Finance & Administration Manager, South Africa at Dexis Consulting Group 156 views0 applications

Dexis is seeking an experienced Finance & Administration Manager to provide overall program and operations support to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in South Africa. The work location for this position will be in Pretoria, South Africa. This is a long-term position expected to start in the second half of the 2017. This position is contingent upon award.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the project’s financial and administrative systems including reporting and finances
• Recruit and manage the project’s long-term personnel and short-term technical assistance
• Liaise with Dexis home office program management unit to provide high quality program support to the field office
• Manage the logistics of the office space and project equipment

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business/public administration, management, accounting, finance or related field with at least five (5) years of experience in managing and coordinating development programs, or a bachelor’s degree and at least twelve (12) years of experience
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, time sensitive, high-quality activities and work collaboratively with institutional, government, and private sector partners and stakeholders
• Experience as an administrator for a USAID program of at least comparable size and scope preferred
• Excellent communications skills, written and oral
• Deep familiarity with South African culture, society, and development context or that of similar countries in the region
• English proficiency is required
• Must be authorized to work in South Africa

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Winner of the 2014 Small Business of the Year at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and working in nearly 90 countries in FY 2015 for USAID and the Department of State, Dexis supports US federal agencies in the areas of program monitoring and evaluation, program learning, and program support. We are not only one of the fastest growing firms in international development, we are rated among the highest among our peers on employee-reviewed sites.

Dexis is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the US Armed Forces.