Chief Finance and Administration Officer

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute is a public institution with the mandate to contribute to the improvement of the health of populations internationally and nationally through excellence in research, services, and teaching and training. The Swiss Centre for International Health (SCIH) of the Swiss TPH conducts consultancy, project management, training and applied research work in international and global health. The department is seeking applications for the following new position:

Chief Finance and Administration Officer

...to support the Project Team Leader in the second, expanded phase of a large health project, the “Health Promotion and System Strengthening Project” (HPSS) in Tanzania.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
Financial and administrative project management in support of the Project Team Leader (as his deputy) with the following responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance to rules and guidelines related to financial and administrative project management for all staff of the HPSS project
• Establish an internal control and audit system which allows early detection of irregularities
• Line management of financial and administrative staff members
• Supervise financial management, procurement, assets management including vehicles, and IT systems, and human resource management
• Establish budgets and budget control
• Implement financial and administrative procedures related to project roll-out to two other regions
• Ensure regular reporting as per defined reporting formats
  Required qualifications and experience:
• 5 to 7 year experience in financial management / project controlling. Thereof at least 3 years audit experience with a reputable audit firm
• Degree and certification in Finance and Administration / Auditing or other related field. MBA and / or Master’s degree preferred.
• Adequate physical and mental health and ability to work effectively and efficiently in a demanding working and physical environment (sub-Saharan Africa)
• Experience in working in different cultural settings, with respect and diplomacy
• Excellent English skills, both written and oral
• Willingness to live and work in Dodoma (national capital in central Tanzania) and travel to project regions and other parts of the countries as required is a must
• At least 5 years working experience in development project management or project auditing in Africa, especially East Africa, is desirable
  The position is based in Dodoma, but involves frequent travel within the regions of Dodoma, Morogoro and Shinyanga, and to Dar es Salaam. It may include occasional travels to Basel, Switzerland.
  The HPSS project is a large cooperation project of the governments of Switzerland and Tanzania. It supports the Tanzanian government authorities in the fields of health promotion, strengthening of rural health insurance, medicine management and health technology management in three regions and at national level.
  The successful candidate will be mid-career and have the experience and skills to ensure successful project implementation of the Phase Two of the HPSS (August 2015 until July 2019).
  The successful candidate will become part of a multidisciplinary team which is organised in a participatory management structure. The project is set in a stimulating environment with close cooperation with many relevant authorities of the Government of Tanzania and also with various international and local development partners operating in Tanzania in health and related sectors.
  The candidate will report to the Project Team Leader based in Dodoma and the Project Manager based in Basel, Switzerland.

HOW TO APPLY:

The position is open as of August 2015, taking into account the usual period of notice of applicants.
If you are interested, please submit your application online via the link provided below, in English with CV, and the names of 3 references (please use our Standard CV whenever possible).

Please hand in your application until 25th May 2015.

https://recruitingapp-2698.umantis.com/Vacancies/364/Description/2

Contact

Susanne Zulauf
Socinstrasse 57
4002 Basel

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