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Job Vacancy – Acturial Officer at Reliance Insurance Company

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Acturial Officer  

Reliance Insurance Company (T) Ltd is one of the licensed private non-life insurers in Tanzania started its operations since 1998. The company offers a wide range of products like Fire, Engineering, Motor, Worker Compensation, Liability, Marine, Hull of Cargo, Aviation e.t.c. Since its establishment, the company has been making steady progress and has built a strong financial base.

The company is seeking to recruit suitable candidates to fill the position of Actuarial Officer. The incumbent will be responsible for the following:

  • Designing data collection method, performing data collection and analysis;
  • Developing actuarial analysis for reserving and business decisions.
  • Participating in implementing recommendations from actuarial reports including attending queries emanating from actuarial reports;
  • Gathering data to prepare and interpret regular and ad hoc reports aiding management in their understanding of the business.
  • Formulating risk strategy, implementing and integrating across various departments to ensure consistent enterprise-wide risk management methodology.
  • Developing plans, standards, procedures, and guidelines to support the implementation of Risk policies and frameworks including mitigating strategies for the various risks.
  • Identifying and maintaining an aggregated view of the risk profile of the company as a legal entity by developing and updating the risk registers for the different departments.
  • Assessing the company’s capacity to absorb risk concerning nature, probability, duration, correlation and potential severity including monitoring and conducting regular stress testing, scenario analyses and other specialist analyses of risks.


Qualifications

  • Must be a graduate in Actuarial Science.
  • Progress towards Associate of the Society of Actuaries will be an added advantage.
  • Experience developing analytical tools, models and financial presentation formats.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with internal and external counterparts.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks to ensure timely and accurate delivery of financially impactful work and other required analysis.

How to Apply

All applications should be attached with a Letter of Application; Copies of Certificates and the Transcripts, 3 Referees The deadline for receipt of all applications is 5.00 pm on 11th April 2020.

Applications can be hand delivered or sent by email to the address indicated below with the envelopes clearly marked the position.

The Chief Executive Officer
Reliance Insurance Company (T) Limited,
3rd & 4th Floor, Reliance House, Plot no 356, United Nations Road Upanga
P. O. Box 9826,
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania.
Tel: 2120088 – 90 / Fax: 2112903
Email: [email protected]

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Job Vacancy – Health Workforce Specialist at ICAP

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Health Workforce Specialist  

Position Summary:

ICAP at Columbia University seeks experienced and qualified experts to serve as a Health Workforce Specialist for several proposed CDC-funded projects related to improving and protecting global health security (GHS) through developing capacities of government health ministries, institutions, and local partners; strengthening health information and surveillance systems and promoting initiatives that support International Health Regulation core competencies. ICAP is recruiting multiple Health Workforce Specialists who will oversee all aspects of the workforce strategy development and implementation for the CDC-funded projects. Reporting to the Project Director, s/he will provide strategic leadership, guidance, expertise, and technical support, and be responsible for the overall development, implementation, and management of the workforce development approaches and initiatives for the CDC-funded project. The incumbent will work with health professionals, educational institutions, local organizations and governments, and other key stakeholders to support in-service training and professional development activities. S/he will also be responsible for ensuring that an adequate supply and skill-mix of health professionals meet the current and outbreak needs.

The Health Workforce Specialist positions will be based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. The positions are subject to a successful funding application and final approval by the CDC.

Major Accountabilities:

  • Leads the design, implementation, and management of evidence-based and effective approaches to build the competencies of various human resources for health (HRH) cadres to fulfill relevant core competencies and increase the number of trained human resources in the relevant animal and human sectors.
  • Establish and implement a comprehensive Public Health Workforce strategy for both animal and human sectors for prioritized diseases, working in close collaboration with stakeholders in animal and human health.
  • Oversee the design and planning of health workforce initiatives at the district, provincial, and national levels to develop and implement data-driven strategies that improve workforce development.
  •  Identifies appropriate project outcomes, develops data collection systems for monitoring HRH and measuring project performance, and contributes to the development of format evaluations of capacity-building project impact in preparation for the transition of program responsibilities to local partners.
  • Manages technical assistance activities to sustain a robust HRH workforce, planning according to quality data to improve health outcomes and supports activities aimed to increase the availability of high-quality data to inform decision making.
  • Provides insight and expert technical support to improve recruitment, allocation, redistribution, and retention of healthcare workers (HCW).
  •  Leads the development and implementation of an HRH performance management plan that promotes continuous program quality improvement and ensures the quality and sustainability of all initiatives.
  • Liaises with technical experts, project partners, and technical and project implementation staff to develop capacity building resources and work plans.
  • Develops competency- and evidence-based health workforce development materials, including training tools, slides, exercises, and manuals, and e-learning opportunities.
  • Supports the creation of communities of practice and knowledge to promote local sustainability and knowledge management

