OVERVIEW
HLB MEKONSULT is a prominent audit, tax and advisory firm,
wholeheartedly dedicating itself to assisting its select clients to
develop economical and practical business solutions to some of the most
critical business challenges. HLB MEKONSULT provides accounting and
advisory services including audit and assurance, consulting, financial
advisory, tax consultancy, IT consultancy, accounting, training, and
related services.
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We are seeks qualified and experienced
specialist – to work with them in the following areas: training and
capacity building, financial management and analysis, information
technology, research and among others.Eligible specialists should submit their comprehensive CVs electronically to the address below, demonstrating that they are qualified and have experience in undertaking projects related to the areas mentioned below:
Job Title: CAPACITY BUILDING SPECIALIST
We are seeking for a Capacity Building Specialist who will who add technical expertise to our internal team in offering capacity building service our clients. Our service scope is in a broad range of organizational areas, including strategic planning, human resource development, communications and engagement, facilitation and coalition-building, project management, board relations, and policy-making and you should be well equipped with expertise on these areas to successfully deliver on this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing objectives and designing capacity building projects and proposals.
- Identify capacity building needs and develop and implement capacity building activities to address identified needs through training, one-on-one mentoring and coaching for our clients.
- Provide support to our organizations develop formal written policies and procedures on operations and financial management functions, and assist their successful implementations.
- Strengthen financial management procedures: for example, by assisting clients to produce quarterly requests for advances, a formal quarterly financial reporting package which includes bank reconciliations, a balance sheet, income and expenditures reports and budget vs. actual variance analyses.
- Train staff on written policies and procedures to ensure that operating practices and procedures comply with the organization’s written policies.
- Stay abreast of key developments in in legal and regulatory environment impacting our clients, inform and incorporate them in standard operating procedures, train staff and management to ensure that they are always compliant.
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Qualifications
The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or onthe-job training:- Bachelor’s degree public health, public policy, political science, public administration, communication, finance/accounting or a related technical degree.
- Significant experience in NGO capacity building, and facilitation in East Africa
- Experience: 5+ years of experience required.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, and lead presentations, training courses, and effective meetings
- Demonstrated strength and experience developing the capacity of NGOs;
- Demonstrated experience developing training curricula, including workshop agendas, presentations, and training exercises;
- Familiarity with a wide range of capacity building techniques;
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and build consensus across diverse sets of stakeholders;
- Prior experience working with civil society organizations, preferably in a management capacity;
- Experience in client relationship management, reporting is preferred;
- Strong written and oral communication skills for high-level policy audiences;
- Strong facilitation and training skills required.
Job Title: IT SPECIALIST
We are seeking for an IT Specialist who will add technical expertise to our internal team in offering consulting services to our clients. The scope spans broad range of technical aspects, including system development, database administration, information systems review and analysis, network administration, and hardware. The specialist will work in various ways to support our in house team, and take some degree of leadership roles in client service delivery. He will further need to apply his tech-savvy nature to answer concerns regarding software and hardware and bring solutions to our clients. We’re looking for a responsive, highly productive professional who is to play an active role in our team towards delivery of exceptional services to our clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing objectives and designing proposals for IT related assignments;
- Carry out information systems audit for our clients to determine whether the information systems, related resources and environments adequately safeguard assets, maintain data and system integrity, provide relevant and reliable information; achieve organizational or information system goals.
- Meet with prospective clients to determine requirements on assignments which are to be tailored according to customer requirements;
- Responsible for software development. Our client have varied needs and therefore our specialist will be responsible to construct programs that accomplish specific client needs.
- Responsible for network management. According to our client needs, the IT specialist will have responsibility to support the day-to-day operations of a computer network; an assignment which requires network systems keep communications and information flowing smoothly
- Database management, administration and analysis. Will be responsible with overall database management, and ensuring that the information is made available to users in the organization and set up security procedures that prevent unauthorized access.
- Responsible with Security management: The expert will be responsible with advisory on security issues impacting our clients, and where required assist with troubleshooting of security concerns raised by clients and may be required to design software to prevent cyber-attacks.
