Project
Overview and Role
Overview and Role
Palladium
seeks a Director of Finance and Administration for the anticipated USAID-funded
project in Rwanda. The purpose of the project will be to facilitate the
emergence of a dynamic off-farm sector that can generate more and higher wage
employment for the broad majority of Rwandans cu
seeks a Director of Finance and Administration for the anticipated USAID-funded
project in Rwanda. The purpose of the project will be to facilitate the
emergence of a dynamic off-farm sector that can generate more and higher wage
employment for the broad majority of Rwandans cu
rrently engaged in subsistence
agriculture and other marginal economic activities. The activity will achieve
this by alleviating constraints to entrepreneurship, in particular but not
exclusively, constraints to finance.
Responsibilities
- Provides
overall management of contract financial management including procurement,
budgeting, finances, projections, annual and quarterly financial
reporting. - Oversees
sound and effective systems for project administration and operations,
including contracts, grants, subcontracts, procurement and compliance - Supervises
financial operations and daily monitoring of obligations, budgets, and
expenditures - Coordinates
and manages the mobilization of short-term and long-term technical
assistance and administrative staff - Manages
office and program financial resources while exercising proper financial
controls and adhering to both USAID and Palladium policies and procedures
Requirements
- Master’s
degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or related field.
A Bachelor’s degree with more than 11 years of experience in finance,
accounting or a related field can be substituted for an advanced degree - Minimum
of eight (8) years of experience in administrative and financial
management of large-scale, complex, international and donor-funded
programs - Demonstrated
knowledge, skills, excellence in accounting, financial management, human
resources, procurement, and other management support functions as needed - Excellent
leadership skills, including the ability to manage large budgets for USAID
projects and client expectations - Strong
interpersonal skills for working with project staff, donors
andbeneficiaries - Advanced
knowledge of MS Suite with strong MS Excel skills - Fluency
in Kinyarwanda and English; French is desirable
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