Education:

An advanced degree in public health, human resources, public administration, health education, or related fields.

Experience, Skills, and Minimum Qualifications:

  • At least 7 years of progressive experience in national/international infectious disease HRH, training, workforce development, and capacity building at national or global levels. At least 5 years of which were spent in a senior project leadership role.
  •  Extensive experience performing human resource needs assessments, developing and reviewing various HRH strategic plans, involvement in the design and implementation of task sharing policy, facilitation of training in capacity building of health care professionals.
  • Experience working in international health or development organizations or projects related to any or all of the following: global health security, HRH, global health programs through health systems strengthening, integrated health service delivery, capacity building, strategic health information system strengthening, surveillance, emergency response, in resourcelimited context.
  • Experience with governmental recruitment and deployment processes, and demonstrated knowledge of various HRH tools.
  • Extensive knowledge and understanding of national, regional, and international public health issues.
  • Demonstrated competence working within CDC or agencies with similar regulations and procedures.
  • Experience working with country ministries of health, ministries of education, health workforce councils and associations, and other local stakeholders in the implementation of capacity building programs for HIV prevention, care, and treatment services.
  • Demonstrated experience developing training curricula and materials for use in low-resource settings.
  • Proven experience in establishing working relationships and collaborating with the U.S. government, other bilateral or multilateral donor agencies, and with host-country governments
  • Proven ability to write technical reports and program documents and deliver presentations.
  • Fluent English oral and written communication skills.
  • Willingness to travel regionally/locally or overseas approximately 40% of the time.

Closing date 20 Apr 2020

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Job Vacancy – Data Use & eHealth Specialist at University of Maryland Baltimore

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Data Use & eHealth Specialist  

The University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) works around the world to enhance capacity of governments, Regional and District Health Management Teams to improve quality of health services through targeted technical assistance, systems development & strengthening, and institutionalization of quality improvement initiatives. In Tanzania UMB works through its affiliate, Maryland Global Initiatives Tanzania (MGIT) a nonprofit organization, works with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC). MGIT conducts activities in Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Simiyu, Shinyanga, Mwanza, Mara, Kigoma, Kagera, Tanga and Coast MGIT receives funding from the United States Government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to provide Targeted Technical Assistance to Local Clinical Partners (LCIP) and Regional Health Management Teams (RHMTs) for Implementation of Comprehensive HIV Care, Treatment, and Support programs in the United Republic of Tanzania.

Job Description

MGIT is looking for a qualified and dynamic e-Health Specialist to provide informatics and electronic health systems expertise to the health management information system components under the REACH project.

Location: Dar es Salaam

Reporting: eHealth Systems Development Manager

Key Roles & Responsibilities

  • Support all reporting and data transformation into use from project, RHMTs and Implementing Partners.
  • Support the interpretation of data and information being generated and be used to enhance decision making at all levels.
  • Support operational research activities at the project level with the support from the Strategic Information Director
  • Provide inputs and technical support in design and deployment of project e-health tools
  • Provide mentor-ship to National HIS and Implementing Partners in all eHealth activities
  • Apply technical skills, standards and innovation to carry out project activities
  • Solve complex technical problems that arise throughout the project using creative and results- oriented outside the box thinking.Any other duty as you may be assigned by the team lead Qualified candidates should have experience working with more than 75% of the following areas with mandatory in Item i through iv.

