Finance & Administration Manager, South Africa at Dexis Consulting Group

Dexis is seeking an experienced Finance & Administration Manager to provide overall program and operations support to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in South Africa. The work location for this position will be in Pretoria, South Africa. This is a long-term position expected to start in the second half of the 2017. This position is contingent upon award.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the project’s financial and administrative systems including reporting and finances
• Recruit and manage the project’s long-term personnel and short-term technical assistance
• Liaise with Dexis home office program management unit to provide high quality program support to the field office
• Manage the logistics of the office space and project equipment

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business/public administration, management, accounting, finance or related field with at least five (5) years of experience in managing and coordinating development programs, or a bachelor’s degree and at least twelve (12) years of experience
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, time sensitive, high-quality activities and work collaboratively with institutional, government, and private sector partners and stakeholders
• Experience as an administrator for a USAID program of at least comparable size and scope preferred
• Excellent communications skills, written and oral
• Deep familiarity with South African culture, society, and development context or that of similar countries in the region
• English proficiency is required
• Must be authorized to work in South Africa

Only successful candidates will be contacted.