Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, March 12, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Finance and Grant Management
• Ensure effective planning and budget management and compliance to FTA and donor standards and procedures.
• Monitoring income and workwith Programme Managers to review expenditure against budget.
• Ensure compliance with all FTA and donor policies and procedures for financial, grant management and reporting.
• Lead on regional risk management, identifying emerging risks and monitoring existing risks and identifying and implementing agreed mitigation strategies.
• Undertake compliance checks and ensure all relevant policies and procedures are implemented effectively across all operations and programmes.
• Monitor day‐to‐day financial management including banking, reconciliation, invoicing, debtor management, bookkeeping, retirements and petty cash.
• Engage, support and when designated manage compliance initiatives and audits as prioritized by the Region and Secretariat.

Programme and Funding Support
• Ensure reporting systems and deadlines are in place and met to organizational and donor standards.
• Initiate and monitor, MoU’s contracts and agreements with external suppliers/partners as well as manage supplier/partner relationships to ensure effective delivery of contractual commitments forproducers.
• Ensure that funders are kept informed as required about activities, deliverables, and service outputs.
• Build strong collaborative relationships and links with external agencies maximising the potential for increased partnership working resources and funding.
• Explore new funding options, including tendering opportunities and lead or assist in the preparation of grant applications and bid writing for tenders.

Membership and Communications
• Develop the membership strategy and marketing campaigns, materials, activities, and events to expand regional membership while supporting new and existing members.
• Ensure maximum member retention through effective membership processes and lead on annual membership renewals.
• Support to HoR in preparation and presentation of regional board and producer meetings.
• Ensure the development and implementation of national and regional communication strategies and plans.
• Facilitate the identification of issues for regional and country advocacy initiatives.Monitoring and Evaluation
• Engage in the development of M&E systems and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
• Ensure the evaluation of FTA’s regional impact, overseeing the analysis of data and reflection of trends, patterns, and organizational learnings.

General Management
• Ensure the management of premises and facilities, procurement, communication and IT systems, logistics and office supplies.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or related field.

Experience and Knowledge
• At least 5 years’ operational management experience, including budget management, supplier and contract management and M&E.
• Experience in managing individuals and teams.
• Understanding of the NGO sector and related HR and legal requirements
• Understanding and experience of institutional fundraising

Skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities, coping with a large and varied workload.
• Demonstrable strategic thinking and leadership ability


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Send your application to recruitment@fairtradeafrica.net 


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