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Closing date: 2019-02-22

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You love numbers and have a keen eye for detail. Accuracy is your middle name! You take pride in ensuring accuracy and have the ability to quickly identify and fix errors. You have excellent organizational skills and know how to handle competing priorities well. You are flexible yet efficient and are able to excel in a constantly changing external environment. You are passionate about your work and thrive when new challenges arise. You are able to take initiative to get processes in place. THEN APPLY!

Job Description

ITPC is seeking an Accountant to join our global team. The Accountant will be responsible for expenditure control and disbursements for ITPC including a large project aiming to remove intellectual property (IP) barriers to market entry of affordable anti-HIV, HCV and TB generics in middle-income countries.

The Accountant will support the Finance Manager to maintain the integrity of all ITPC accounts and ensure the effective and efficient processing of transactions. The Accountant will report directly to ITPC s Finance Manager and be an integral part of the Finance Team.

This post is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Main Responsibilities

1. Expenditure Control

Manage requests for payment (expenditure checks and controls, reconciliations)

• Confirm availability of budget and funds prior to processing disbursement
• Ensure payment requests and supporting documents comply with the relevant conditions and rules of the donor agreement to be eligible for disbursements
• Ensure payment requests have been duly reviewed and approved by authorised project personnel
• Sign payment request as evidence of control performed
• Ensure that payments are C recorded under the correct project and accounting code.

Review all grantee financial reports

Reconcile grantee advances

2. Payment Processing

Prepare payment vouchers for review and approval by Finance Manager

Process payment requests in accounting system and seek relevant authorisation prior to disbursements

Prepare cheques, seek authorisation and disburse to beneficiaries/suppliers

Perform controls required to minimise risks of incorrect payments

Maintain records of all cheques processed and disbursed

Prepare and submit expenditure control reports and other financial reports as required by management

Implement auditor recommendations for better expenditure controls

Ensure proper filing and safeguarding of all payment and supporting documents

3. Financial Management Support at ITPC Events/Meetings and other

Prepare budget estimates for expenditure to be incurred on specific events/meetings/activities and submit to Finance Manager

Facilitate the payments for items related to workshops/events

Comply with cash handling procedures

Take attendance of participants at workshops, verify with authorised list, make cash disbursement and secure receipts

Prior to disbursement ensure all relevant supporting documents required to substantiate the payment is gathered for submission with the imprest/ advance retirement.

Keep accurate records and reconciliations of all disbursements effected with supporting documents duly gathered.

Prepare imprest/advance retirement reports with supporting documents and submit to Finance Manager and comply with policy regarding maximum allowable days to retire an imprest/ advance.

Solicit suppliers and make sundry purchases within procurement policy.

Liaise with procurement unit to solicit and select suppliers in line with procurement policy and procedures.

Produce other financial reports as and when requested

Maintain and update fixed asset register in collaboration with Finance and Administration Assistant

4. Audits

Support Finance Unit in facilitating organization-wide and donor-specific audits

• Provide back-up documentation as needed for various samples
• Work with Finance Manager to respond to all audit queries as they arise
• Work with Finance Manager to ensure any follow up from audit observations translate into improvements at ITPC when/if they arise

5. Supervise Finance and Administration Assistant (FAA)

Work with FAA to ensure solid financial processes and systems are built at ITPC

Ensure that FAA is aware of duties and has resources and decision space to carry out work effectively

Coach and mentor FAA; conduct annual performance evaluation

Experience

Advanced Diploma or Degree in Finance or related field from a recognized institution required

Professional Accountancy Certification such as ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS, ACPA or equivalent is required

Minimum of five (5) years of work experience in a similar position

Specialized knowledge in IAS, IFRS and IPSAS

Skills

Strong computer literacy in accounting packages (SunSystems, Sage, Pastel or other)

Financial rigor (comfort working in multiple currencies) and strong problem-solving skills

Advanced computer skills, particularly MS Office package (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Outstanding interpersonal skills, demonstrating high levels of personal integrity and professional credibility.