Experience Working in

i. Managing user requirements and provide needs assessments related to Project Information Systems or Information Technology (IS or IT);

ii. Advanced software design and development in different programming languages preferably using Microsoft visual studio .NET, C#, XML, HTML, PHP, Python, JSON and JavaScript.

iii. Ability to work in database management system like MS Access, MS SQL Server, MySQL and SQLite

iv. Data warehouse, manipulation and Analysis for decision making;

v. Data Quality Assurance and Quality Improvements and standards;

vi. Experience in Health Management Information Systems PEPFAR Monitoring Indicators

vii. Development of user manuals and training for users on system use;

viii. Ability to work with GIS Software, Advanced MS- Excel VB.Net or any analytical software

Skills/Knowledge Required

  • 3+ years of applicable work experience in Software design and coding familiar with health management information systems.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or Software Engineering or Information Technology
  • Experience in real time applications and at least one of the following areas:
  • Familiar with data import / export to / from various software or database formats.
  • Knowledge and experience of data informed decision making
  • Ability to communicate technical data to non-technical audiences
  • Excellent time management, coordination, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
  • Excellent and experienced in data manipulations and visualizations
  • If you are interested and meet the minimum requirements, please submit your cover letter and

Application Procedures

curriculum vitae of no more than 3-pages by the 8 th April 2020 to the Human Resource & Administration Manager, at [email protected]

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Job Vacancy – Head of Sales: Public Sector and Regions B2B at TiGo

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Head of Sales: Public Sector and Regions B2B  

JOB PURPOSE
Responsible for driving the public sector and regional sales strategy and effectively leading a team to achieve the set revenue and retention target. This includes ensuring a great experience for customers across the entire customer journey from onboarding to implementation and Business as Usual (BAU).

THE WAY WE WORK
You are open-minded, positive, passionate and the way you work energizes others. You are committed to the timely delivery of a job well done. You behave with integrity and transparency.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Account management & revenue target

  • To achieve agreed growth rates from corporate accounts in line with the Business Enterprises business plan.
  • Responsible for creating and driving the public sector and regional sales strategy
  • Meet assigned revenue target on allocated target and also meet the target allocated for your team (Sales executive)
  • Ensure there is effective inter-departmental synergies so that customers are served well
  • Work side by side with the support team and drive an effective retention strategy
  • Responsible of measuring and driving performance to ensure the team meets the target
  • Responsible of driving development plans for each team member and ensure their areas of improvements are addressed and growth
  • Liaising with regional heads to scope the size of the market in the regions and determine the required resources or workforce (KAMs or Sales Executives)
  • Ensure customers are onboarded and training is done so customers are clear on how support and products work
  • Set goals for teams and ensure they are attained
  • Regional pipeline management and ensuring data integrity
  • Recruiting and managing Sales Executive in the regions
  • Open new business opportunities by networking within existing customer base and targeted accounts delivering agreed net new business revenues in line with the agreed business plan
  • Develop, implement and control account development plans to maximize new and repeat sales from the accounts
  • Develop sound business relationships with corporate client organizations, representing the company as a professional, quality organization, in order to maximize awareness and use of our service
  • Ensure that all customer information is entered accurately and in a timely fashion on to the required Tigo customer database
  • Work with product team and ensure solutions are customised to meet customers’ requirements

Lead a team of Sales Executive

  • Lead a team of Sales Executives and ensure that they each meet their individual allocated target and the target for the group is also achieved
  • Have daily sales trading meeting with the team to monitor and track sales performance and retention initiatives
  • Ensure the adoption of effective pipeline management and date integrity
  • Track performance through weekly reviews
  • Act as an escalation point for any customer facing issues that the team can’t manage
  • Work with Segment manager to design commissions schemes, target setting and push activities for team

Customer Retention

  • To achieve agreed retention targets within an existing corporate sector account portfolio.
  • To support customer and implement an effective engagement and support model to ensure customer satisfaction
  • To work very closely with internal teams offering guidance and insight to establish the best solution for the customer which is in line with our capabilities
  • To be the central point of contact for all Corporate Sector Account sales related issue within the customer portfolio and the conduit for customer communication for all other service related situations
  • Ensure bills are paid as per the agreed credit policy

Documentation and filling.

