Vacancies at Desmond Tutu Health Foundation

Requirements

• National Diploma in finance and/or related field of study
• Minimum of five years hands on financial management/accounting experience, management accounts and income and expenditure statements
• Minimum of five years hands on experience in compiling donor financial reports
• Minimum 3 years working knowledge of SAP or similar financial package
• Computer literacy in Ms Office; Excel Advanced
• Excellent verbal and written communication; proficiency in English
• Ability to work methodically, efficiently and meticulously
• Strong planning and organizing skills and deadline driven
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure
• Ability to work independently and accurately with minimal supervision
• Excellent work standards
• Client focused

Advantageous:

• Grant administration experience within the academic health research environment or donor funder environment
• Understanding UCT procurement processes 
• Valid code 08 driver’s license
• Be able to start as soon as possible

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day financial administration and management of all grants assigned
• Understand, interpret and advise on donor/funder contracts and grant policy guidelines
• Preparation of financial reports in line with funder requirements
• Analysis of financial reports in a narrative format
• Resource planning and management
• Communication, training and adherence of financial and purchasing policies and procedures to site staff
• Manage projects assets by informing Asset Coordinator of purchase and movement
• Monitor monthly expenditure allocations in SAP
• Submit invoices to funders timeously and monitor incoming funds
• Prepare monthly project budget vs expense reports for internal review
• Salary allocation management – project current month allocations for assigned projects
• Manage site petty cash requests (daily/weekly/ monthly)
• Manage site credit/debit card transactions (daily/weekly/ monthly)
• Staff management of site finance/procurement administrators
• Any other tasks and duties that may be appropriate to this position

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• The main purpose of this position is to perform clinical procedures on research participants according to the protocol requirements and Good Clinical Practice.

Requirements

• A degree or diploma qualification in Nursing (General, Community, Psychiatry)
• Active registration as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council
• At least 2-3 years of nursing experience
• Computer literacy with sound knowledge of email, excel, word processing and internet
• Excellent ability to build interpersonal relationships
• Strong planning and organising ability
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and to maintain effectiveness during changing conditions
• Ability to work harmoniously with people of diverse backgrounds and sexuality.
• Client-focused
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to foster a collaborative relationship with participants
• Must be detail orientated
• Strong organizational skills, including time management and multi-tasking skills
• Administration skills
• Maintaining strict client confidentiality
• Willingness to work on COVID-related studies