Financial Manager, Iringa Region, Tanzania

Duration: 2 years (24 working months; may be working in phases)

Post location: Iringa region, Tanzania

Key qualifications:

• MSc relevant to development of financial management and funding mechanisms
• Working experience in management positions
• Experience in developing financing mechanisms relevant to the proposed TGIS
• Experience in financial management of international projects 
• Minimum 10 years of working experience, including at least 2 years of working experience in developing or transition economy countries 
• Professional command of written and spoken English

Main Functions:

• Manage the TGIS team (sub-team under the overall TA team)
• Plan and execute the establishment of the TGIS
• Manage the TGIS
• Manage the contracts for any outsourced services
• Support the Programme Director in the Program’s financial management issues
• Capacity building (training, development of manuals) on financial management and funding
• Develop Program’s procurement mechanisms and procedures

Specific Functions:

• Support the Programme Director with the Program’s financial management activities
• Prepare TORs for studies and research on economic and financial issues and supervise their execution
• Provide expertise to capacity building and training related to financial management 
• Overview, supervise and manage the TGIS component together with the Plantation Forestry Advisor 
• Plan and lobby for additional financing for TGIS from other donors, particularly for the subsequent project phases after the first 4 year phase 
• Plan and prepare for the subsequent project phases of the TGIS, and for the eventual phasing out / termination of the TGIS

Interested candidates should forward their CV as soon as possible, or latest by 31 July 2013 through https://cv.niras.com/jobs/421

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