Job Title: International Financial Manager
Area:
Iringa
Application Deadline: Jul 01, 2013
Job Description
The Program Support to private plantation forestry and value chains in Tanzania
– Panda miti kwa biashara aims at increasing rural income in the Southern
highlands area, thereby reducing poverty and inequality, through developing
sustainable plantation forestry, value addition including employment creation
in the entire production value chain from quality seeds to quality products in
markets. The Program will support sustainable land use planning, facilitate the
organising of tree growers into Tree Growers Associations (TGAs), and develop
the capacities of tree growers, SMEs and service providers (extension and
business services). The Program will accelerate tree growing, improve its
quality and strengthen the quality of wood processing. The experiences of the
Program’s innovative approaches will be processed into best practices to be
disseminated widely within the sector. The Program will also facilitate wider
development of the sector through facilitating dialogue between key
stakeholders.
The key beneficiaries of the Program are private tree growers and wood
processing SMEs in the Program area, especially members of already existing and
to be established Tree Growers’ Associations (TGAs). Inclusive and equal
participation in TGAs will be promoted, and the rights of vulnerable groups
will be strengthened through their proper involvement in the land use planning
processes, through supporting their employment in the value chain as well as
through promoting income generation in collaboration with relevant other
programs and NGOs. To ensure environmental sustainability, the Program will
integrate biodiversity conservation in land-use planning and improve
biodiversity management in plantation development.
Project Components:
Enabling environment
Human resources development
Land use planning
Support to tree growers associations
Support to income-generating activities (IGAs)
Tree growing incentives scheme
Duration:2 years (24 working months; may be working in phases)
Post location:Iringa region, Tanzania
Key qualifications:
BSc relevant to development of financial management and funding mechanisms
Experience and knowledge in developing, launching and managing financing and
incentive schemes, especially in relation to the proposed TGIS (Tree growing
incentive scheme)
Proven experience and knowledge in financial management of major international
Programmes/projects, including planning and budgeting, financial reporting,
procurement and developing administrative mechanisms
Experience and knowledge in public procurement, outsourcing and managing
contracts
Main Functions:
Manage the TGIS team (sub-team under the overall TA team)
Plan and execute the establishment of the TGIS
Manage the TGIS
Manage the contracts for any outsourced services
Support the Programme Director in the Program’s financial management issues
Capacity building (training, development of manuals) on financial management
and funding
Develop Program’s procurement mechanisms and procedures
Application Instructions:
ORGUT is seeking a Financial Manager for the program. Interested candidates are
welcome to send their CVs as soon as possible to cv@orgut.se marked
with the title of the position being applied for.
