Hardware Pre-sales function or similar
• Oracle Pre-Sales  training on Systems and storage to certification level

The candidate must also possess the following Personal Attributes/Abilities (Competencies):

• Ability to be very structured, organized, efficient and self-sufficient
• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills
• Must be a team-player, with good ability to create and maintain relationships with Oracle sales team
• Approach to work must be flexible and innovative - should constantly strive for improvements, cost efficiencies and with quality in mind

Inside Sales Account Manager
 

The ISAM will be responsible via outbound/Inbound calls for retaining business through mining and growing accounts, analysing customer needs, identifying and customizing products and services to maintain and grow account relationship, while increasing sales pipeline.
 

He/she will be required to Work within a team environment and partners with the sales & sales support team to develop customer solution to achieve regional quota metrics.
 

Duties and Responsibilities
 

These include:

• Meet or exceed sales quota for assigned territory through:
• Transactional – Inbound Calls/emails, responding to quotes requests and taking orders
• Pipeline Creation – Proactively generating sales & opportunities
• Increase sales volume by increasing reseller solution, program and promotion knowledge by engaging & leveraging Comstor Resources (RSM,BDM, Pre-sales Eng., Marketing) through quote to cash cycle
• Capture detailed information about accounts and orders on the ERP which involves accepting & processing orders, while ensuring customer information are captured and are updated on the ERP.
• Develop base-line knowledge of all competitors and their product offerings by attending and passing  agreed 
• Vendor Certification

Minimum Job Qualifications:  Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
 

Education qualifications:

• BSc/BBA

Job specific skills and knowledge requirements:

• Cisco Sales Expert
• EMC Sales Certification
• CCNA is an added advantage

Related job experience:

• 2-3 Years Sales Experience in the ICT industry
• 1-2 Sales Support/Customer Service Experience is an added advantage

Personal Attributes/Abilities (Competencies):
 

This role is ideal for candidates who enjoy selling, are achievement-oriented and believe in performance rewards for exceeding annual sales goals through strong collaboration with partners/resellers and internal stakeholders. 

The ideal candidate is success-driven, fast-paced, and works well in a diverse team and enjoys a dynamic and changing environment.
 

How to Apply    
 

All application letters and detailed CVs together with names of three referees should be sent to reach the undersigned not later than 25th September, 2012.
 

The Human Resource Manager
Westcon Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
 

Email: hr@westconafrica.com
 

Please indicate clearly on the subject line the position you are applying for.
 

(Only short-listed candidates will be contacted).

Full Time Content Writer Job in Thika, Kenya

Simbi Digital Solutions bases in Thika town requires a full-time writer on a fixed salary term of 12,000Ksh per month for the first three months and an increase will be awarded based on performance.

The successful candidate will work from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Knowledge and experience in articles writing preferable but not a must.

Good command of both spoken and written English besides exceptional communication skills.

To meet strict guidelines and write quality and original content

Must be willing to relocate or commute to Thika town as from 2nd of August

Ready to work non-supervised and be confidential.

Computer Literate and fast typing pace

If you have the above credentials send your cover letter, brief C.V and relevant academic credentials to simbidigital@gmail.com. Latest 15th September 2012.