Job Description
Responsibilities:
The Finance and Administrative Manager is responsible for
- efficiently dealing with queries about issues in his/her section
- correctly providing services within the team in accordance with GIZ's requirements
- providing administrative services for the programme
- managing the support and administrative staff at the programme office
The manager also performs the following tasks:
1. Dialogue with directors manager
The Finance and Administrative Manager
advises his Programme Directors on questions relating to the thematic area and on issues that are relevant to different groups
2. Management responsibility
The Finance and Administrative Manager REACH-COMCASHEW
- is responsible for recruiting, selecting. grading,planning the assignment of and professional development of staff members who report to him/her
- is also responsible for monitoring, managing staff and ensuring that they provide cost-effective services
- carries out the annual staff assessment and development talk for staff members who report to him/her
- provides technical backup for regional project staff
3. Content-related tasks
The Finance and Administrative Manager REACH-COMCASHEW
- advises external parties on issues from the manager's area of responsibility
- networks with other units and takes into account management goals and requirements in providing services
- formulates solutions for complex issues and fundamental issues relating to the section
Finance & Accounting
- checks travel expense statements of staff for approval by the superior
- provides direct support to the national and regional coordinators on all matters of finance specifically budget preparation, control and reporting with a view to ensuring good financial standards are met. This will also include some finance training depending on the needs of individual managers as well as partner institutions.
Administration
- ensures the provision of basic office services including space management and cost sharing, equipment, communications and security to enhance staff safety and productivity
- ensures that.all operational reporting requirements are fully met for the office; in collaboration with the Finance Manager
4. Other duties/additional tasks
The Finance and Administrative Manager
- performs other duties and tasks at the request of management
Required Skills or Experience
- MSc/MBA/master's degree in finance, administration, or similar area
Professional experience
- At least 5 years' professional experience in a comparable position
Other knowledge, additional competences
- organisational skills and ability to work on one's own initiative at the conception level
- very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax, email. the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
- very good knowledge of English and local languages of project region; French and/ or German knowledge is an added advantage
- willingness to updated skills as required by the tasks to be performed - corresponding measures are agreed with management