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• Provide
  leadership to the finance and administration team of the NBI secretariat
  for the achievement of first class Financial Management Services,
  Fiduciary controls, Human resources services, procurement services and
  Office Administration;
• Participate
  in and contribute to the senior management team and take a proactive role
  in, promoting organisational effectiveness within NBI through sound
  project planning, budgeting, program management and team building;
• Take
  the lead role in preparing annual budgets linked to overall NBI planning
  and budgeting, together with preparation and regular review of the NBI
  business plan and ensure that these are appropriately approved;
• Develop
  and implement continuous improvement projects in the already established
  areas of financial management,  and office administration; and
  participate in developing and maintaining an approved delegation system
  for NBI operations;
• Provide
  leadership, motivation and high level guidance to the institutional
  strengthening with regards to  harmonising and strengthening all
  corporate services in ways that properly link to NBI systems and meet NBI
  requirements. 
• Initiate
  planning and budgeting through communication. Participate in and
  contribute to the senior management team and take a proactive role in
  promoting organisational effectiveness within Nile-SEC through sound
  project planning, budgeting, program;
• Take
  leadership in the development of an NBI strategy for achieving
  self-sufficiency in relation to core costs within an acceptable timeframe;
• Mobilise
  and provide outsourced corporate legal services to provide high-quality,
  timely advice on among other things, personnel management (in-house and
  consultants) and legal aspects of all NBI institutional arrangements.
• Ensure
  that staff development programs tailored to corporate needs are in place
  for all financial and administrative staff.
• Coordinate
  ensure cross centre coordination with the finance and procurement thematic
  team

• Take
  a lead role in development of the NBI financial management roadmap and
  lead its implementation in both short and longer term aspects
• Provide
  leadership in adoption and use of a financial management framework that
  will guide all aspects of financial management practices in NBI;
• Lead
  a small team of financial management services staff providing first class
  financial management, fund management, accounting and financial reporting
  services to NBI in an accurate, timely and customer -focused manner;
• Take
  primary responsibility for ensuring that NBI observes the highest
  standards of fiduciary control and transparency through actively meeting
  all applicable external audit requirements. This includes taking
  responsibility for instituting a system of internal controls for the
  management and accounting of all funds of NBI that are appropriate to
  the needs of all stakeholders;
• Provide
  proactive leadership to the strengthening, operations and maintenance of
  the NBI financial management system and associated modules, including costing,
  to enable NBI and the strategic action program to properly manage sources
  of funds, and disbursements and to meet the requirements of donors member
  states, and internal stakeholders including provision of financial
  analysis and high quality, timely aggregated NBI reporting that is responsive
  to the needs of all parties; 
• Contribute
  to the development of resource mobilisation strategies associated with the
  development investment. Liaise with ministries of finance and other
  relevant bodies as required.

• Using
  expert advice as appropriate, implement approved human resources policies,
  strategies and procedures for the whole of NBI that guide all Nile centres
  in developing and applying their localised procedures, resulting in the
  provision of quality staffing across NBI in a fair and open manner whilst
  remaining efficient and effective;
• Provide
  sensitive leadership to the delivery of regular, high quality personnel
  services for NBI including payroll, appointments and terminations, leave
  administration, advisory and associated services.

• Honours
  degree in Commerce, Finance, Accounting or any other relevant degree from
  a recognised university with a post graduate degree in Business
  management. 
• 10
  years managerial level experience in finance and administration, of which
  at least 6 years with a senior level experience in delivery of corporate
  services focused on effective and efficient financial management or
  regional or international organisations or complex multi-donor programs
  and projects. 
• Professional
  accountant in good standing with any of the internationally recognized
  accountancy and finance bodies (e.g. CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIFPA); 
• A
  good knowledge and understanding of IFRS, IPSAS and donor funded reporting
  requirements. 
• Computer
  literacy, in all MS Office packages. 
• Experience
  in donor funded programs 
• Experience
  of working in any of the Nile Basin Countries is an added advantage. 
• Proven
  integrity based on reference from previous employers. 

• Demonstrated
  track record of professionalism in financial management and accounting
  with wide knowledge and experience in contemporary computer based
  financial management systems.
• Demonstrated
  writing, presentation and reporting skills with good command of 
  English language.
• Integrity
  and judgment in all professional matters
• A
  team player with proven ability to manage and motivate staff to build
  effective teams and to work efficiently and diplomatically in a multi-
  cultural environment.
• Knowledge
  of procedures of international financing agencies including the World Bank
  financial management procedures is advantageous 
• Demonstrated
  capacity  to manage  multiple sources of funds and meet varying
  requirements of funding  bodies  is an added advantage
• Result
  orientation and ability to work tight timelines without supervision.

• Experience
  in  project  contract management
• Working
  knowledge of capital projects financing and investment including exposure
  to resource mobilisation. 
• Experience
  in World Bank funded projects.

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