Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, July 08 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Positions Overview
• Health Builders is seeking skilled and interested applicants for the following positions to help support the organization’s mission of strengthening Rwanda’s PHC systems.

Director of Administration and Finance
• The Director of Administration and Finance will be based in Kigali and will report directly to the Executive Director. S/he will oversee all administration and finance functions of Health Builders, including budget development and tracking, financial management and reporting, procurement, contracting, and office management. S/he will build and supervise a strong administration and finance team.

Specific duties and responsibilities:
• Oversee all the Health Builders’ Administration, Finance and Logistics issues;
• Develop, review and maintain effective operational and administrative systems, inclusive of policies and procedures, to ensure the effective functioning of the organization on daily basis
• Oversee and administer human resource policies and procedures, and be responsible for review of the organization’s structure, job descriptions and staffing, and human resource practices
• Develop, manage and regularly review Health Builders accounting and financial procedures to ensure efficiency and compliance to established and appropriate rules, regulations and policies relevant to the organization; serve as the primary custodian of all financial transactions; establish and manage financial systems to ensure transparency, accountability and accuracy of all financial data; establish and maintain financial procedures, ensuring adequate segregation of duties are maintained
• Ensure adequate systems of internal control are in place to safeguard the Health Builders’ assets
• Develop and monitor budgets across multiple grants and programs, in accordance with pre-established Health Builders and donor guidelines; prepare forecasts of programmatic and operational costs, ensuring the availability of funds to meet financial needs; ensure that advances are reconciled in accordance with procedures and required deadlines
• Conduct periodic budget and financial analyses (projections against actuals), audits of actual expenses and budget-to-actual comparisons; present relevant reports to internal and external audiences to facilitate financial and programmatic planning and monitoring
• Liaise Health Builders with its partners and board members in all financial related matters
• Deal with the tax authorities and other regulatory bodies in the United States and in Rwanda on matters of statutory compliance including advice to management on tax-related issues
• Supervise the preparation of annual financial statements; plan and facilitate external audits, answer audit queries and mandatory inquiries whenever necessary
• Oversee procurement of office and program-related equipment, ensuring adherence to all donors, Health Builders and the Government of Rwanda regulations; maintain appropriate inventory of supplies and equipment, taking special care to ensure that all items are adequately documented and costs are appropriately recorded; ensure that bid analysis/tender report is done and filed as part of the supporting documents for all purchases
• Ensure effective and smooth office operations, including water, electricity, Internet, security and transportation management of vehicles; review the logs of vehicles maintenance; fuel usage logs; review the property log at least once a quarter; ensure that vehicles insurance are regularly updated
• Advise proactively Health Builders Board and Management in all administrative and financial management related matters
• Be in charge of Staff welfare, employment contracts, pay rolls and medical insurance policy.
• Help Health Management Advisors (HMAs) implement effective financial and Human Resource Management systems at the district level and health center level
• Help HMAs develop budgets for health centers and health posts supported by Health Builders
• Perform other related duties as directed

Qualification and Competences:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field required
• Masters’ Degree and/or ACCA or CPA preferred
• 5 years of relevant work experience with a minimum of 2 years work experience at an NGO
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and interpreting financial data
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles and techniques required; experience with accounting software, such as QuickBooks, is a plus
• Experience working with international donors required
• Strong supervisory and management skills and demonstrated experience in the supervision of finance and administrative staff
• Demonstrated experience working independently with minimal supervision, reliably establishing priorities and meeting deadlines
• Advanced ability to use Word and PowerPoint to develop presentations and Excel to develop moderately complex spreadsheets
• Strong communication skills – both written and oral
• Languages – professional proficiency in English, knowledge of French is an advantage; native proficiency in Kinyarwanda is required.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Interested and qualified candidates should submit their signed application letters, Curriculum Vitae (CV), academic credentials and any other relevant documents, no later than July 21th, 2023 at 5:00 pm Kigali time. The applications shall be addressed to the Health Builders’ Executive Director via email: jobs@healthbuilders.org. 

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