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[h=3]PROGRAMME FINANCE ASSOCIATE - (OPEN TO TANZANIAN NATIONALS ONLY ) [/h] Location : Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA [/TD]
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| Application Deadline : | 31-Jan-14 |
| Additional Category | Management |
| Type of Contract : | Service Contract |
| Post Level : | SB-3 |
| Languages Required : | English |
| Duration of Initial Contract : | 1 year |
| Expected Duration of Assignment : | 1 year |
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Background
[TD="colspan: 2"]The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) became operational in January 2011 and merges and builds on the work of four previous entities of the United Nations which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment: the Division for the Advancement of Women (DSW), the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, (OSAGI), and United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
UN Women is mandated to lead and coordinate UN efforts to ensure commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming; to provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States through effective partnerships with national mechanisms for gender equality, civil society and others, to provide through normative support functions and operational activities guidance and technical support to all Member States, across all levels of development, in all regions.
United Nations in Tanzania is a UN Delivering as One (DaO) Pilot operating under One Programme - the UN Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP) 2011-2016.
Under the guidance and supervision of the Finance and Operations Manager, the Finance Associate provides financial services ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work. The Finance Associate promotes a client-oriented approach consistent with UN Women rules and regulations.
The Finance Associate works in close collaboration with the Operations, Programme and Project Staff in the Country Office and with UN Women Regional Office and HQs staff to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery.
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- Administration and implementation of program and operational financial services;
- Support to management of the country office budget preparation and administration;
- Accounting and administrative support;
- Support to monitoring and implementation of the resources mobilization strategy;
- Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing;
- Management of office assets.
[TD="colspan: 2"] Core competencies:
Ethics and Values:
- Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.
- Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.
- Take charge of self-development and take initiative.
- Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
- Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
- Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others.
- Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.
- Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.
- Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.
- Demonstrates corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
- Demonstrates effective and efficient administration and implementation of program and operational financial services.
- Ensures and monitors compliance with UN/UN Women rules, regulations, and policies of financial activities, financial recording/reporting system;
- Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships with clients, demonstrating understanding of client's perspective; anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly;
- Creating synergies through self-control; Managing conflict;
- Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
- Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints.
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[TD="class: field, colspan: 2"][h=3]Required Skills and Experience[/h][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"] Education :
- Secondary Education, with specialized certification in Accounting and Finance;
University Degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration highly desirable;
Part-qualified accountants from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy and finance will have a distinct advantage;
UNDP Accountancy & Finance Test required.
- Seven years of progressively responsible financial management or accounting experience is required, with knowledge of programme or project finance desirable;
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web based management systems;
Knowledge of IPSAS and/or IFRS required; - Previous work experience in development cooperation or the UN a clear advantage.
- Written and oral proficiency in English and Kiswahili is required.
[TD="colspan: 2"][h=3]FINANCE SPECIALIST[/h][/TD]
| Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA | |
| Application Deadline : | 31-Jan-14 |
| Additional Category | Management |
| Type of Contract : | Service Contract |
| Post Level : | SB-5 |
| Languages Required : | English |
| Duration of Initial Contract : | 1 year |
| Expected Duration of Assignment : | 1 year |
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The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the UN's capital investment agency for the world's 49 least developed countries. It focuses on Africa and the poorest countries of Asia and the Middle East, with a special commitment to countries emerging from conflict or crisis. Within its economic development mandate UNCDF specializes in public and private financing mechanisms that catalyse economic growth and make it more inclusive and sustainable.
Through country programmes and global thematic programmes, UNCDF offers a unique combination of investment capital, capacity building and technical advisory services to promote Local Development Finance and Inclusive Finance in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). UNCDF's Local Development Finance Initiative (LFI) is an innovative programme designed to unlock financial sectors in developing countries for financing small and medium-sized infrastructure projects that are needed for local economic and private sector development.
The LFI Finance Specialist will work under the direct supervision of the LFI Chief Technical Advisor (CTA), based in Dar Es Salaam.
[h=3]Duties and Responsibilities[/h]
- Organization and facilitation of key programme activities related to project development and project finance;
- Capacity building and knowledge management;
- Project management and resource mobilization.
Functional Competencies
Building Strategic Partnerships:
- Makes effective use of UNCDF's resources and comparative advantage to strengthen partnerships;
- Creates networks and promotes initiatives with partner organizations;
- Strong networking capabilities and ability to associate him/herself with a range of actors (including policy makers, regulators, FSPs and donors) with a view to building relations and facilitating links;
- Resource mobilization experience and record of success in reporting to and managing donor grants and reporting mechanisms.
- Creates an environment that fosters innovation and innovative thinking;
- Conceptualizes more effective approaches to programme development and implementation and to mobilizing and using resources.
- Anticipates constraints in the delivery of services and identifies solutions or alternatives;
- Proactively identifies, develops and discusses solutions for internal and external clients, andpersuades management to undertake new projects or services;
- Advises and develops strategic and operational solutions with clients that add value to UNCDFprogrammes and operations.
- Managing complex projects and processes, with strong organizational and communication skills;
- Developing programme activities, planning events, preparing presentations, and conducting training events;
- Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
- Building support and political acumen;
- Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
- Ability to work and excel in a small team environment;
- Good listener with demonstrated ability to present and win support for ideas as well as make effective and timely decisions;
- Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
- Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
- Fair and transparent decision-making; calculated risk-taking.
[h=3]Required Skills and Experience[/h]
Education:
- A Master's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Banking or related areas, plus preferably a Bachelor Degree in engineering, finance or economics.
- A minimum of five (5) years progressively more responsible relevant experience;
- Knowledge of investment, finance and project analysis tools and methodologies;
- Proven experience in managing a portfolio of projects and investments;
- Experience in providing advisory service on project formulation, project development cycles and project within the private or public sector;
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of web based management systems.
Fluency in English required. Working knowledge of Swahili and any other UN language is an asset.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
Kazi ni hiyo na link hii hapa....
Finance Specialisthttp://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=43268
Programme Finance Asociate http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=43225
Nimatumaini yangu mtajaliwa kupata hizi kazi ni kumtanguliza mungu Inshallah
