CAREER OPPORTUNITY

About Us:

Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST), a local Non-Governmental Organization, is a social enterprise and a leading provider of family planning, sexual and reproductive health care and allied services. MST is a partner of the Government of Tanzania and a member of the Marie Stopes International (MSI) Global Partnership, which operates in over 37 countries worldwide. MST’s mission is that all women and men in Tanzania will have “Children by Choice, Not Chance”.

Our organization is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.

The Role:

Marie Stopes Tanzania has an exciting opportunity for an organized and proactive individual looking to work as The Director of Finance, based in Dar es Salaam.

Reporting to Country Director, the Director of Finance acts as a business partner to the Country Director (CD) in ensuring that all the financial risks and projected returns are considered and robustly evaluated when making strategic and operational decisions.

The Director of Finance is responsible for supporting the Executive Management Team (EMT) to achieve sustainable growth through improved financial management to drive the organisation’s performance.

The Director of Finance is the authority for all accounting matters within the organisation and must ensure Marie Stopes International’s (MSI) Group Financial policies are implemented while observing the needs of the country programme’s local statutory requirements.

The Director of Finance must build and maintain a motivated and productive local finance team capable of implementing MSI’s strategy, developing proper monitoring and follow-up systems to ensure financial sustainability and providing advice and support to the programme on financial management.

Among the Key Responsibilities:

Provide strategic and functional leadership as part of the Executive Management team;
Devise accurate, realistic and inclusive budgets for MST’s Country programme, for donor funding bids and for sub-departments;
Oversee and ensure financial systems, procedures and reports, that enable efficient and compliant use of MSI funds and assets;
Effective management and oversight of MST working capital, investments and financial obligations;
Responsible for accurate and timely group reporting, while dealing with internal and external auditors;
Provide leadership oversight over operations function (Procurement and Stock management); and
Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
About You:

To succeed in this role, you must be/have:

At least 6 years’ experience in a senior management position, preferably in the donor environment.
Demonstrable experience in a leadership role for a large division or company;
Experience in strategic planning and execution of plans to achieve objective and targets;
Demonstrated success in formulating policy, and development and implementing strategies and procedures;
Excellent knowledge of financial management systems and reporting;
Hands-on experience with computerised Accounting Systems; Knowledge of Sun Systems is desirable;
Knowledge of donor contract requirements for budgeting and reporting;
Ability to establish and maintain contacts with senior-level government and donor officials;
Demonstrable experience in audit functions;
Experience of working with colleagues in geographically separate locations;
Cross-functional team player and flexible to operate in a changing environment;
Qualified Accountant with ACCA/CPA (essential);
Degree-educated or equivalent (essential);
Ability to communicate effectively (both written and oral) at all levels.