Intern - Finance cum Administration Programme Office

Tanzanian Civil Society Forum on Climate Change (ForumCC) is an association of civil society organizations committed to work on climate change in their own programmes as well as through advocacy. It links up local environment and climate change organizations across a range of sectors. It was initiated in October 2008 and formally registered in early 2013. The purpose of the forum is to ensure effective and informed engagement of Civil Society Organizations in Tanzania on Climate Change issues for the benefit of the environment and people in poverty who are affected. The role is to work with and strengthen members, both in strengthening their work on the ground and their influence in advocacy.

Forumcc is currently looking for a dynamic and knowledgeable Intern Finance cum Administration Programme Officer to enhance the impact of our work.

Job title: Intern Finance cum Administration Programme Officer

Reporting to: Programme Manager

Location: Dar es Saalam

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Oversee the financial operations of the organization and ensure timely and accurate financial reports and practices including cash management, payroll, financial disbursements, ledgers etc.

2. Responsible for entering financial information and maintaining all financial records for projects and for the organization.

3. Preparing and maintaining donor agreements and staff contracts, timesheets.

4. Manage financial control, prepare and analyze budgets, develop financial reports, and make recommendations to the organization on budgetexpenditures.

5. Obtain approvals from the Programme Manager and from the donors on all procurements and purchases for the projects and for the organization.

6. Monitor the expenditures to ensure that program funds are utilized appropriately by the close of the fiscal year.

7. Provide orientation and training to the organization staff on cost-effective management.

8. Ensure that all financial reporting is completed on time and submitted to donors.

9. Oversee the financial audits of all projects of the organization.

10. Provide financial inputs for proposal development, project management, Human Resource Management policies, logistics, travel and other areas of administration.

11. Develop/institutionalize strong internal control mechanism (financial and administrative systems) in compliance with accepted policies and procedures for the organization.

12. Carrying out frequent data backups and manage inventory and fixed assets records.

13. Oversee compliance of all obligations (e.g. returns for government departments and that all necessary agreements, contracts, permits and licenses necessary for ForumCC’s operations are in place).

14. Ensure that archives are in use and maintained according to the ForumCC’s regulations.

Qualification and Experiences

· Advance University Degree in Accounting or Finance and minimum 3 years in similar positions most preferably with NGOs.

· Computer proficiency and accounting packages.

Application:

ForumCC is as equal opportunity employer and the position is open to all. Suitable candidates are highly encouraged to apply. All applications should be submitted to: vacancy@forumcc.org
The closing date for this application is March 23rd 2015 at 18:00Hrs.

If you have not heard from us within one week after closing date, you can assume your application was not successful.