Strong written and oral communication (including presentation) skills in English is required. In addition to English, the ability to work in another language is a plus.

Comfort working collaboratively and managing staff both in-person & virtually (using Zoom, Skype and other tools).

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with colleagues from different cultural backgrounds and perspectives (teams embedded in different cultures/countries).

Persons living with HIV and/or HCV and who are from key affected populations are strongly encouraged to apply.

Compensation

ITPC provides a competitive salary package based on candidate s experience and skills.

Send resume withcover letter to admin@itpcglobal.orgwith the subject line **Accountant Application: LAST NAME, First Name** no later than February 22, 2019. No phone calls please, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

To learn more about ITPC please visit: www.itpcglobal.org

Closing date: 2019-02-22

If this is YOU, Then Apply!

You are extremely well-organized, learn quickly and have an acute attention to detail. You work well in teams and are able to support others to deliver financial results. You can prioritize in the face of competing issues, remain balanced and efficient in the face of stress and have a sense of humor. You are flexible and are able to excel in a constantly changing external environment like advocacy, that often requires frequent programmatic and therefore financial adjustments THEN APPLY!

Job Description

The International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC), is a global activist network fighting for universal access to treatment. ITPC is an issue-based organization focused on HIV (and related diseases) treatment access across the world. The Finance and Administration Assistant (FAA) implements sound accounting principles to ensure and maintain project and organization accounts while upholding donor, ITPC and legal requirements. The Finance and Administration Assistant forms part of the Finance Unit at ITPC and reports directly to the Accountant.

This position is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Main Responsibilities

Assist in processing and monitoring payment requests by:

• ensuring that necessary authorization is obtained
• payments are processed promptly and in accordance with applicable regulations.

Assist the finance and program team in organizing the logistics for project meetings and workshops (travel, accommodation and transport arrangements as needed)

Maintain petty cash and assist with filing of taxes with relevant tax authorities (SARS or BURS etc.)

Keep a record of assets and update it regularly for the organization

Initiate the procurement of the office requirements including equipment, office supplies and other materials required by organizing and obtaining quotations for supply of such services

Maintain an effective filing system and ensure that any digital correspondence and documents are stored appropriately for easy retrieval across the organization

ITPC culture:

• Contribute to and safeguard ITPC s culture
• Set a good example for others by showing consistency in words and actions
• Learn from personal and organizational experience
• Earns the trust and respect of management, colleagues and partner organizations
• Treats others with respect

Education and Experience

• A Bachelor s Degree in Accounting or related field with at least two (2) years demonstrable experience of bookkeeping / accounting, of which one (1) should be with donor funded projects
• At least five (5) years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of Bachelor s Degree

• Experience managing complex multi-country contracts and multi-million US$ budgets with organizations from developing countries is a plus.

• Previous work with PEPFAR, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria or Unitaid will be favored.

Skills

Strong computer literacy in accounting packages (SunSystems, Sage, Pastel or other)

Financial rigor (comfort working in multiple currencies) and strong problem-solving skills

Advanced computer skills, particularly MS Office package (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Outstanding interpersonal skills, demonstrating high levels of personal integrity and professional credibility.

Strong written and oral communication (including presentation) skills in English is required. In addition to English, the ability to work in another language is a plus.

Comfort working collaboratively and managing staff both in-person & virtually (using Zoom, Skype and other tools).

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with colleagues from different cultural backgrounds and perspectives (teams embedded in different cultures/countries).

Persons living with HIV and/or HCV and who are from key affected populations are strongly encouraged to apply.

Compensation

ITPC provides a competitive salary package based on candidate s experience and skills.

Send resume withcover letter to admin@itpcglobal.orgwith the subject line **Finance and Administrative Assistant Application: LAST NAME, First Name** no later than February 22, 2019. No phone calls please, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

To learn more about ITPC please visit: www.itpcglobal.org

Closing date: 2019-02-23

Overview

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. For more information, please visit: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org

CHAI's employees currently work in over 30 countries around the world and are supported by both country and global human resources (HR) partners. CHAI's Global HR team follows a regional model, with many team members sitting in program country offices. CHAI is currently seeking a Regional Human Resources Manager to support staff working in countries across Southern Africa.

