Care
International East and Central Africa Regional Office is seeking to recruit a Regional Program Support Manager.
Job
Summary
He/she
will be in charge of providing advice to the ECARMU and Country Offices (CO’s)
on a range of budgetary issues to ensure the correct and consistent application
of financial rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
The
incumbent will work in close collaboration with Head Quarters and other Budget
and Finance units on ECARMU related processes.
The
Regional Program Support Manager who will be a trusted partner of the Deputy
Regional Director - Program Support will be required to constantly interact
with ECARMU, CARE International (CI) and Country Offices (CO's) to resolve a
variety of complex issues in order to meet the growing needs of the
organization.
Key Areas of Accountability
Regional
East & Central Management Unit (ECARMU)
Finance
and Procurement Management
- Supports the
ECARMU in close collaboration with DRD- PS on all financial and budget
matters;
- Contributes in
the preparation of ECARMU budgets including upload into CARE Budget Module
(ADP);
- Reviews all
ECARMU monthly expenditure reports that provide management guidance for
decision making;
- Follow up on the
implementation of the agreed actions;
- Initiates and
follows up funds authorization, allotments and transfers, monitors task
budgets and takes appropriate actions as necessary;
- Manages general
administration and support of the ECARMU Regional Management Unit in
liaison with the Somalia Finance and Program Support .
Country
Office (CO) Finance & Program Support
- Follow up and
Monitor progress of agreed CO implementation plans;
- Report and
provide appropriate support to the CO’s and RMU for management
action;
- Periodic Finance
and PS assessments and spots checks reviews; audit recommendations &
follow up.;
- Capacity
building of CO Finance and PS teams where required including providing in
country support on Finance and PS activities;
- Support COs in
the implementation of CARE Program
- Support policies
and procedure:
Communication
support:
- Maintains
communications within ECARMU Office, Shared Service Centre , HQ and
Country Offices with regard to Finance and PS reports;
- Handles communications
with numerous external contacts and vendors;
- Ensures
effective finance and program support orientation for all RMU deployments.
Qualifications
Professional
Skills:
- Knowledge of
finance and budget management
- Advanced
computer skills , including spreadsheets and database applications
- Hands on
experience of an Enterprise Resource planning system
- Demonstrated
ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor his/
her own work
- High degree of
accuracy to ensure correctness of financial information
- Ability to
communicate with staff at all levels in the organization as well as
external counter parts
- Ability to
prepare reports and articulate emerging issues and defend recommendations
- Is at ease and
works well in a multicultural and diverse environment
- Strong
interpersonal skills
- Works with
minimum supervision , is proactive and has a personal drive
- Problem Solving
-What has to be done is known, but how to do is not always defined.
- The incumbent
must have interpolative skills to pick and choose the right strategy to
address a given problem.
Education
and Experience:
- University
Degree in Finance or equivalent
- 5 - 7 Years
Experience in Finance and office management (or administration)
- Experience in
contributing to program and budget matters
CARE
Values:
Respect, Integrity, Commitment, Excellence and Diversity
Competencies:
Commitment,
Excellence, Diversity and Respect, Integrity and Accountability.
Email
your application to recruit@som.care.org by May 31st 2013.
All
applications should be accompanied by a CV with daytime telephone contacts and
contact details for three referees.
CARE
is an Equal Opportunity Employer, promoting gender, equity and diversity,
therefore women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Only
Short listed candidates will be contacted.