  • Ensure all account opening applications forms are dully updated and used for activations
  • Ensure all documentations are filled in designated areas and ready to be available whenever required
  • Ensure proper KYC during onboarding
  • Advice any required input to improve safe keeping of the customer records/database.

QUALIFICATIONS ,EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES

  • University degree in Business is Preferred
  • 4+ years of experience in account acquisition/managemen
  • Proficiency with the MS Office Suite including Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
  • Expert in selling B2B Products / Spectrum of Services
  • Great leadership skills
  • Ability to engage in effective and persuasive negotiations and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and time constraints
  • Ability to work effectively with a wide range of cultures in a diverse community.
  • Mature ability to work collaboratively with management teams throughout the organization and to be seen as a valuable expert resource to be sought out.
  • Experienced with the Tanzanian market whilst having a high level of professionalism
  • Ability to achieve results through others.
  • Set and manage priorities

“We are committed to equal employment opportunities and unbiased treatment of all individuals in all employment practices”
Only Successful Candidates will be contacted

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Job Opportunity – Manager: Fixed Products at Vodacom

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Manager: Fixed Products

Posting Country:  TZ
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent
Joining Vodacom is more than a job, what we do matters. We don’t just carry minutes, texts and data – we carry people’s lives. And that’s a huge responsibility. If you think for a minute about the people you rely on…the likelihood is they rely on us.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do and we want to make a difference to the lives of our customers, and the communities in which we live and work. We support our people to give something back to the causes that mean the most to them through helping them give time and money to the charities they love.

And what’s it like to work here? We have created an environment where you can look forward to coming to work and are empowered to be at your best. We offer flexibility in how you work that helps you do your job in a way that suits you, opportunities to help you grow and progress throughout your career and a choice of benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Description
Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
Job Knowledge:

  • Strong experience and working knowledge on Telecoms and Networking.
  •  Sound Technical Solution Selling skills
  • Must possess good organizational skills with strong attention to details
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in cross functional setup.
  • Strong Stakeholder Management skills
  • At least 3 years previous experience handling fixed solutions sales or product development.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

  • A degree in Information Technology / Telecoms Engineering.
  • Certification in Project Management and experience will be a plus.
  • Certification in Business Management will also be a plus

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

  • A degree in Information Technology / Telecoms Engineering.
  • Certification in Project Management and experience will be a plus.

Skills

  • Selling Business Outcomes
  • Managing the Sales Cycle
  • Commercial Acumen in the B2B Environment
  • Customer Centricity
  • Application of Vodafone Business Sales Tools
  • B2B Product Knowledge and Proposition Delivery

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences – we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Job Opportunity – Billing Application Support Admin at Vodacom

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Billing Application Support Admin 

Posting Country:  Tanzania, United Republic of
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent
Joining Vodacom is more than a job, what we do matters. We don’t just carry minutes, texts and data – we carry people’s lives. And that’s a huge responsibility. If you think for a minute about the people you rely on…the likelihood is they rely on us.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do and we want to make a difference to the lives of our customers, and the communities in which we live and work. We support our people to give something back to the causes that mean the most to them through helping them give time and money to the charities they love.

And what’s it like to work here? We have created an environment where you can look forward to coming to work and are empowered to be at your best. We offer flexibility in how you work that helps you do your job in a way that suits you, opportunities to help you grow and progress throughout your career and a choice of benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Role purpose:

  • To provide system administration and technical support and drive the operational efficiency by adopting innovation and automation.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

  • Management of billing administration systems and applications.
  • Responsible for application support and continuous improvement of existing systems.
  • Manage systems problems, Incidents and requests as per the SLA.
  • Manage Projects related to billing administration systems and applications
  • Adhere to the internal service standards, including system downtime and response times, and maintain records to demonstrate compliance.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience 

  • Database Management / Administration (oracle) skills
  • IT Systems Administration and Security
  • Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment
  • Good Communication Skills
  • Agile way of working


Must have technical/professional qualifications: 
•    B.Sc. in Computer Science/ Computer Engineering or Electronics and Communication science.
•    Telecommunications Knowledge and experience
•    Project management knowledge and experience
•    Minimum 1 year work experience in IT operations job

Skills

  • Monitor and Diagnose
  • Incident Response
  • Data Driven Decision Making
  • Dev Ops
  • Security
  • Software Engineering
  • Cloud
  • Automation and Robotics