The Regional HR Partner, Southern Africa is an integral part of the CHAI Global HR team, serving as a strategic business partner, delivering value-added services to country and regional leadership and to Global HR colleagues in furtherance of CHAI's mission and the principle that CHAI's staff is its greatest asset. This person will serve as a key advisor to staff throughout Southern Africa. They will provide generalist HR services and support in the region and as needed worldwide. This will include, but is not limited to employee relations, organizational development, talent development, performance management, onboarding, training, compensation, complaints and investigations, compliance, global mobility, and other disciplines. They will participate in Global HR and (as requested) country team strategic planning and will provide leadership and/or collaboration and support on Global HR projects and initiatives, including but not limited to development and implementation of HR programs, policies, processes, systems, training, guidance, etc. This person will be required to work both independently and as part of the Global HR team.
This position will be based in Pretoria, South Africa and requires local, regional and international travel.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of HR strategies and programs to support CHAI's mission, vision and values;
• Provide counsel on procedure and policy interpretation, compensation and benefits, recruiting and retention strategies, employee relations issues, and local labor laws;
• Support in the designing, planning, and implementation of HR systems, policies, procedures and best practices to strengthen country and global HR functions;
• Support the development of plans to address succession planning and country team restructuring;
• Develop strategies to improve work relationships, build morale, increase productivity and retention;
• Develop tools and guidelines towards strengthening country HR and leadership capacity and continuity;
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of country labour and other statutory requirements related to the management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance;
• Support development, and facilitation of professional development training sessions based on learning gaps and career development;
• Partner with, coach and counsel managers and employees on how to manage and resolve country employee relations issues;
• Provide support to country program and operations management around performance feedback, coaching, counseling, career development, and identifying and executing appropriate actions up to and including terminations;
• Provide mentorship and oversight of country team staff with HR responsibilities;
• Lead learning and development activities to promote a respectful workplace, talent development, management skills, and other capacity building needs. Develops, facilitates, and delivers training, and trains other trainers;
• Participate as needed in recruitment, hiring, and onboarding;
• Participate fully in Global HR projects and initiatives as delegated by the supervisor;
• Be a strong advocate of respectful work place principles and safeguarding across country teams;
• Act as the Focal Point for safeguarding issues and conduct investigations as directed;
• As a Focal Point, receive complaints and counsel (or advise) victims in addition to conducting investigations;
• Build strong relationships with country and program leadership;
• Ad hoc administrative tasks and assignments in support of overall global and regional HR management;

• This position requires up to 25% international travel, occasionally on short notice and primarily in the Southern Africa region.**Qualifications**

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent plus 6 years work experience; or Advanced Degree or equivalent plus 4 years work experience;

• Progressive human resources experience with a strong background in employment and selection, training, career development, compensation and benefits, employee relations and employment law;

• Experience in an NGO setting, preferably in an international development organization;

• Ability to lead complex projects and initiatives that require multi-level stakeholder engagement;

• Ability to communicate effectively and build strong relationships with a diverse group of employees, leaders and external stakeholders, both remotely and in-person;

• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills;

• Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and presentation;

• Self-motivated and ability to work independently;

• Prior experience working in Southern Africa;

• Demonstrated experience in providing HR support to more than three countries;

• Familiarity with labor laws in the Southern Africa region and their application to international and national employees;

• Ability to exercise sound and timely judgment and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information;

• Experience with conflict resolution, including conducting effective, thorough and objective investigations;

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while accomplishing departmental and organizational goals;

• Demonstrated experience in working with senior leadership;

• Fluency in English language (spoken and written) required. Proficiency in another language spoken in Southern Africa will be an added advantage.

