Background:
SoCha intends to submit a proposal to provide the clients with monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) expertise, as well as training services, to strengthen the ability of the client to monitor and learn from its activities.
This activity has three primary objectives:
- Improve the client’s capacity to design, implement, and monitor strategy.
- Increase the effectiveness of the client’s evaluations and assessments.
- Improve learning capacity throughout the program cycle.
*** Only suitably experienced Tanzanian citizens and residents are encouraged to apply **
Scope of Work
The Finance and Administration Manager position will report directly to the Chief of Party and regularly interface with SoCha’s home office. They are responsible for the effective implementation of the project, ensuring the following processes are in place and optimized: human resources, financial management, contracts and operational policies and procedures.
Illustrative Functions of the Position
- Oversee project finance, procurement, and administration.
- Coordinate and support procurement procedures and administrative support for all project activities, including support to all logistics for TPM activities, and other project activities.
- Maintain reliable and accurate accounting records for the project.
- Produce monthly field reports for SoCha’s home office.
- Develop financial reports for USAID, including quarterly accrual reports.
- Review and verify the accuracy of monthly invoices.
- Develop annual revenue projections.
- Analyze budgeted-to-actual expenditures and “burn rate”.
- Oversee a team of approximately three staff that work on finance and administration, operations and human resources, and logistics and office administration.
- Oversee monthly payroll and preparation of social charges and tax remittances for staff.
- Ensure compliance with US Government, USAID, and SoCha policies and procedures for finance, procurement, and human resources.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws.
- Provide senior-level oversight of field team operations, ensuring safety standards are met.
- Troubleshoot operational challenges as they arise relating to technical activities expected in the delivery of the contract.
The tasks outlined above are indicative, but not exhaustive for the role and other tasks may be assigned by supervisor, the Chief of Party or their designee.
Minimum qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree (finance, accounting, business, or a related degree).
- 5+ years’ experience managing finances for donor-funded projects.
- Experience overseeing project budgets.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Swahili.
- Advanced knowledge of various software packages including MS Excel and Word, and QuickBooks.
- Knowledge of local payroll and benefits.
- Experience overseeing the finance and accounting of USAID-funded activities preferred.
- English language proficiency.
Position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been identified.