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences – we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Job Opportunity at Vodacom

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System Adm:IN Operations&Quality Assuran 

Posting Country:  Tanzania, United Republic of
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent
Joining Vodacom is more than a job, what we do matters. We don’t just carry minutes, texts and data – we carry people’s lives. And that’s a huge responsibility. If you think for a minute about the people you rely on…the likelihood is they rely on us.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do and we want to make a difference to the lives of our customers, and the communities in which we live and work. We support our people to give something back to the causes that mean the most to them through helping them give time and money to the charities they love.

And what’s it like to work here? We have created an environment where you can look forward to coming to work and are empowered to be at your best. We offer flexibility in how you work that helps you do your job in a way that suits you, opportunities to help you grow and progress throughout your career and a choice of benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Role purpose:
The IN Operations and quality assurance administrator, focus on maintaining and administering IN systems application, Database and hardware infrastructure. Ensure systems are stable and manage Quality assurance of all operational and projects changes in the systems. Typically report to the Head of Real-time billing and provisioning systems.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

  • System Acquisition (Acquire and Maintain IN Infrastructure such as servers, software and connectivity, Setting and maintaining IN Policies and Procedures, manage changes to the systems via change management process and ensure prerequisite documents are thoroughly analysed and appropriate records are kept.
  • System Management (Manage performance and capacity of IN infrastructure, inform line management one year in advance of the projected decline of capacity or service quality, Ensure all records in the system are administered and maintained correctly, Ensure continuous service with high availability and minimum disruption, Ensure systems security by safeguarding against unauthorized access on all backend of systems, Manage IN
  • System Operations and Security (Configuration of login scripts, user passwords, access rights, Implementation and enforce security policies as defined and approved by the company, Produce security reports at a schedule given by Line Management, Perform a security Audit at least once a moth to ensure zero auditing finding in the IN environment by external auditors from group or third parties.
  • System Monitoring (Monitoring & analysing Key performance indicators for IN infrastructures (database, application & OS), Benchmarking the IN system parameters so as to assess the response time on call processing)
  • Self-Development (Maintain Personal Development Plan – PDP)

Core competencies, knowledge and experience

  • Strong problem-solving & leadership skills
  • Excellent planning and organizing skills, Project Management skills,
  • Good Communication Skills and Customer obsessed
  • Resilient under Pressure
  • Must have strong analytical skills

Must have technical/professional qualifications:

  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science or Computer engineering or Telecommunications Engineering
  • Software design and development skills
  • Hands-oLinux operating systems administration skills -Scripting capability added advantage
  • Good knowledge on TCP/IP network administration
  • Strong technical skills on server and storage infrastructure management

Skills
MicroServices and APIs
Agile
Digital Experience Platforms
Coding
Dev Ops
Security
Cloud

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences – we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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JoB Vacancy – Assistant Accountant at Kibaigwa Water Supply

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Assistant Accountant 
Background

Kibaigwa Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (KIBAWASA) is a Public Water Utility responsible for the overall operations and management of Water Supply and Sanitation services at Kibaigwa Township in Kongwa District Council, Dodoma Region.

KIBAWASA was established under the auspices of the Water works Ordinance Cap. 281 Section 3 (1) as amended by Act No. 8 of 1997 and reviewed by Water and Sanitation Act No. 05 of 2019. It was declared an autonomous entity by order of the Minister responsible for Water Sector on 22nd May 2015 and published in the Government Gazette GN. 203. It has a mandate to supply water and provide sanitation services within Kibaigwa Township Authority.

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT

Reporting structure:

Reports to: Utility Manager

Required Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

Holder of a Bachelor Degree in Accounting or equivalent qualifications with understanding of International
Accounting Standards; Must be computer literate.

