Deadline: Ongoing
Jhpiego is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Finance and Administration Manager in Namibia.
The Finance and Administration Manager needed to ensure financial integrity for an anticipated community-based HIV care and treatment project.
Jhpiego is dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Finance and Administration Manager performs the following functions-
- Ensures accurate financial, contractual and administrative reporting of the project compliant with Jhpiego and CDC rules and regulations.
- Oversees day-to-day coordination of financial activities ensuring cost consciousness and efficient spending.
- Maintains an on-site financial accounting and bookkeeping system required to assure the integrity and effective performance of financial operations.
- Manages all sub-grants, ensuring compliance and reporting of sub-awarded
- Ensures that proper human resources and administrative procedures are in place for project.
- Manages project’s day-to-day cash needs, travel requests, payments, procurement, contracts, grants and processing invoices, district office start-up, operation systems, policies and procedures, consultant, and travel and logistics.
- Contribute capacity building of regions to manage, report, and order essential commodities and supplies.
- Contribute to capacity building of regional/district health management teams to plan, execute and routinely monitor annual budgets for priority health services.
- Provide guidance to Project Director regarding the financial requirements of the project and office operations.
- Provide guidance and support for contracts development and management.
- Provide financial capacity-building for local grantees.
- Maintain and administer project financial accounting system.
- Prepare the monthly financial report by using adapted finance software (QuickBooks).
- Work efficiently with Jhpiego’s accounting firm to review and process payroll for all staff.
- Use various software applications such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphic packages to assemble, manipulate, and format data and/or reports.
- Implement and oversee a detailed financial reporting and reimbursement process in accordance with Jhpiego’s established financial system.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Advanced degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Accounting with 10+ years’ experience or BA and 12+ years’ experience.
- Demonstrated experience and skills in developing and managing of international programs larger than US $4 million per year.
- 8+years of experience with financial analysis, financial reporting, cash flow analysis, budget development and forecasting, preferably on international health projects.
- 8+years working in international health in developing countries and in Namibia with emphasis in financial planning and management, human resources and procurement for international health programs covering at least two of the following technical areas: strengthening service delivery projects, training, performance and quality improvement, HIV prevention, care and treatment.
- Relevant experience living and working oversees, including supporting implementation of national/provincial/regional/district-level programs.
- 8+ years of senior-level work experience with CDC or other donors would be an advantage.
- Demonstrated supervisory experience.
- Knowledge of USG cost principles, including CDC regulations, GAAP accounting rules and grants contract management.
- Familiarity with CDC policies and administrative procedures.
- Demonstrated experience organizing resources and establishing priorities.
- Experience developing finance and accounting policies, procedures and systems.
- Ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports.
- Experience with international, non-profit organizations.
- In depth knowledge financial software applications, databases and spreadsheets, including Microsoft Office packages, QuickBooks Enterprise, and others.
- Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills in English.
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit Jhpiego.
