The Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA) Financial Management Specialist Job Vacancy

The Local Administrative
Entities Development Agency (LODA) is a Government Fund under
the supervision of MINALOC. It was established by law n°62/2013 of 27/08/2013
establishing the Local Administrative Entities Development
Agency (LODA) and determining its responsibilities, organization and
functioning.

LODA replaces and takes over
all the responsibilities, mission and vision formerly assigned
to RLDSF. In the framework of implementing the local economic and
community development polices and strategies, social protection and poverty
reduction programs.

LODA focuses on Local
Economic & Community Development, Social Protection, capacity building
of local administrative entities within the scope of its mission. Moreover,
LODA does monitoring and evaluation on the implementation process of
development programs in Local Governments with the view of contributing to
the capacity building of population and decentralized entities as well as reducing
extreme poverty in the country.

Job	Financial Management Specialist	Organization	LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Level	3.IV	Reports To	Director General
No. of Positions	2	Deadline	13/Sep/2018
Job Description Assist in identification of priority activities of LODA, assist in the formulation of strategic plans and budgets consistent with the priorities; Assist the management of LODA on the disbursement of funds to decentralized entities, including the compilation of monitoring reports on the utilization of funds by the decentralized entities; Work with the Planner of LODA and the Planners of the budgeting entities for programs funded through LODA to help establish budgets which are consistent with funding priorities and achieve the objectives of the respective programs.
Job Profile Personal Specification A Masters degree in Finance and Economics, plus at least 5years experience of working in a finance function OR an accountant qualified to at least Technician level (ACCA stage 2 completed or equivalent) OR a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics, plus at least 7 years experience of working in a finance function, (including experience of leading the planning and budgeting activity and the preparation of financial monitoring reports) Knowledge of financial management in the Government of Rwanda, including hands- on experience of the Government’s IFMIS and the financial regulations; Knowledge of district and sector operations; Knowledge of working with different development partners and their financial reporting requirements; Technical expertise and experience in participatory planning processes at national and local levels including familiarity with the Government of Rwanda’s MTEF process; Capacity to understand Rwanda’s Local government priorities based on EDPRS II and linking it with District’s potentialities; IT literate, excellent skills in Excel and Word Experience of developing and delivering training to Government officers; Capacity to work in a team and to keep the projects aligned with the entire programme; Committed to achieving results; Fluency in English, French and Kinyarwanda;