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Finance Officer at Pathfinder
Job Description
Budgeting
Recommended:
- Assists in the preparation and monitoring of the annual budget, financial forecasts and cash flow projections.
- Serves as a budgetary liaison with partners & program staff and provides guidance and technical assistance.
Payments
Review and process payments requests on timely manner
Records, Monitoring, Tracking and Reporting
- Recording and reconciliation transactions posed into the Serenic.
- Support the preparation of monthly and end-of-project financial reports.
- Reviews monthly project spending performance for accuracy, allowability, availability of project funds, adequate supporting documentation, and proper authorization.
- Assists with monitoring all matters that may affect the financial integrity of Pathfinder programs or the organization and assists in investigations in response to allegations of improper conduct.
- Prepares donor required invoices and financial reports in accordance with award terms and conditions.
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Compliance
- Assists with ensuring standard financial systems and controls are established and maintained to provide appropriate level of controls over the organization’s resources. Ensures compliance with IPSAS, Pathfinder, and donor policies. Reviews monthly spending performance of country offices to ensure compliance with Pathfinder and donor policies.
Audit support
Provide auditors with requested information
Senior Technical Advisor-Frontiers Health Markets Engage Project at Pathfinder
Job Description
The Project Overview:
FHM Engage is a global cooperative agreement to provide technical assistance supporting local actors to improve the ability of health markets to meet supply-side capacity gaps and consumer preferences, contributing to equitable provision of and access to high-quality family planning and other health services and products in mixed health systems. Led by Chemonics, with R4D as co-technical lead, alongside Pathfinder International and Zenysis Technologies, FHM Engage will work through 16 local, regional, and specialized network implementation partners (NIPs) to deliver lasting results. Building on over 30 years of USAID investment, FHM Engage focuses on strengthening local health markets by addressing the root causes of market failures in the core market functions to create the necessary behavior change that catalyzes supply and demand and supports sustainable change. In Tanzania, FHM Engage aims to increase private sector contributions to achieving national objectives related to voluntary family planning, maternal, newborn, child health, and adolescent, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDs, malaria, and/or other infectious diseases.
Program Planning:
- Work closely with the Chief of Party FHM engage, Pathfinder country team, and other project staff to understand program goals and develop work plans that meet expectations
Program Implementation and Capacity Development:
- Provide technical guidance and assistance both within project team and externally to guide the development and implementation of interventions designed to improved quality of services offered in private facilities
- Execute activities in timely manner, including proactively and creatively managing problems that arise and anticipating ways to avoid them
- Lead/ manage implementation of trainings, meetings, supportive supervision visits, etc., as necessary, and continually reflect on experiences and suggest and implement improvements.
- Contribute to the continued evolution of a positive and collaborative team culture that affirms diversity, equity and inclusion
- Engage fully as a member of the Tanzania Pathfinder and FHM engage staff team, including participating in staff meetings and other Pathfinder and FHM engage events, and providing administrative support to other team members as needed.
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- Undertake all activities in full compliance with standard operating procedures, USAID policies and regulations, and Tanzanian laws and Pathfinder policies and procedures
- Other duties as assigned
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Coordination:
- Work with stakeholders (ADDOs, PRINMAT, CSSC, APHTA and others) to improve quality of services offered through their institutions.
Human Resources Management:
- Assist in the selection, training and support of qualified program staff
Financial Management:
- Develop work plans in line with financial pipelines, Work Chief Party, Finance team and Logistics to plan and procure supplies within program budgets and Ensure compliance with donor regulations
- Security:
Ensure compliance with security protocols and policies, consider security implications of all program activities, reviewing all new initiatives with program staff
Procurement Officer at Pathfinder
Job Description
Key Job Outcomes:
- Supplies and Equipment Tracking and Delivery: Ensures timely tracking of all supplies and equipment sent to the relevant managers. Ensures timely delivery of supplies and equipment to the specified locations and proactively liaises with relevant managers to clarify relevant
- Procurement of Goods and Services: Purchases goods and services, analyzes purchase requisitions, and creates new and updates existing bid Prepares and follows up payment requests for goods and services in a timely manner in accordance with existing Pathfinder policies and guidelines. Coordinates, assigns, reviews and participates in the work of staff responsible for volume purchasing services.
- Bid Proposals: Assists in drafting and evaluating bid proposals; solicits and negotiates competitive pricing from vendors and makes recommendations for issuance of purchase orders and waivers of Reviews existing office supply contracts and coordinates the bid process in accordance with Pathfinder International procurement rules and best practices. Serves on committees to evaluate sealed proposals. Negotiates pricing.
- Vendor Database Management: Maintains a database of vendors. Investigates and resolves complex problems associated with outside vendor documentation to process purchase orders, waivers, payments.
- Reports: Prepares and submits procurement reports in agreed format and timeframe
Project Management and Participation: Leads, manages or participates in cross-functional project teams
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Minimally Required Job-specific Competencies:
- Purchase of Commodities: Foundational knowledge of the purchase of commodities, computer hardware and software, materials equipment, services and/or
- USAID Procurement Rules and Regulations: Foundational knowledge of USAID procurement rules and
- Procurement Process: Advanced knowledge of the procurement
- PC Applications: Foundational knowledge of purchasing
- Vendor Relations Management: Ability to maintain relationships with
Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:
- Software Applications: Foundational knowledge of MS Office products, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and
- Languages: Advanced writing and speaking skills using local language and English
- Communication: Advanced oral and written communication skills. Advanced knowledge of report
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Services: Foundational knowledge of family planning and reproductive health principles, practices and services, including strategies and
- Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Commitment to family planning, reproductive health services, gender, maternal, child health services, and eradication of harmful traditional
- Influencing and Customer Service Skills: Advanced influencing and diplomacy Advanced customer service skills.
- Organization, Planning and Multi-tasking: Advanced organizational and planning skills, project planning and management Proven ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision.
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- Matrix Management: Ability to thrive in a matrixed
- Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team, ability to be detailed-oriented, and ability to manage stress effectively in a fast-paced environment
Confidentiality: Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in a discreet and professional manner