Read Together Activity
CAMRIS International seeks a
Senior Finance Specialist to serve on the upcoming USAID Tanzania’s “Let’s
Read Together Activity”. The purpose of this contract is to acquire
technical assistance and instructional materials targeted at improving lifelong
learning skills, defined as mastery of early grade reading, writing, and
arithmetic. Technical assistance will cover: (1) improving quality of basic
skills instruction at the early primary level; (
2) strengthening Ministry of
Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) skills delivery systems; and (3)
increasing community and parental engagement in early primary education. These
three components align with the Government of Tanzania (GoT)’s ten-year
Education Development Sector Plan (EDSP)(see Attachment 5, item 22) and other
reforms underway, such as Big Results Now (BRN), Performance4Results (P4R), and
Global Partnership for Education Literacy and Numeracy Support (GPE LANES)
program on 3R’s (reading, writing, and arithmetic) reform.
Responsibilities:
- The
Senior Finance Specialist will ensure full financial and contractual compliance
of Tusome Pamoja activities with USAID regulations. - Working
with the contractor’s internal auditing system and Financial Comptroller,
Tusome Pamoja’s Senior Finance Specialist will establish internal control
systems as well as accounting and financial reporting protocols for local
subcontractors. - S/He
will supervise activity financial staff and program budget matters,
managing accounting and disbursement needs, verifying that procurements
comply with USAID and Contractor’s financial guidelines, overseeing the
training of staff and partner NGOs in financial systems, and assuring
timely financial reporting to USAID. - The
Senior Finance Specialist reports directly to the COP.
Qualifications:
Education: Masters
of Business and/or Public Administration, Masters in Accounting and/or
Financial Management, or appropriate equivalent academic degree at least at the
Master’s level.
Skills and
Experience: At least 10 years’ experience in financial management of
development activities with increasing levels of responsibility. Membership in
a professional body such as those for Certified Public Accountants is
preferred. Experience working in Africa preferred.
Language: The
candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent (IELTS level 7 or above;
or TOEFL 94 or above) in written and spoken English.
If interested in
this opportunity please submit a copy of your most up to date resume with three
professional references (email and phone contacts) to https://careers-camris.icims.com/jobs/1593/senior-finance-specialist—-…
