Post of Director of Finance
The East, Central and Southern African
Health Community, invites applications for the Post of Director of Finance from
suitably qualified persons who are nationals of member states. The ECSA-HC
Member states are Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Organization
The East, Central and Southern African
Health Community is a regional intergovernmental organisation set up in 1974 to
promote the highest possible standards of health among member countries. It is
mandated to foster among member states cooperation that will lead to the
strengthening of health care programmes in the region. The Secretariat
implements its activities through specific programmes in Family and
Reproductive Health; Food Security and Nutrition; Health Systems Development;
HIV/AIDS; Human Resources Development & Capacity Building and Research
Information and Advocacy. The Operations and Finance Departments support the
core programmes of the Health Community.
Broad Purpose of the Job
The Director of Finance supports the
efforts of the organisation in the mobilization of resources and their
accountable and efficient use through leading the Resource Mobilization Team
(RMT), preparing consolidated budgets and controlling expenditure through
implementation of financial systems that meet statutory reporting requirements
that meet International Best Practices in Accounting.
Specific Duties
- Provide leadership for the Resource Mobilization
Team (RMT)
- Provide leadership in the preparation of financial
plans and budgets for resource mobilisation proposals.
- Provide leadership in the establishment of financial
policies and procedures for the organisation.
- Manage the financial resources of the organisation
by preparing financial plans, consolidated budget and activity budgets and
controlling actual expenditure against the plans/budgets.
- Ensure timely and accurate
reporting of management accounts and reports to Management on monthly,
quarterly and annual basis.
- Liaise with programme Managers and support them to
prepare budgets to support
proposals
for funding ECSA-HC programmes.
- Ensure that adequate internal
financial controls are in place and operating as required to limit
unplanned expenditure and over-expenditure.
- Ensure that financial
statements/reports are prepared on time for submission to internal and
external auditors.
- Manage the ECSA-HC payroll to
ensure that all staff are paid promptly and accurately.
- In collaboration with the Director of Operations and
Institutional Development, ensure that staff records and payroll are
regularly reconciled.
- Monitor the investments patifolio
of ECSA and provide information to management on the best investment
opportunities.
Education, professional qualifications
and relevant working experience
The jobholder should have a Bachelor
of Commerce or Accounting Degree and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (CA),
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or holder of a Masters Degree in Commerce
Accounting or Finance. A PhD will be an added advantage. In addition, the
jobholder will have at least five (5) years' experience working in an
international organisation or the public sector.
Skills required
The jobholder should have good
financial management, writing and analytical skills. In addition, the jobholder
should have skills in management systems evaluation and design and conversant
with computer based accounting applications as well as Microsoft Office
applications.
The Job holder should have proven
experience in fundraising and resource mobilisation.
Remuneration Package
An
attractive remuneration package will be offered to the right candidate. The
package details may be obtained on request from the Principal/Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Health or the Director General, ECSA Health Community,
Arusha.
Contract Appointment
This
is a three-year contract appointment, renewable once by mutual consent on the
part of the employer and the employee.
Method of Application
Nationals of ECSA member states who
wish to apply for the post should do so by submitting the following:
·
Brief
Application Letter stating why the candidate feels suitable for the Post
·
Detailed
Curriculum Vitae
·
Copies
of Educational and Professional Certificates.
·
Names
of three (3) referees with their addresses including Telephone, Fax and e-mail.
·
Letter
supporting the application written by the Permanent/Principal Secretary of the
Ministry of Health of the member state.
·
Nationals
from member states who wish to apply for the post should do so using prescribed
application forms obtained from the Principal/Permanent Secretaries of
Ministries of Health in their respective countries or download the application
forms from ECSA website.
·
Applications
by e-mail are encouraged.
Deadline for Applications
Applications should reach the
addressee below by 22 March, 2014.
Acting Director General
East,
Central and Southern Africa- Health Community
Plot
157 Oloirien, Njiro Road
P.O.
Box 1009
Arusha,
Tanzania
Tel:
Off: +255-27-250 8362/3; 250 4106
Fax: +255-27-254125/250 8292
E-mail: vacancies@ecsa.or.tz with copies to doid@ecsa.or.tz; regsec@ecsa.or.tz Website: www.ecsahc.org
The East, Central and
Southern Africa Health Community is an equal opportunity employer
Female candidates
are encouraged to apply*
