Entrepreneurship advisor

Chemonics seeks a component leader for an anticipated USAID-funded entrepreneurship and enterprise development project in Egypt. The project aims to increase competitiveness of Egyptian micro, small, and medium-size enterprises and entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on women and youth. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead activities in enhancing entrepreneurship skills and opportunities, especially stimulating entrepreneurship among women and youth
• Improve availability and accessibility of entrepreneurship services, with focus on business incubators

Qualifications:

• Master's degree preferred or bachelor's degree with equivalent years of experience in business, management, entrepreneurship, or relevant field preferred
• Relevant technical experience in entrepreneurship or entrepreneurship programs, specifically in Egypt
• Technical expertise in entrepreneurship, provision of services and training, establishing local centers, corporate social responsibility, startups, and business incubators
• Capacity to identify appropriate​ stakeholders
• Ability to interact with the public and private sector
• Experience on a donor-funded project preferred
• Ability to work and travel in remote areas of Egypt to oversee program implementation and provide technical expertise
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Fluency in written and spoken English required

HOW TO APPLY:

Send electronic submissions to seedrecruit@chemonics.com by March 19, 2015. Please include "Entrepreneurship Advisor" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification formand submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.comwith only "Entrepreneurship Advisor – SEED" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

​​​​Chemonics is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.​​​

Coordinateur/Coordinatrice de Projet (100%) Genre et Sécurité –Afrique

La Division Opérations III est responsable du Programme Afrique ainsi que du Programme Genre et Sécurité. La Division Opérations III du DCAF recherche une personne expérimentée, motivée et flexible pour entreprendre une grande variété de tâches dans le domaine de la gouvernance et la réforme du secteur Genre et Sécurité, en Afrique sub-Saharienne, et plus particulièrement en Afrique de l’Ouest.

Qualifications requises :

• Excellente maîtrise de l’anglais et du français, parlé et écrit.
• Degré universitaire supérieur ou équivalent en relations internationales, études sur la paix et la sécurité, et en particulier dans le domaine des femmes et du genre.
• Au moins cinq ans d’expérience professionnelle dans le domaine du genre et/ou de la sécurité
• Excellentes capacités organisationnelles et un grand souci du détail.
• Excellentes connaissances et/ou expérience professionnelle en Afrique, et en particulier en Afrique de l’Ouest.
• Expérience significative en gestion de projet (planification, design, gestion du budget, mise en œuvre, suivi et évaluation) dans le secteur de gouvernance et réforme
• Excellentes capacités à faire des présentations devant des publics variés ; expérience dans la conception et l’organisation de séminaires, de conférences, de formations et de présentations.
• Le poste requiert aussi des voyages fréquents en Afrique, et en particulier en Afrique de l’Ouest

Autres qualifications souhaitées :

• Experience dans la production de recherches et de publications
• Familiarité avec l’ONU, UA, CEDEAO, et d’autres organisations intergouvernementales et/ou régionales
• Connaissances de l’administration publique et/ou de la réforme et gouvernance du secteur de la sécurité

Lieu: Genève, Suisse, avec voyages fréquents en Afrique, et en particulier Afrique de l’Ouest

La position commence en mai 2015.

HOW TO APPLY:

Le délai pour postuler est le 20 mars 2015.

Le DCAF s’engage à être un lieu de travail diversifié et sans discrimination. Les candidates/candidats de toutes origines sont encouragés à poser leur candidature.

Les candidates/candidats répondant aux critères ci-dessus sont invités à envoyer leur dossier de candidature (CV et lettre de motivation abordant les critères de sélection) par courriel ou par poste à:

Assistante Administrative, Opérations III

C.P. 1360

CH-1211 Genève 1

pcgssr2015@dcaf.ch

Ref : PC Gender et Sécurité Afrique de l’Ouest

Merci de noter que seul(e)s les candidates/candidats présélectionné(e)s seront contacté(e)s.

