Finance and Administration Manager at Women Fund Tanzania (WFT)

Finance and Administration Manager at Women Fund Tanzania (WFT)

Women Fund Tanzania (WFT) Background

Women Fund Tanzania - "Empowering Local Women Heroes" (WFT) is an up¬coming women's rights fund and the first of its kind in Tanzania. As a Grant Maker, WFT provides a funding mechanism which aims at enhancing the voice and visibility of women's rights organizations through grant making and capacity strengthening. WFT facilitates women's rights actors at different levels in the country to realize their full potential for empowerment, access to rights and women's movement building in the country.

WFT intends to employ a competent and qualified person to head its Finance Department and Administration Programe in line with WFT growth prospects. This is a new Position within the Organization.

Job title: Finance and Administration Manager 
Organization: Women Fund Tanzania (WFT)
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

Reporting: To Executive Director

Job Oblectlve: Strengthening Finance and Administration program in advance responsiveness to internal as well as external demands and requirements.

Job summary; The scope of duties of the Finance and Administration Manager will include: playing a key role in providing strategic leadership in directing the WFT Management and Board in its short and long term financial planning, budgeting and forecasting on its financial growth and sustainability;. On a day to day basis, the responsibilities will include managing, supervising and monitoring the undertaking of budget management .general financial management duties, financial accounting and reporting, generation of financial (and administrative) reports for internal and external users, oversee grants financial management, treasury management, and audit/internal control environment.

Core Competencies:
Qualifications and experience
Qualification in Accounting, Economics, Finance or Business Administration;
• Professional Qualification in Accounting, (CPA or equivalent) is a must;
• Bachelors degree in Economics, Finance or Business Administration Knowl-edge about information technology systems including accounting and office software such as Pastel
• A person with high integrity;
• At least 5 years experience of working with an NGO-preferably within a grant making organization; and with knowledge on Donor reporting and requirements,
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili;
• A person with good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Diligent, highly organized and self-motivated individual;
• Able to work productively under pressure to meet deadlines
• A good team player;
• Motivated to work with a growing activist organization working on pro¬moting women’s human right
•Kindly provide names of 2 reliable referees

How to apply
The interested part may apply by sending resume and cover letter through the email info@wft.or.tz or the physical address provided below. By 13th February 2017. If you won’t hear from us within seven days from the deadline please count that, your application has not been successful.

Physical Address

Executive Director,

Women Fund Tanzania (WFT),

PXXBOX 79235, Dar es Salaam

+255 753 912130

Source: Mwananchi 5 February 2017