Foundation for Civil Society Jobs Feb 2013

The Foundation for Civil Society is an independent Tanzanian organization whose vision is to have a Tanzania where citizens realize their rights and contribute to poverty reduction and engage in change processes that enhance their quality of life.

The Foundation is inviting applications from qualified, dynamic and motivated Tanzanians to fill the following vacant positions in its offices in Dar es Salaam.  These positions offer an excellent opportunity to work with and learn from civil society organizations from all over the country.

I. HEAD – MONITORING & EVALUATION (1 POSITION)

This post is part of the Senior Management team within the Foundation. You will be expected to function as part of this team, in a cooperative and effective manner, focusing on the following:

Key responsibilities

• Designing,developing and updating monitoring and evaluation system of the Foundation
• Review and update monitoring and evaluation framework of the Foundation.
• Ensure timely generation of monitoring and evaluation reports.
• Coordinate the updating of indicators in the database to enable fulfillment of reporting obligations to stakeholders.
• Ensure regular monitoring of the status of programmes by comparing actual implementation of activities vis-à-vis the work plan (action plan) and evaluation of the progress towards the achievement of the objectives and impacts of the Foundation’s programmes.
• Ensure monitoring findings feed into the lesson learning, information sharing and new areas of work for the Foundations programmes.
• To ensure all outsourced monitoring and evaluation activities are delivered in a high quality and feed into decision on how to improve the Foundation services.
• Work with other departments to design the support plans to help grantees adopt the reporting formats required by the Foundation.
• Support grantees on reporting and monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Supervise data input into the database and ensure data quality.
• Provide expert guidance on collection, compilation and analysis of data relating to grantee projects and other issues (research, surveys, etc).
• Perform monitoring visits to grantees for verification of reports and data clarifications.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Executive Director.

Desired skills, knowledge and qualifications

·       Master’s degree in social sciences with at least three years experience in monitoring and evaluation assignments.

·       Strong analytical and problem solving skills

·       Excellent, well developed interpersonal and organizational skills. 

·       A team player, very self motivated and able to make balanced judgment and prioritize work load with minimum supervision

·       An in depth knowledge of the civil society sector and development processes in Tanzania

·       Highest level of integrity, honesty and sense of responsibility.

·       A proven ability to work under pressure to achieve visible results.

·       An in depth knowledge of MKUKUTA/MKUZA

·       Excellent report writing skills and analytical skills

·       Fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili

·       Computer literate with proficiency in MS Office Applications

II. INTERNAL AUDITOR (1 POSITION)

Key responsibilities

• Review the effectiveness of the organization internal controls, processes and procedures
• Ascertain the extent of compliance with established policies, plans and procedures
• Conducting risk assessment for, and the development of annual internal audit plans
• Prepare risk based audits/reviews
• Conducting internal audit on various functions undertaken in the organization and identifying loopholes and areas requiring management intervention.
• Document, evaluate and test manual and automated systems (e.g. Accounting software and grants management database) and controls to determine their existence, adequacy and effectiveness.
• Produce a report on the internal audit of the various functions undertaken within the organization indicating the strengths and weaknesses, as well as corrective measures needed to insure that no loopholes exist. 
• Perform audit to grantees receiving funds from the Foundation
• Maintain and update audit programs, tools and techniques
• Monitor the status of audit recommendations and appraise the adequacy of follow-up actions on audit findings and recommendations
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Desired skills, knowledge and qualifications

• Must be a CPA holder.
• He/she must be experienced in Systems Audit

·       Strong analytical and problem solving skills

·       Excellent, well developed interpersonal and organizational skills. 

·       Highest level of integrity, honesty and sense of responsibility.

·       A proven ability to work under pressure to achieve visible results.

·       Excellent report writing skills and analytical skills

·       Computer literate with proficiency in MS Office Applications

• Excellent communication skills, verbally and writing, both in English and Swahili.

III. GRANTS ACCOUNTANT - (1 POSITION)

Key responsibilities

• Ensure timely processing of grants contract and disbursements into accounting software.
• Liaise with the Foundation’s bankers on matters related to grantees banking transactions.
• Prepare periodical grants financial reports and grants cash flow projections.
• Provide accounting support services to Grant Making and Capacity Building Services as per agreed timeframes.
• Liaise with the Grants and Capacity Building Services department teams and senior managers on financial and contractual issues.
• Perform regular reconciliations of grantees information from the accounting records.
• Ensure compliance with the Foundation’s budget.
• Assist to provide training to grant recipients on financial management of funded projects.
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by line manager.

Desired skills, knowledge and qualifications

·       University Degree in B.Com /Advanced Diploma majoring in Accounting from a recognized higher learning institution

·       A holder of recognized accounting professional qualification i.e. CPA (T) or ACCA, registered with NBAA. 

·       At least three years experience in reputable grant making organizations or donor funded projects in a similar position will be an added advantage.

·       Ability to use Pastel accounting package shall be an added advantage. Experience in other accounting packages shall be considered.

·       Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications, especially MS Excel Spreadsheets and Word.

·       Ability to perform complex financial analysis.

·       Ability to manage multiple assignments.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

In addition to the above skills and qualifications, applicants for the above positions are required to have the following attributes

·       A very high level of integrity, honesty and sense of responsibility

·       Good Interpersonal and communications skills.

·       Ability to work under pressure and produce results

·       Ability to work in a dynamic team

·       Ability to self manage, achieve results, and meet deadlines

REMUNERATION

The Foundation offers an attractive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, career development opportunities and excellent working conditions.

MODE OF APPLICATION

If you feel you meet the criteria outlined above, please apply in writing to the address below, and enclose the following documents:

·       A typed application letter stating why you feel you are the best candidate for the post.

·       A fully typed curriculum vitae (CV).

·       Copies of relevant certificates.

·       Full contact details, including telephone numbers and e-mail address.

·       The names and contact details of three (3) professional references.

Closing date for all applications will be on 8^th March 2013. Applications received after this date will not be considered.  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 

The Executive Director
The Foundation for Civil Society 
Haidery Plaza, 5th Floor
Upanga/ Kisutu Street,
P. O. Box 7192, DAR ES SALAAM
Email: jobs@thefoundation-tz.org
Website: www.thefoundation-tz.org