Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
• Supports the COP in ensuring program activities align with the annual workplan to meet program objectives
• Develops and oversees systems for providing financial, human resources, and administrative support and oversight to partner regional teams.
• Oversees financial planning and analysis of country-level activities including forecasting and budget tracking; labor planning; and monitoring of burn rate, including supervision of budget manager or specialist
• Oversees the planning and timely issuance of sub-awards and contracts issued under the contract and procurement of commercial goods and commercial services, including supervision of contract administration supervision for all project offices, including the DRC and any other country-based offices.
• Works with the Chief of Party to liaise with USAID on finance, administrative and operations issues.
• Participates in negotiations with USAID on contract issues and actions and follow up on donor requests and concerns.
• Oversees grants strategy for the project and supervises the grants management team.
• Oversees personnel management in coordination with the COP, including recruiting, hiring, performance management, and offboarding.
• Oversees cost share and partnerships within the project, if any, including MOUs and letters of agreement to provide funding or in-kind resources towards project goals.
• Manages the start-up and close-out of the project, depending on hiring date

Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field and at least 15 years of experience leading operations, finance, and administration for large-scale ($50+ million) international development programs with at least five of those years managing operations for USAID programs OR Master’s and at least 12 years of relevant experience.
• Experience on a global project in East or Central Africa managing finance, grants under contract (GUC), administration and operations for multi-country offices and/or activities.
• Expertise in USAID Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Experience directly supervising a team consisting of grants, finance, HR, and other administrative stuff
• Proficiency in English required; proficiency in French, highly preferred.
• East or Central African national preferred.
• Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree + Fifteen years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Twelve years of relevant experience, or PhD + Ten years of relevant experience


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 180

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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