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SENIOR FINANCE MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATION (HEAD OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION) (M / F / D) FOR THE MASERU / LESOTHO PROGRAM OFFICE
POSTED BY: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
REF:GIZ 194
Date Published:Monday, August 10, 2020
Date of Expiration:Saturday, February 6, 2021 EXPIRED
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| LOCATION OF THIS JOB |
 Lesotho | MASERU in Lesotho |
| INDUSTRY |
| Development Agency
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| JOB TYPE |
| Full-Time |
| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
Job ID: P1533V2062
Place of use: Maseru
Period of use: 11/01/2020 - 12/31/2023
Area of Expertise: Financial management and controlling
Type of enployment: Full or part time
Application time: 08/19/2020
ABOUT
As a federal company, GIZ supports the federal government in achieving its goals in international cooperation for sustainable development.
FIELD OF ACTIVITY
The program office in Maseru is managed by the GIZ Pretoria office. From January 2020, measures from three regional projects will be implemented across the country in Lesotho. These include: the second phase of the “Participatory Initiative for Social Accountability” (EU co-financing of the country component of a regional trade program), “Partnerships for Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls in Southern Africa” (country component of a regional project) and “Integrated Catchment Management “(EU co-financing of the country component of a regional water program). The complexity and requirements are growing significantly, particularly due to the increase in financial and personnel resources in the water sector (EUR 33.5 million). In future, the measures will be supported commercially by a bundled finance and administration team, which will be subordinate to the Pretoria office in terms of disciplines.
YOUR TASKS
1. Responsibility for the efficient and high-quality provision of all financial, contractual and other administrative support services to ensure the delivery capability of the projects in Lesotho
2. Ensuring compliance with company, client (incl. EU) and national legislation
3. Advice and support for those responsible for commissioning and implementation and project teams with specialist knowledge and process knowledge as well as the provision of instruments, data and analyzes
4. Personnel responsibility in the program office, including further development of all necessary commercial skills and capacities
5. Coordination of all commercial processes with the GIZ Pretoria office and other country offices (including Gaborone, Lusaka)
6. Financial management (including budget planning and monitoring, bookkeeping, allocations, taxes, reporting to clients) in Lesotho, including co-financing
7. Contract drafting; Internal control, auditing and external audits; Logistics and vehicle management; Space and building management for all GIZ locations in Lesotho; Personnel-related processes (including visas, taxes, pension payments); Security and risk management; public relation
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YOUR PROFILE
1. Completed studies in business administration, administrative sciences or comparable courses
2. Several years of relevant professional experience in commercial functions in international organizations or companies, preferably in Germany and abroad
3. Experience in the context of partner countries in development cooperation and with various types of projects
4. Proven competence and experience in the financial and contract management of EU co-financing
5. Leadership skills and experience
6. Pronounced social skills; Strong communication skills, strong teamwork and intercultural competence, solution orientation
7. Very good knowledge of the relevant IT instruments (SAP, OnSite, MS Office etc.)
8. Proficient in German and English
LOCATION INFORMATION
The following link provides information about living and working in Lesotho.
The security situation is tense. Special precautionary measures apply to GIZ employees on site. GIZ's requirements for security measures must be followed at all times. In principle, please also inform yourself about country-specific information from the Federal Foreign Office. A contact person for security risk management is named in the on-site GIZ office. The freedom of movement is restricted. There are no restrictions on the part of GIZ for family members to leave the country. If necessary, we ask you to find out which forms of relationship are legally and socially accepted in the country of assignment.
HINTS
GIZ operates worldwide. As a GIZ employee, you are ready to work internationally and are happy to pass on your know-how.
The job is suitable for full-time or part-time staff.
Please understand that we can only accept and process applications via our e-recruiting system. After confirming the successfully created application, we ask you to check your spam / junk folder regularly, as e-mails from our eRecruiting system are classified as spam by some providers.
GIZ would like to increase the number of people with disabilities in the company. Therefore, we look forward to receiving relevant applications.
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