The African Wildlife foundation (AWF) Jobs

Job Title: Finance and Administration Manager

The African Wildlife foundation (AWF) seeks to hire a highly qualified and motivated individual to serve as Finance and Administration Manager (FAM) for the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP). This position will be based in Kigali Rwanda, with frequent travels to the Programme's field locations in Uganda and DRC.

AWF is the leading international conservation organization focused solely on the African Continent. AWF's mission is, together with the people of Africa, to ensure that the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever.

IGCP is a Coalition Programme of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Flora and Fauna International (FFI) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). IGCP's mission is, to conserve mountain gorillas and their habitat through partnering with key stakeholders to significantly contribute to sustainable livelihood development. The primary role of the Finance and Administration Manager will be to provide administrative, financial and logistical support to the International Gorilla Conservation Programme, to build in-house capacity with respect to finance and admin matters, to ensure compliance with various donor regulations e.g. approvals, financial and administrative reporting procedures and oversee the financial management of the IGCP's national and regional offices (Kigali-Rwanda, Musanze-Rwanda, Kabale-Uganda, and Goma DRC).

For a full Job Description, kindly visit www.awf.org OR www.igcp.org


Job requirement

The Successful candidate:
• Will have a Bachelor's degree in Finance or accounting and a full CPA or ACCA.
• Will have at least 5 years of relevant working experience, with at least 3 years as a senior accountant and preferably with a minimum of 2 years in a donor funded non-profit organization.
• Will have proven Experience in financial management and ensuring adherence to internal controls.
• Will have strong analytical skills and demonstrated experience in working with computerized accounting systems, SUN Systems and Vision Excel report writer will be preferred. ',
• Will be able to manage competing priorities, exercise good judgment and quickly identify and resolve problems with minimum supervision.
• Possession of a valid accident free driving license and membership and active participation to an accounting professional body would be an added advantage.


How to apply

If your background, experience and competencies match the above specifications please send your cover letter, and detailed CV indicating daytime telephone numbers and the names of three referees to info@igcp.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
CLOSING DATE: 5th August 2011