01/05/2015

Financial policy advisor

Chemonics seeks a component leader for an anticipated USAID-funded entrepreneurship and enterprise development project in Egypt. The project aims to increase competitiveness of Egyptian micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) and entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on women and youth. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Oversee financial and non-financial services to MSMEs
• Advocate for critical policy reform for development and competitiveness of MSMEs through strategic partnerships
• Improve availability and accessibility of effective and efficient business development services and financial products and services

Qualifications:

• Master's degree preferred or equivalent experience in business, finance, management, or relevant field preferred
• Relevant technical experience in policy reform and provision of financial and non-financial services, specifically in Egypt
• Technical expertise in business processes, increased competitiveness, development and enhancement of MSMEs and entrepreneurs through knowledge sharing, establishment of local centers, and applied best practices
• Capacity to identify appropriate stakeholders and proven ability to interact with the public and private sector
• Experience on a donor-funded project preferred
• Ability to work and travel in remote areas of Egypt to oversee program implementation and provide technical expertise
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Fluency in written and spoken English required

HOW TO APPLY:

Send electronic submissions to ​seedrecruit@chemonics.com by March 19, 2015. Please include "Financial Policy Advisor" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only "Financial Policy Advisor - SEED" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

​​​​Chemonics is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.​​​

Finance Officer

HIAS Tchad – Chad Office

Job Vacancy

Finance Officer– Based in N’Djamena, Chad

HIAS Tchad is a non-profit non-governmental organization committed to the assistance, protection and durable solutions needs for refugees at heightened risk in Africa, through the provision of direct psycho-social, social and resettlement services as well as through community outreach and capacity building for partners.

HIAS seeks to recruit a qualified and well experienced Finance Officer whose main purpose will be to implement and maintain HIAS and donor financial procedures, offer effective financial management support to the financial team as well as track budget and monitor grants while applying HIAS’ polices and procedures to ensure accountability in Financial reporting. Under the direct supervision of the Finance Manager, the Finance Officer will provide the following functions:

• To work under the line management of the Finance Manager to implement tasks directed by the Finance Manager to establish, maintain and develop financial and accounting systems and procedures.
• Ensure that adequate internal controls are in place both in N’Djamena and the field sites.
• Ensure that policies and procedures related to advances, segregation of duties, delegation of authorities, procurement, etc are implemented.
• To ensure that all staff are familiar with basic financial aspects, train and orient office staff with the donor financial requirements and project codes.
• Timely collation and production of financial reports. Ensure proper book-keeping is done in a timely manner.
• Ensure the program’s compliance with HIAS’s accounting policies and generally accepted accounting principles. Ensure that organisational and Head Quarter(HQ) deadlines are met for monthly financial reporting.
• Assist in monitoring grants and programme management budgets and bring to the attention of the Finance Manager any variances. This would entail contributing to monthly meetings with programme officers to interpreting monthly budget monitoring on a monthly basis.
• · Work in coordination with Finance team to prepare top-up requests and cash flow forecasts, to prepare monthly bank and cash reconciliation analysis reports.
• To involve in the preparation of internal and external audits.
• Manage purchase, storage, security and use of all goods and commodities needed by the project in accordance with organizational policy. Keeping and updating Assets Register.
• Ensure that all payments are supported with the adequate documenst and authorized in accordance with the scheme of delegation.
• Ensure uploads are done in Great Plains at least on a weekly basis. Assist in monitoring the expenditures.
• Control of the balance sheet accounts. Check the cash reconciliations and do regular cash counts. Follow up on any outstanding advances on a regular basis.
• Perform other tasks requested by the Finance Manager to ensure smooth running of the project or any arrangements deemed necessary by the Finance Manager to cover the roles for any of finance team in case of absence.

Skills & Competence:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related area with at least five (5) years of experience in administration of projects, finance and operations.
• Experience and proven track record in financial and human resources management, and administrative procedures and systems.
• Experience working in fragile environments.
• Dynamic, motivated, and flexible leader with creative problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of major donor rules and regulations, and the ability to manage multi-donor funding.
• Excellent managerial, interpersonal and networking skills, as well as the ability to conduct professional working relationships.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple activities at once.
• Spoken and written fluency in English
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial spirit; Creativity, Be proactive and work as team member.
• Ability and experience of using financial software package, preferably Great Plains.
• Ability to train and coach others
• Ability to deal with people at all levels; partners, staff and donors.
• Attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines and to think ahead and plan.

Closing Date:March 6, 2015.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants should send a Cover letter and CV (English) to hiaschad@gmail.com with the subject heading ‘Finance Officer.’

Please do not apply unless you meet minimum application requirements, otherwise you will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.