EDC’s International
Development Division (IDD) focuses on three major areas: literacy and basic
education, youth livelihoods and workforce development, and health. Another key
strand of EDC’s international work focuses on helping countries expand economic
opportunity and build civic society.
EDC works with
governments, agencies, and other partners in 35 countries to develop programs
that are respectful of cultural traditions and beliefs. The international
division comprises six regional c
enters coordinating EDC’s work in West and
Central Africa, East and Southern Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, Latin
America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and South and
Southeast Asia.
EDC is preparing for
a program in Tanzania focused providing 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.
Senior Finance
Specialist:
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 infinancial systems, and assuring timely financial reporting
to USAID. The Senior Finance Specialist reports directly to the COP.
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.
Interested
applicants may send resumes to IDDJobs@edc.org. Please list the position and
region to which you are applying in the subject line of the email.