Responsibilities

  • Controls and manages debtors and creditors accounts, issues debtors and creditors analyses and recommends action to be taken.
  • Prepares financial reports in accordance with the Management Information System.
  • Verifies fixed assets and reconcile the same between general ledger and fixed asset register.
  • Prepares monthly payroll and statutory returns.
  • Prepares and checks the accuracy and completeness of payment vouchers, journal vouchers and other accounting records.
  • Prepares draft financial statements and schedules for audit purposes in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards.
  • Oversees effective application of accounting procedures and internal control.
  • Ensures that all revenue and expenditure transactions are properly accounted for and appropriately recorded and reported.
  • Prepares and maintains register of accountable documents.
  • Prepares and reviews periodically accounting policies, procedures, controls and guideline.
  • Ensures compliance with Financial Regulations and Accounting Manual.
  • Performs any other duties as may be assigned by Supervisor.

TERMS FOR THE POST

Unspecified Period of time.

AGE LIMIT FOR THE APPLICANTS

Should not be above 45 years of age.

REMUNARATION

The post carries attractive remunerations package subject to work professional experience and qualifications.

MODE OF APPLICATION

Letter of application accompanied by a detailed CV, Photocopies of relevant certificates; names and addresses of three referees; day contact telephone numbers and postal address should reach the under mentioned address before or on 18th April, 2020.

“Tanzanian Women are highly encouraged to apply

Utility Manager
P. O. BOX 102
KIBAIGWA – KONGWA.

NB: ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEW; AND THOSE WHO WILL NOT HEAR FROM US SHOULD CONSIDER THEMSELVES UNSUCCESSFUL

Job Opportunity – Financial Accountant at Tanga Cement

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Financial Accountant 

Job Summary:

Assisting Financial Controller to develop financial analysis reports, ensure financial recording accuracy and compliance with established financial standards including policies and procedures.

Principle Accountabilities:

  • Organize work of the financial accounting and accounts payable section to process all transactions of the company
  • Capture statutory accounts – Prepare annual financial statements in compliance with IFRS, ensure that all audit issues are cleared, compare actual   figures against budget and analyze all variances and report to management
  • Perform monthly reconciliation of transport and freight accounts
  •  Facilitate accurate and timely processing of supplier payment
  • Ensure that all payments are processed based on the proper supporting documents as per payment procedure
  •  Ensure that tax policies which suit current needs are in place
  • Liaise with the  Financial Controller & CFO on tax issues
  •  Ensure that all taxes are paid on or before their due dates, supported by accurate returns as required by the tax authorities
  •  Prepare and support both the internal and external audit processes
  • Resolve/implement/correct audit recommendations timely
  •  Ultimately responsible for safe working practices especially in areas of responsibility.
  •  Environment:  Ensure environmental procedures are complied with, identify and manage the environmental aspects and impacts in his/her area and instil environmental awareness culture in his/her area.
  • Any other duties as may be assigned by line management

Key requirements:

Education

  • Degree in Commerce (Accounting &/Finance) or equivalent
  • Certified Public Accountant  (CPA Holder

Experience

  • At least three (3) years’ experience in accounting capacity, preferably in a multinational manufacturing company or auditing firms

Knowledge & Skills

  • Conversant with the preparation of financial statements (company and consolidation)
  • Knowledgeable on working with the IFRS as well as Tanzanian Tax Law
  • Excellent knowledge of local and international accounting practices
  • Excellent knowledge of Group and local reporting requirements and accounting practices
  • Excellent knowledge on internal controls environment as well as competence on the MS Excel, MS Word and MS Power Point and understanding of the computer based financial accounting systems especially SAP.
  • Working knowledge of cost accounting  principles
  • Totally honest  and trustworthy
  •  Meticulous attention  to detail
  •  Take responsibility for adherence to company procedures
  •  Must enjoy routine and take pride in producing accurate reports to meet deadlines on a regular basis
  • Positive and enthusiastic to improve financial accounting performance
  • Able to respond to heavy demands and high work pressure
  • Reasonably independent and able to resolve own difficulties.

Tanga Cement Plc is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Salary and Benefits

The Company offers attractive salary and benefits in line with the candidate’s qualifications, skills and experience.

How to Apply

Send your CV and copies of relevant certificates by email to [email protected] on or before 14th April 2020.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Vacancy -Senior Manager Fundraising and Resource Acquisition at BRAC Tanzania

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Senior Manager Fundraising and Resource Acquisition 

BRAC is one of the world’s largest development organization having extensive development programs globally. BRAC’s vision is a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. We use an integrated model to change systems of inequity through social development programmes, humanitarian response, social enterprises, socially responsible investments and a university. We are a global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings and were ranked the #1 NGO in the world for the last four years consecutively by NGO Advisor. We operate in 14 countries across Asia and Africa.