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Closing date: 2019-02-24

UNICEF works in some of the world s toughest places, to reach the world s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

Background

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society s most disadvantaged citizens addressing inequity not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

UNICEF s HIV response for children, adolescents and pregnant and breastfeeding women must ensure that neither age, poverty, gender inequality, nor social exclusion determine access to life saving HIV prevention, treatment and care. UNICEF and its partners responses ensure all children are born free of HIV, and remain HIV-free for the first two decades of life, from birth through adolescence. It means that all children and adolescents living with HIV have access to the treatment, care and support they need to remain alive and healthy. This is UNICEF s vision of anAIDS-free generation.Ending AIDS among children and adolescents is vital to ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 the overarching goal of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) of which UNICEF is a co-founding partner.

Purpose for the job

The overall purpose of this Temporary Appointmentis to support the ESARO HIV section to execute its core responsibilities of technical assistance, quality oversight, strengthening partnerships, activity management, strategic information and knowledge management and ensuring strategic HIV programming in the region. In particular, the Specialist will have responsibility for project management and strengthened programming under the regional Joint UN Programme, together for sexual and reproductive health and rights (2gether 4 SRHR) programme. Applying a results based approach, the Specialist will focus on a select number of high HIV burden countries, including but not limited to Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Major duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Senior Health/HIV Specialist with regular guidance from the Regional HIV Advisor, the HIV/AIDS Specialist will provide, through remote support and in-country missions, 1) programme support, oversight, coordination and quality assurance for the agreed upon priority countries 2) technical leadership, support and capacity development; and, 3) networking and strengthening partnerships; and, 4) knowledge management, advocacy, and enhanced data use to enhance HIV-related results for children and adolescents.

1. Programme support oversight, coordination, management and quality assurance

2. Provide technical leadership, support and capacity development

3. Networking, advocacy and strengthening partnerships

4. Knowledge management and enhanced data use

Key expected Results

Qualifications

a) Education

An Advanced University Degree in public health, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, epidemiology or other health related discipline is required.

b) Work Experience

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional work experience some of which is preferably in a developing country, in public health, HIV and/or sexual and reproductive health is required. Relevant experience in health, HIV and/or sexual and reproductive health program/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset. Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.

c) Language Proficiency

d) Competencies:

Core Values

Core Competencies

Functional Competencies

Travel

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=519680

Closing date: 2019-02-28

The Regional Deputy Director, Africa is responsible for the regional oversight of a large, global health program anticipated to be funded by USAID program activities, while building strong relationships with USAID stakeholders and monitoring for potential risks. (S)he works with Chiefs of Party and regional program staff to ensure consistent, quality, and timely program delivery in line with USAID expectations, and oversees reporting to USAID. (S)he supports Chiefs of Party of countries in the region in ongoing implementation, providing support at key meetings and assistance with more complex issues. (S)he is instrumental in obtaining mission buy-in and startup of country program operations. The Regional Deputy Director, Africa is also responsible for USAID relationship management and regional stakeholder engagement, serving as the implementing organization s regional representative to USAID missions and at external forums. (S)he is a focal point for coordination among partners working on the Program s activities in the region. In addition, (s)he is responsible for ensuring program compliance within the region, creating and promoting channels to escalate country level risks, and continuously improving policies, procedures and practices for compliance and risk mitigation.

Education

• Master's degree or other professional degree in a health related field required; physician, pharmacist, or other health profession qualification highly desirable.

Experience

• Extensive [10+ years] relevant experience leading USAID-funded global health program implementation and project management
• Previous experience working in assigned region (3-5 years)
• Substantive [5+ years] management experience of virtual teams based in low- and middle-income countries

• Expertise in health systems strengthening preferred

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience leading effective, timely, and quality implementation of donor-funded (particularly USAID-funded) global health or international development projects

• Deep understanding of and experience working with USAID compliance rules and regulations

• Significant experience working with high level officials in USAID and country governments

• Existing relationships with key donors and implementing partners working on health and pharmaceutical systems strengthening preferred

• Strong people management skills, including of virtual, matrixed teams

• Excellent client relationship management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work in cross-cultural settings.

