Administrative and Financial Manager

Position	Administrative and Financial Manager
Background	The global objective of the "Zanzibar non-State actors programme" (Zansasp) is to strengthen democratisation and good governance, through support to civil society initiatives on accountability, participatory development and policy advocacy in Zanzibar. Its specific objectives are: i) to strengthen NSAs' leadership and management capacities; ii) increase transparency and participatory development by increasing NSAs' engagement in policy development and planning, formulation, monitoring and evaluation of poverty reduction strategies and programmes.
Job Description	The TAT recruited under this service contract will be solely responsible for the implementation of the 10thEDF Zansasp. This includes the provision of technical assistance to NSAs and relevant RGoZ authorities; the design and implementation of a comprehensive capacity development programme for Zanzibar NSAs (capacity development for CSOs, mapping and research on CSOs, support to dialogue between CSOs and partner country governments and/or local authorities, supporting partner country governments in improving the legislative and regulatory environment for CSOs) and the management of grant contracts to local NSAs.
Candidate's profile	Administrative and Financial Manager A post-graduate degree in economics, accounting, or related disciplines. At least 10 years program management experience in development cooperation Minimum 5 years of professional experience in the field of civil society/NSA support programmes including grant management using EU procedures Proven experience in the management of Programme Estimates (PE) and in EDF rules and procedures; At least 5 years of experience in the financial and accounting management of development projects, preferably EDF projects Good knowledge of accounting software packages used for the management of EDF projects Knowledge of the Non-State-Actor sector in Eastern Africa would be an advantage Excellent English language skills are important pre-requisite

To apply

Applications and updated CV should be submitted to  michela.baldiicon-institute.de