SNV General Support Officer Job Vacancy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Are you
interested in joining an international organisation with a long term commitment
to fighting poverty? Would you like to work in a challenging environment and
develop a career focused on demonstrating shared core values that achieve
results?

SNV Tanzania
is looking for a: General Support Officer (two positions)

Reporting to
the Finance Officer

Based in Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania

(Local
contract)

SNV
Netherlands Development Organization is working in over 33 developing countries
across the world in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The
emphasis of our work is on poverty reduction and promotion of good governance
through (1) increasing production, income and employment and (2) increasing
access to basic services in the sectors of water, sanitation & hygiene,
agriculture and renewable energy. SNV has worked in Tanzania since 1971 and
currently has offices in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Arusha whilst maintaining
its physical presence across the Country through its various projects and
activities in collaboration with national organizations as local capacity
builders.

These
positions are based in Dar es Salaam.

Purpose

The General
Support Officer executes daily financial, personnel administrative, logistical
and secretarial support, based on the relevant administrative, financial and HR
guidelines and directions and in consultation with the Finance Officer, in
order to enable the organisation to deliver on its primary responsibilities.

One of the
positions is oriented towards financial tasks, with primary reporting to the
country Finance Officer.

The other
position is part of a project funded by the Master Card Foundation on
supporting youth employment, and has a stronger logistical component, with
reporting to the Project Manager.

Main
Responsibilities

General Support Officer, Finance
administration support

Record financial transactions in ledger system
Prepare and check monthly, quarterly and
annual financial accounts
Forecasts and project depletion for submission
to the Finance Officer
Follow up on receipts and payments
Reconcile bank balances and manage liquidity
levels, based on guidelines of the Finance Officer and Financial
procedures
Take care of petty cash and supplier payment
Correction account for SNV Accounts and
accruals for all prepayments costs
Booking for all SNV bank accounts
Prepare salaries (Tax and PPF), security
allowance for EUN, School claims reconciliation and calculations for the
booking
Prepare payments for Local Capacity Builders
(LCB’s) engaged both at Sector’s and National level
Transfer of funds to all offices

Logistics Service

Prepare work advice for advisors allocated at
the Country office
Facilitate all the payments for the workshop
or meetings in Dar es Salaam
Ensure that goods and services are procured as
per requirement and are distributed throughout the country
Supervise and facilitate utilization of
materials within the project, effectively liaising with clients and
suppliers

Databases:

Process mutation forms, ensure time writing
database is updated and record relevant data in databases as requested

Candidate
profile

The General
Support Officer shall possess the following qualifications:

Education:

Degree in accounting, financial Management or
related fields, (MBA preferably)
Added advance Professional accounting
qualifications (such as CPA,CIMA, ACCA)

Work
experience and knowledge:

Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in
a similar position
Fluency in written and spoken English
Computer literate, proficient with MS Word,
Excel and financial applications
3 relevant traceable references must be
provided with the application
Interest and experience in working in an
organization with a development mission
Proven commitment to poverty alleviation
Qualifications and/or experience in
information systems and especially SAP is a preference