BRAC in Tanzania is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individual to fill up the following position;

Position (1) : Senior Manager Fundraising and Resource Acquisition

Job Location : Dar es Salaam,TANZANIA

Job Responsibilities;

Strategic Partnerships:

  • Working with the Country Representative, lead the development, coordination and management of BRAC Tanzania’s strategic partnerships, with stakeholders such as donors and development agencies
  • Creatively provide a platform for engaging potential donors and ensure BRAC Maendeleo is well marketed among donors and partners as a credible development partner for purposes of securing funding for Projects;
  • Collaborate with the community of practice at wider BRAC International and at the Africa Regional Office. BRAC International and its Affiliates to ensure alignments with BRAC’s invest strategy in the most relevant, strategic and likely to win opportunities;
  • Explore and identify funding opportunities at national and international level

Fundraising and Proposal Development;

  • Lead on strengthening needs identification, concept and proposal development capacity across among program and Fundraising staff in BRAC Maendeleo;
  • With support from Country Representative, lead in pro-active engagement with key stakeholders, including government, private sector and donors, on resource mobilization.
  • Lead in review and strengthening of the Country Fund Raising Strategy, specifically ensuring BRAC in Tanzania has a clear donor map for purposes of understanding of the donor landscape, including donors, stakeholders. INGOs. and programmes that work in BRAC’s thematic areas
  • Lead in the proposal development process, including design, writing, submission, as v/ell as strategic pre-positioning and post-submission negotiations; Work collaboratively with BRAC International focal persons at HQ and Africa Region to manage existing tools and develop others to ensure high quality business development practices in BRAC Tanzania Programs;
  • Ensure that all proposals are approved through Bl’s Programme Development Standard Operating
  • Procedures (SOP)
  • Research and Maintain detailed information about all BRAC’s current and potential donors including their funding priorities, history with the organization, proposal documents, milestones and upcoming deadlines to support the organization’s overall strategy
  • Access, organize, and synthesize information to create accurate and well written documents. Maintain a current database of donors and partners for easy access when need arise.

Grants Management and Reporting;

  • Provide quality controls/reviews on all Project reports and ensure alignment to donor needs
  • Track deadlines, deliverables and requirement of existing grants and proactively communicate with Project Managers.
  • Support Project/Program Managers to prepare monthly, quarterly and annual progress/narrative reports as per the donor requirements
  • Build Capacity of Programs staff on Grants Management as well as various donor requirements so as to position BRAC Tanzania as an organization of choice among donors and partners.

Program Review and Learning

  • Coordinate with Programs and M&E team and ensure all grants are reviewed as per donor requirements and lessons learnt documented and shared to build capacity of Projects/Programs teams.
  • Collect, translate and compile case studies as required to increase program exposure.
  • Support the Programs teams in preparing written and statistical reports for various audiences

Required Qualifications and Experience;

  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Project Management. Sociology, or any relevant qualifications suitable for this role.
  • Minimum of S years of progressively responsible experience in an international development environment that includes leading roles in partnership management, negotiations, programme development (including proposal development), and innovative
  • Experience of management of (or working within) diverse teams including utilization of capacity building, coaching, and mentoring skills.
  • Traceable experience in writing winning proposals for various donors
  • Traceable experience in working with various donors and especially creating consortia with both NNGOs and INGOs in Tanzania.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • A well-honed ability to think and operate strategically Graduate degree in International Relations. Management, International Development, Economics, Business Development or any other relevant field

How to apply:

If you feel you are the right match for above mentioned position, please apply by sending your CV and cover letter to HRD. BRAC Tanzania Finance Limited, Plot #2329, Block-H, Mbezi Beach, and P.O. Box 105213. Dar es Salaam or through email to [email protected] with a subject “Snr. Manager Fundraising and Resource Acquisition”.

Application deadline is 10.04.2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

BRAC Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer and is against all forms of Exploitation,
discrimination and harassment at work place.