Finance & Administration Manager, Kosovo
World Learning seeks a Finance and Admin Manager for a USAID-funded Transformational Leadership Program to be based in Prishtina, Kosovo. Duration: 5 years. Recruitment contingent upon successful award of the project. Please transmit: CV or resume not to exceed 3 pages; cover letter (in English) with the post title on the subject line explaining why you are best qualified for this position; and three references within the last 3 years with current contact information (phone, mail address and email address). Kosovars are highly encouraged to apply. Background: The purpose of the Transformational Leadership – Scholarships and Partnerships Program is to develop a cadre of leaders to drive significant change in Kosovo in priority economic, political, and social development areas. This program will be part of a broader Transformational Leadership initiative and require coordination with inter-related but separate projects. Key components of this program include: formation and capacity building of an advisory committee; strengthening university management in Kosovo; higher education scholarships for U.S. graduate studies and professional certificates; and partnerships between Kosovo and American universities.
Finance and Admin Manager (Full time position) The Finance and Admin Manager will report to and work with the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP).
Job Responsibilities: • Support the DCOP in assigned duties and specifically those tasks that relate to financial planning, management and reporting.
• Managing USAID/Kosovo participant training funds for project participants • Establish and maintain financial management and accounting control systems for training expenditures by development objective • Provide and/or arrange financial analysis services related to institutional diagnoses, training planning and evaluation • Prepare pipeline analysis of the project for USAID/Kosovo • Coordinate with USAID/Kosovo’s Office of Financial Management, as appropriate, regarding the management of U.S. dollars and local currencies • Direct the Contractor's cost containment efforts and other cost-effectiveness programs • Establish and maintain grant management procedures • Manage internal control process, procurement, audit and other administrative functions • Other responsibilities that may be assigned
• Managing USAID/Kosovo participant training funds for project participants • Establish and maintain financial management and accounting control systems for training expenditures by development objective • Provide and/or arrange financial analysis services related to institutional diagnoses, training planning and evaluation • Prepare pipeline analysis of the project for USAID/Kosovo • Coordinate with USAID/Kosovo’s Office of Financial Management, as appropriate, regarding the management of U.S. dollars and local currencies • Direct the Contractor's cost containment efforts and other cost-effectiveness programs • Establish and maintain grant management procedures • Manage internal control process, procurement, audit and other administrative functions • Other responsibilities that may be assigned
Required Qualifications • M.S. degree in accounting or financial management with at least 5 years of progressive experience; or B.S. degree with at least 7 years of related experience • Experience with public or private sector management, financial analysis, cost accounting • Experience living and working in Kosovo • Demonstrated capacity to supervise a complex financial management or general ledger system • Demonstrated capacity to manage the financial and administration management functions within the broadened results-oriented programming • Fluency in English • Fluency in Albanian or Serbian
How to apply:
To apply: Please visit our website www.worldlearning.org and click on the employment tab to submit your application. If you do not see the job you are interested in, please “search all.” Only finalist candidates will be contacted. No telephone enquiries please. Thank you.
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