Job Vacancies (2 Positions)
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture Feed the Future Hinga Wunguke Activity (CNFA) | Post type: jobs September 26, 2024 - Deadline 26/10/2024 | NumberOfPosition [2]

Position Summary 

Reporting to the Chief of Party (COP), the Finance and Operations Director will oversee and support the day-to-day management of financial and operational processes, including accounts management, financial reporting, grants management, and budget forecasting. S/he will ensure all accounting, budgeting, and financial operations are carried out in a manner consistent with the objectives of the activity and in compliance with law, USDA regulations and CNFA policies, rules, and practices.

Position Roles and Responsibilities 

• Provide overall financial and administrative oversight to the project.?
• Oversee all aspects of program financial management and operations, including financial and accounting systems implementation, bookkeeping; bank accounts; forecasting; budgeting; cash flow; procurement; expenditure tracking; and financial reporting. 
• Supervise and support project staff, including grants and compliance, finance, and procurement staff. 
• Identify operational risks and develop mitigation strategies. 
• Develop, manage, and monitor project budgets.?
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports in coordination with senior project staff.?
• Ensure project operations are in compliance with USDA requirements and CNFA policies and procedures. 
• Create, maintain, and implement financial reporting, tracking systems, and controlling procedures.
• Conduct financial analysis to inform decision-making and improve financial performance. 
• Oversee processing of approvals for procurements, consultant agreements, and vendor invoices.?
• Support the development, execution, and management of subcontractor and consultant agreements.
• Review all payment documentation, verify information prior to approval and signature of the COP and payment processing. 
• Ensure that all required documents are accurate and updated and compliant with the up-to-date local regulations and laws governing taxes, contracts, administration, and accounting.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely implementation of audit recommendations. 
• Manage grants funds, ensuring proper allocation and tracking of expenditures. 
• Perform other duties as required. 

Job Requirements

Key Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related field required, master’s degree preferred.?
• Minimum of (10) years of working experience including managing financial and contractual aspects of large international development projects, preferably US Government-funded projects, with a minimum of five (5) years managing and supervising financial, administration and procurement staff required.?
• Experience in the application of competitive procurement processes, especially regarding consultants and service providers, is required.
• Experience managing grants, or providing administrative oversight of grants, is required.
• Solid knowledge and familiarity with US Government Cost Accounting Standards, and a good knowledge of Federal rules and regulations. USDA experience preferred.
• Oral and written fluency in English is required.?

Application Link: Click here to apply

Deadline: October 26th, 2024

CNFA IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of CNFA to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons, regardless of age, race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, political affiliation, marital status, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, veteran status, or on the basis of personal favoritism or other non-merit factors, except where otherwise provided by law. 

REASONABLE ACCOMODATION & CONTACT INFORMATION CNFA provides a reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact the CNFA Home Office Human Resources Department via email at accomodation@cnfa.org or via phone at 202-296-3920 if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job with us.

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Position Summary 

Reporting to the Chief of Party (COP), the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director will ensure the completion of all monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities across project components and will supervise coordination of USDA personnel, CNFA personnel, local NGOs, and other governmental and non-governmental organizations in their engagement with MEL activities. 

Position Roles and Responsibilities 

• Design MEL systems and materials, including reporting life of project indicator targets, custom performance indicator reference sheets (PIRS), data collection and storage systems, and routine monitoring systems; supervise MEL Specialist, Communications Specialist, and Social Inclusion Specialist, as assigned. 
• Plan effective MEL data flow matrices and develop and maintain a Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP) in accordance with USDA and CNFA standards. 
• Provides direction to ensure technical and research activities are compliant with client agreements, government regulations and the organization's policies and procedures. 
• Oversee data collection design, budgeting, and implementation. 
• Lead analysis of data to monitor and assess the impact of project activities. 
• Use Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) practices to present findings of analyses to project staff and ensure ongoing learning. 
• Produce, edit, and distribute regular MEL reports and updates to stakeholders in accordance with established standards. 
• Lead the evaluation of the cost and benefits of project work plans and interventions. 
• Train and manage project staff on monitoring and evaluation activities. 
• Oversee all daily work related to monitoring, evaluation, learning, and related semestrial and annual reporting of the project. 
• Responds to client requests and questions on MEL matters and ensures timely drafts and submissions of consents, approvals and/or waivers. 
• Perform other duties as required.

Job Requirements

Key Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, international development, economics or related field; master’s degree preferred.? 
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the integration of MEL into field-level programming is required; experience managing MEL from a country office is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and operationalizing a comprehensive MEL plan and system is required; experience managing these activities for US Government-funded projects is preferred.? 
• Outstanding ability to generate accurate qualitative information and analysis is required and must be demonstrated during the hiring process.
• Expertise in innovative data collection, management, sharing, and visualization is required.
• Knowledge of agriculture and food safety-related programming preferred.
• Experience in training, coaching and mentoring teams in monitoring-related techniques and methods. 
• Oral and written fluency in English is required. 

Application Link: Click here to apply

Deadline: October 26th, 2024

CNFA IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of CNFA to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons, regardless of age, race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, political affiliation, marital status, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, veteran status, or on the basis of personal favoritism or other non-merit factors, except where otherwise provided by law. 

REASONABLE ACCOMODATION & CONTACT INFORMATION CNFA provides a reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact the CNFA Home Office Human Resources Department via email at accomodation@cnfa.org or via phone at 202-296-3920 if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job with us.

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