• Ability to demonstrate highest degree of ethics and integrity.

• Ability to travel up to 40% time.

If interested, please send your resume to GPHProposal@USP.organd include the title of the position in the Subject line.

Closing date: 2019-02-28

About African Leadership Academy

African Leadership Academy (ALA) seeks to transform Africa by identifying, developing, and connecting the next generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders for the continent. These future leaders, expected to be 6000 in 50 years, will work together to address Africa s greatest challenges to achieve extra-ordinary social impact and accelerate the continent s growth trajectory.

About the Role

Reporting to:
Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for:
The CFO will be an effective leader and organisational manager acting as a trusted partner to the other executives and the Board of Trustees of the organisation. The CFO is expected to provide the leadership, management and direction necessary to ensure that the organisation has the appropriate financial and operational structures, controls, and strength to maximize the organisation s assets.

The CFO is also responsible for maintaining the credibility of the organisation, building trust with various stakeholders through the sharing of timely, high-quality information about ALA s business and financial outlook. The CFO must be able to take away the financial management worry from CEO and provide opportunities to see the horizon. To support this agenda, the CFO must drive the Finance Group to transform data and information into powerful insights that will enable forward-thinking decisions.

ALA s CFO must be comfortable with thinking outside the box in a resource-constrained and dynamic environment; embracing experimentation and technology and designing the structures, systems and processes that will take the organisation to the next level of operational agility and excellence, and sustainable growth. The CFO should have the ability to handle high-level strategy work with the Finance Committee of The Board of Trustee and executives, as well as be hands-on when it comes to operational activities. The critical areas the CFO will need to focus immediately are, supporting the executive team in executing the new ALA Strategy, providing analysis and insights into the different ways we can achieve the results we have promised stakeholders, and increasing the speed, quality and depth of information from the finance team.
Key Accountabilities

General Business and Strategic Leadership

• Provide financial leadership to the entire organization and serve as a key resource on overall strategic and operational matters.
• Support the executive team with key financial information and operational analytics to help them understand the business implications and the viability of their choices and decisions.
• Drive a culture of financial accountability in managing the organisation, adding value to the various business operations and voicing well-substantiated dissenting opinions.
• Lead the organisation in long range financial planning, using business data and external information to challenge business model assumptions, predict the possible business outcomes of different strategic options and competing opportunities, and make supported recommendations.

Financial Operations Leadership

• Lead the annual org-wide planning and budgeting process for 5 Divisions with 14 Operating Departments; forecasting operating, capital and staffing needs; identifying funding sources, margin contribution from programs and articulating annual contribution to financial sustainability.
• Responsible for delivering Annual Audited Financial report in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Monitor Periodic financial performance by measuring and analysing results, rationalising and optimize the impact of variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Prepare periodic Key Performance Indicators and Management Discussion Points reports that summarise and identify the key business performance drivers and provide valuable insights and direction based on those results.
• Responsible for the integrity and effectiveness of internal and external financial and management reports to donors, lender, funders, senior management and Board of Trustees.

Risk and Compliance

• Co-lead the risk management system with CEO, focusing on predictive analytics to manage financial risks and support the CEO in managing strategic risks.
• Lead the design, development and maintenance of the organisation s financial controls and policies, accounting practices, financial and grant reporting, annual financial audit, tax reporting, insurance coverage, regulatory compliance and cash management.

Capital and Investment Strategy

• Structure optimal investment plans while ensuring appropriate cash flow level for the organization s operations; optimizing the tax and treasury positions and maximizing investment returns.
• Evaluate the organization s fundraising plans in relation to current and future needs, and appropriate capital structure
• Ensure the organization has an appropriate capital structure and lead the planning, structuring, terms, and negotiation of new capital (fundraising with or without conditions or debt) for capital projects and planned endowment.
• Ensure Endowment Funds are invested within authorized and acceptable investments and risk frameworks while achieving optimal returns as per ALA Endowment Policy
• Maintain compliance with lender requirements, including compliance with lender covenants on existing debt.

