Director, Finance and Administration USAID/Egypt OSRA

Director, Finance and Administration USAID/Egypt OSRA

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impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access
to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and
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This Opportunity

Palladium is seeking a Director of Finance & Administration for an
anticipated USAID-funded family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH)
project, which is anticipated to begin in ‎2022. Reporting to the Chief of
Party, the Director of Finance & Administration will oversee all finance,
administrative (including human resource and operations) activities of the
project. This includes developing and overseeing finance and accounting
systems that comply with USAID requirements and Palladium practices. In
coordination with the Chief of Party, s/he will develop annual budgets that
are aligned with the project work plan. S/he will also ensure compliance with
contractual and USAID/USG requirements for financial and administrative
reporting. S/he will also ensure payroll processes and adherence to USAID/USG
guidelines and procedures.

Reporting and Supervision:
Chief of Party

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
* Provide overall management of administrative operations, including, logistics, budgeting, finances, human resources, information technology, property, and security.
* Oversee sound and effective systems for project administration and operations, including grants, subcontracts, procurement, and compliance.
* Supervise financial operations and monitoring of obligations, budgets, and expenditures.
* Prepare budgets for annual work plans and financial reports for USAID/Egypt.
* Coordinate and manage the mobilization of short-term and long-term technical assistance and administrative staff.
* Ensure compliance with USAID policies and procedures.
* Develop internal control measures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting at the headquarters and field levels.
* Conduct internal and coordinates external financial audits.
* Support the annual work plan process and other strategic planning processes.
* Manage procurement processes in collaboration with other staff, including negotiations for competitive prices and documenting decision-making processes in accordance with the operations manual and best practices.
* Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Key Competencies Required:
* Extensive experience managing finance, administration, and operations activities for complex and large-scale USG and other donor funded programs.
* Demonstrated experience with and understanding of USG and USAID financial procedures, rules, and regulations.
* Knowledge of USAID contract management, policies, procedures, regulations and reporting requirements strongly preferred.
* Excellent leadership skills, including the ability to manage large budgets for Bilateral Donor projects and client expectations.
* Experience working in Egypt and/or the broader MENA region.
* Demonstrated experience with supervision and oversight of subgrants and subcontracts.
* Demonstrated experience and strong interpersonal skills for working with team members, project staff, donors and beneficiaries.
* Excellent knowledge of Egyptian labor laws and policy interpretation
* Demonstrated oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic (MSA and Egyptian dialect).

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - We welcome applications from all sections of
society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity,
success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve
diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive
equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal
characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic
background, age, race, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, sexual
orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or
Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a
disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or any other circumstance,
please email our team at [email protected].

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Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from
harm". We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into
contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All
successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process
including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence
process.