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• Research strategic financial issues &
  global trends in order to fully understand the context within which FSDU
  operates (present and future)
• Serve as the focal point between FSDU and
  major funders, especially DFID, facilitating strategic planning and
  decision making, for accurate development of an effective implementation
  plan
• Guiding the Chief Executive Officer   on the management and resource
  implications of strategy and policy issues and drawing attention to any
  matters that warrant concern
• Take the overall responsibility for all
  aspects of risk management (including IT) for FSDU (whether related to
  programme delivery or programme management

• Manage a comprehensive programme/project
  management, monitoring and evaluation system based on FSDU’s best practice
• Work closely with the respective manager
  monitor the achievements of organisations goals and KPI’s in line with
  defined log frame performance indicators
• Develop and manage a reporting mechanism that
  meets the expectations and standards of internal and external stakeholders

• In charge of analysing internal and external
  financial information and trends in external funding  in order to identify issues that might
  impact on the financial wellbeing or viability of FSDU; including
  monitoring the foreign exchange exposure of the organization
• Preparing and/or reviewing strategic level
  reports and management information, highlighting any anomalies or
  concerns;
• Work closely with outsourced Finance firm to
  forecast expected annual expenditure and explaining variations
• In charge of reviewing and managing the
  overall monthly expenditure to ensure it is in line with budget, and
  carrying out top-level checking of financial reconciliations and fraud
  prevention
• Supervise the activities of the
  outsourced  finance firm , ensuring
  that all financial transactions and processes are conducted in line with
  company policy and requirements

• Support colleagues on all contracting related
  matters, ensuring adherence to FSDU’s operating principles
• Lead in the development and monitoring of a
  sound procurement system that is responsive to FSDU’s operations
• Ensure that ICT needs and requirements are
  identified and appropriate solutions are in place
• Manage the implementation of health and
  safety system to ensure that the office is managed and site is maintained
  to a high level of health and safety
• Ensure that all other admin related services
  are availed to internal stakeholders as necessary within agreed time and
  cost targets

• Ensure that there is a clear HR strategy that
  supports the achievement of FSDU’s objectives (manpower/ head count/
  skills and capacity)
• Oversee the development and revision of HR
  policies and procedures to ensure relevance as well as compliance to the
  national labour laws, HR best practice and reflects FSDU culture
• Ensure FSDU team has the technical capacity to
  deliver on its objectives by identifying key talent and developing
  approaches to enhance talent
• Develop, implement and monitor  employee performance management
  framework / system which contributes to FSD’s goals and results in the
  objectively rewards staff at FSDU
• Facilitate establish, and implement an
  effective remuneration, reward and benefits system that motivates, engages
  and retains staff and skills at FSDU

• Ensure each member of the Operations team
  fully understands the outcomes that are expected of them and that they are
  aware of best practice in Results and Resource Management
• Ensure Operations work is planned and organized
  in a way which will support the achievement of FSDU’s goals in the most
  cost effective manner possible
• Support team members to enable them to give
  of their best e.g. by encouraging and praising good performance, coaching,
  assisting staff to prevent or resolve problems, providing resources, tools
  and equipment
• Keenly monitor and review performance and, in
  particular, carry out annual appraisals, holding staff accountable for
  meeting standards of excellence and delivering any improvement goals which
  have been identified; taking decisive action in the case of poor
  performance.

• The Chief Operations Officer should hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree or Masters in Business Administration ACCA/CPA fully
  qualified (added advantage)
• Qualification in HR Management (added
  advantage)
• At least five years of programme
  management/grants management/ financial managment experience.
• Significant exposure and experience in
  procurement of at least 5 years in a large organistaion
• Previous experience in Managing Human
  Resources function in medium/ large organisation
• Experience in reporting to donors (USAID,
  EU,  DFID)
• Demonstrated experience in project management
  

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