Operational Excellence

• Drive and manage complex financial system, regulatory compliance, and process improvement projects (sometimes applies to multiple markets) and ensure that these conform to audit and financial standards and contribute to ALA s operational excellence goal.
• Build a finance organization and infrastructure that is capable of meeting the organization s future growth and operation excellence plans and establish functional objectives in line with these plans.
• Lead any financial system project and be involved in other systems decisions within the organization that could affect the integrity, effectiveness and efficiency of the financials.

The first 365 days

• Work with incumbent CFO on an opportunity to re-imagine the finance function and develop a 5-year pathway and future operating model for the Finance Function
• Support the CEO in enabling, operationalizing, and institutionalizing the new ALA strategic plan
• Develop and unbiased holistic end-to-end view of the organization s full value chain, from customer needs to back-office operations to suppliers contributions to competitive positioning
• Target and recommend optimization solutions for process and system inefficiencies that affect business economics then drive the changes to improve challenges identified.
• Continue system optimization and automation work on the financial management process to support the quest for a leaner model and drive the implementation of a cloud-based integrated architecture for all finance-related systems.
• By 2020 our systems should only be managing exceptions everything else should be automated and seamless and team(s) should be able to share information and make connected, data-driven decisions in real-time.
• Drive data and analytics capability and capacity to support the changes above, moving from transaction (commodity) to value-add work; from transaction and reporting to data analysis and business partnering to drive decisions (competitive advantage).

*Job Requirements***

• Proven 5 to 7 years experience as multi-unit CFO or Finance Director and ready for the next challenge.
• BSc/BA in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance or relevant field; MBA is a plus.
• Good knowledge of the International Financial Reporting Standard, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; and banking and corporate financial laws and risk management practices in South Africa.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in driving strong financial oversight, sound business strategy and operational excellence.
• An analytical mind that enjoys using rich micro and macro, structured and unstructured data to challenge assumptions, and support and influence decisions.
• Strong drive to create systems and lead technological changes that supports more cost-effective and efficient way to operate and deliver financial information to internal and external partners and support evolving business models.
• Strong communication and influencing skills to be able to convey recommendations, decisions and fresh insights on strategic topics to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to build external alliances with educational institutions, start-ups, third-parties, non-profits, and corporates to go beyond what ALA can deliver alone while remaining nimble.
• Ability to navigate banking regulations in multiple countries such as South Africa and United States and cash movement complexities in most African Countries.
• Ability to balance strategic and operational work; strategize and solve big business and operational problems that span multiple periods, running the business, striking a balance between value-add processes and effective control, keeping an eye on changing business and supporting business model innovations.
• A strong track record of creating, developing and aligning teams to achieve their fullest potential
• Ability to synthesis people, process and technology to continuously increase nimbleness, quality and value-add work

How to Apply

To apply for this role, kindly send through a Microsoft Word version of your CV and a cover letterdetailing why you are suited to this role. Please mark it for the attention of Wadzi Katsidzira,email address: applications@redseasearch.com. Please subject your email with the following reference: ALA_CFO.

Please note that the interview dates for this role will be confirmed with you should your application be successful.

Closing date: 2019-03-07

The ISS seeks to appoint a Programme Head to lead and manage its work on counter-terrorism, preventing violent extremism and international criminal justice. The head will be responsible for managing existing projects as well as identifying new strategic opportunities relating to emerging transnational security threats and international crimes.

Applicants need a thorough understanding of human security in Africa. They should be passionate about and experienced in working on issues of terrorism, violent extremism and international crime, as well as current and emerging strategies to address these problems.

Applicants must be highly motivated, independent thinkers with an ability to work on a wide variety of topics and work processes at the same time. They must be able to manage staff, cooperate with other ISS programmes and offices, manage finances, and build a network of international donors, partners and stakeholders. Candidates must be able to work under pressure, identify new opportunities and drive innovation. The successful candidate will report to the ISS Executive Director.