- Define software, hardware and network requirements and advise our clients accordingly.
- Plan timeline and resources needed for project;
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- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field required Three years’ experience in similar roles and functions
- Industry certifications such as CISA, CISSP etc.
- Excellent IT, communication, leadership and management skills
- Ability to fill multiple roles simultaneously
- Proven track record of maintaining IT structural integrity
- Expert level in Microsoft Office Applications
- Familiar with a range of software and hardware
Job Title: FINANCIAL ANALYST
financial forecasting; Analysis of financial data, creation financial models, financial performance analysis, budget evaluations, design set of financial reports for decision making, guidance in cost analysis and optimization, financial trend analysis, recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials, identification and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards, increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools Perform market research, data mining, business intelligence, comparable company analysis and industry benchmarking techniques. The candidate should be well equipped with expertise on these areas to successfully deliver on this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist clients grow financial performance through analysis of financial results, forecasts, variances, and trends and develop recommendations to be presented to management and executives
- Develop financial models to support valuation client businesses, and advice on merger and acquisition transactions.
- Aid in the capital budgeting to clients by assisting client’s decision-making process with regards to which capital-intensive projects they should pursue.
- Conduct comparables analysis and market research to support internal financial analysis
- Assist our clients with financial forecasting, and budgeting;
- Design set of financial reports to aid management decision making;
- Guide our clients in cost analysis and optimization;
- Creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards
- Assist our client with tailored financial analytics, specific to their requirements.
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- Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Statistics are preferred major fields
- Professional certification such as CFA, and post graduate qualifications such as MBA are the added advantage
- 3-5+ years of experience in similar roles especially in in a quantitatively-heavy role
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel plus familiarity with data query/data management tools are extremely critical(Access, SQL, Business Objects)
- Strong quantitative and analytical competency
- Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to streamline functions and passion to learn and grow
- Comfort dealing with ambiguity and the ability to work independently
- Experience working with, and presenting to, senior executives
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; be comfortable interacting with executive-level management
- Strong financial modeling experience
Job Title: RESEARCH SPECIALIST
We are looking for a meticulous, detail-oriented Research Specialist to assist with the planning and conducting of research projects. The Research Specialist’s responsibilities include collecting, sorting, and analyzing data, developing, executing, and interpreting research projects. As a Research Specialist, you will also assist in preparing complete documentation for research procedures, monitoring researchers in their assigned responsibilities, and presenting your findings to management.
To be a successful Research Specialist, you should understand and be able to apply research principles, concepts, practices, and methods. You should also possess strong analytical, mathematical, and research skills, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Developing objectives and designing research projects and proposals.
- Formulating scientific research approaches, performing data collection, and analyzing and evaluating test and research results.
- Replicating, evaluating, and refining research strategies and approaches and recommending improvements, and testing, customizing, and implementing new methods and procedures.
- Responding to research questions, troubleshooting problems, developing and writing advanced experimental protocols, and monitoring ongoing projects and proposing and implementing changes.
- Proposing techniques to improve research quality and team productivity.
- Contributing to and writing research findings for publications, papers, presentations, grants, and other documents.
- Assisting with grant and manuscript submissions.
- Guiding, training, and advising junior researchers and students, and supporting senior research staff.
- Developing and following standard operating procedures, and adhering to company policies and safety guidelines.
Research Specialist Requirements:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Research Science or related field.
- 5 years’ experience as a program evaluator, research analyst or any research related experience.
- Knowledge of research principles, concepts, practices, and methods.
- Computer literacy and strong mathematical, analytical, and research skills.
- Ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely, orally, and in writing; strong report writing skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients; and
- Project management skills.
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How to Apply
Applications should be done by submitting curriculum vitae (CV) and cover letter detailing why you are best suited for the post. All applications should be submitted before 15th December 2019 via email rpeter@mekonsult.co.tz. And jobs@mekonsult.co.tz while submitting your application, please indicate the position you are applying for.