Overview of duties

Fundraising, donor liaison and reporting

Financial and budget planning and controls

Managing and motivating staff

Ensuring delivery of outputs and outcomes in line with donor contracts and the ISS strategic plan

Representing the ISS at high-level meetings in Africa and globally

Actively contributing at internal ISS management meetings, and to ISS-wide planning and reporting processes

Ensuring programme work of a high quality and relevance in Africa and globally

Ensuring effective communication of results to target audiences

Monitoring and evaluation of programme work

Requirements

A postgraduate qualification (Masters or PhD) in Social Sciences, Law, Humanities or equivalent

Minimum of 7 years experience in a policy research or policy making environment, international organisation or government at a senior management level

At least 5 years experience in managing multifaceted projects and subordinate team members

A track record of high-level representation at the African and/or global level

Expertise in analysing information and developing practical recommendations from research results

Experience in the design and management of research, policy advocacy and training and technical assistance programmes

Experience in building relationships with partners and stakeholders as a means to shape policy and action

Experience in fund raising and donor liaison, including writing proposals and reports

A strong understanding of monitoring and evaluation, and the use of Results Based Management frameworks

Exceptional English communications skills (verbal and written); French will be an advantage

The position is based in Pretoria, South Africa. The length of the contract will be three years, and may be renewed subject to programme requirements, funding and satisfactory performance. A competitive salary is offered.

Email your application to Rekha Valabh at pretoriajobs@issafrica.org. Applicants must provide a cover letter and detailed CV, including at least three contactable referees. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 2019-03-14

Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist
West Africa-based

Project Summary:

MSI is seeking a qualified French-speaker to fill a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist role on a project in West Africa. The project provides technical support and training to USAID mission staff and implementing partners to facilitate program management decisions, shape long-term strategic direction decisions, and perform high-quality performance monitoring and verification.

Position Summary:

The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will be responsible for leading and managing the technical work related to performance monitoring, reporting directly to the Chief-of-Party. The Senior M&E Specialist will provide technical leadership inside and outside the project. This is a full-time position running through June of 2020.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assistance and training to USAID staff to design, improve and/or manage against the Mission's and project-level performance management plans.
• Provide technical assistance and training to selected USAID implementing partners to design and/or improve their projects' logical frameworks, monitoring and evaluation plans, and collection, management, analysis and reporting of performance data.
• Contribute substantively to the design and field testing of evaluation methodology, participatory data collection methods and protocols, data verification techniques, and other technical evaluation and analytical tasks conducted under this contract.
• Manage the data collection efforts of project staff and subcontractors, including ensuring the adequacy of data collection instruments, the feasibility of data collection plans, the timely collection of data (including surveys), and the quality of data collected, analyzed and reported to USAID mission.
• Provide support and oversight to performance monitoring staff and consultants assigned to undertake performance monitoring-related assignments.
• Responsible for the design, quality, development and completion of all assessments, analytical reports and evaluations. Review technical outputs in English and/or French.
• Ensure that all performance monitoring tasks are completed on time and are of high quality. Carry out additional tasks supporting project goals and objectives as assigned by the Chief of Party.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree or Ph.D. in international development, public policy, economics, statistics or other relevant field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation, data analysis and similar research, preferably with USAID.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience managing staff and/or teams of consultants preferred.
• Experience in providing technical assistance and training in monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning and/or research methodologies.
• Experience in designing and field testing surveys and other instruments for collecting data.
• Experience conducting site visits and activity verification and data quality assessments in multiple areas within West Africa.
• Experience designing and implementing performance and impact evaluation of development interventions.
• Experience leveraging performance monitoring data for improving ongoing project management.
• Familiarity with USAID policies related to evaluation and performance management highly desirable.
• Strong written and oral communication and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated fluency in written and spoken French and English; additional local languages a plus.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

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