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• Provide overall
  leadership and guidance to the Finance department to ensure strong team
  moral e, excellent coordination and enhanced productivity.
• Ensure effective
  coordination between Finance team members and MSU service delivery
  channels
• Participate in donor
  proposal processes  as required (led by CD and Senior Manager
  External Relations)
• Provide specific
  support to track and support Power of 10 strategic processes in the
  context of Business Planning and budgeting, ensuring optimal use of
  programmatic resources for strategic business objectives.
• Represent the
  Department at SMT and Executive Team level, providing a good platform for
  dissemination of Departmental work and ideas
• Provide and facilitate
  ad hoc technical support to other MSI programmes as appropriate

• MSU complies fully
  with MSI’s finance policies and procedures, which are reflected in a complete
  and well disseminated MSU finance manual.
• MSU is consistently
  increasing surplus generation in a designated number of cost centres
• Efficiency measures
  are introduced and impact monitored
• MSU can finance all of
  its activities and all of MSI’s direct and indirect costs.
• A cash flow model is
  in place and it correctly projects optimal cash flow at all times.
• MSU demonstrates high
  level of compliance with MSI standards for financial controls including a
  very low risk situation reflecting recommendations of the Risk and Audit
  Committe.
• MSU has prepared
  business plans including well designed financial budgets for projects and
  for the programme. They are uploaded to SUN, signed off by MSI and
  accurately reported against. There is a rolling forecast to update those
  plans on a regular basis.
• MSU consistently
  scores 100% on the Financial Reporting scorecard
• Proactive advice to
  team members regarding project budgeting, to enable sensible
  decisions   are made regarding work planning and use of
  resources.
• Ensure budget holders
  understand and are able to manage yearly budgets.
• Manage recruitment,
  performance monitoring, team motivation, and talent development within the
  Finance department, in coordination with the Senior PD Manager
• Ensure all individuals
  and teams have KPIs related to clear and achievable team work plans, and
  that performance appraisals are conducted on that basis
• Directly manage and
  supervise the performance of the Senior Finance Manager in line with MSU’s
  performance management system
• Submit monthly and
  quarterly financial reports to MSI London according to agreed timetable.
• Submit financial
  reports in donor specified format according to agreed timetable.
• Ensure budget
  proposals to donors reflect the financial structure of the organisation
  minimising deficit and that they maximise contribution to overheads.
• Liaise with regional
  Finance Director at MSI London to arrange technical assistance and
  communicate financial status of projects.
• Monitor the allocation
  of donor restricted income and expenditure to ensure that donor reports
  are accurate.
• Coordinate financial
  aspects of External Development Partners visits and develop their
  awareness of MSU management information systems

• Manage recruitment,
  performance monitoring, team motivation, and talent development within the
  Finance department, in coordination with the Senior PD Manager
• Ensure all individuals
  and teams have KPIs related to clear and achievable team work plans, and
  that performance appraisals are conducted on that basis
• Directly manage and
  supervise the performance of the Senior Finance Manager in line with MSU’s
  performance management system

• Submit monthly and
  quarterly financial reports to MSI London according to agreed timetable.
• Submit financial
  reports in donor specified format according to agreed timetable.
• Ensure budget
  proposals to donors reflect the financial structure of the organisation
  minimising deficit and that they maximise contribution to overheads.
• Liaise with regional
  Finance Director at MSI London to arrange technical assistance and
  communicate financial status of projects.
• Monitor the allocation
  of donor restricted income and expenditure to ensure that donor reports
  are accurate.
• Coordinate financial
  aspects of External Development Partners visits and develop their
  awareness of MSU management information systems

• Contribute to the
  strategic direction of MSU
• Take ownership with
  other Directors for the implementation of the MSU Strategic Plan and
  Business Plan
• Active member of the
  EMT and SMT
• Work with line reports
  to develop a good team spirit, based on MSU core values, within the
  Department and teams, including team members in the field.
• Support team efforts
  to build and maintain excellent relations with donors and stakeholders
  including MSI, USAID, DfiD and the MoH.

• The candidate should
  possess a University Degree in Finance, Master’s Degree and membership of
  a professional accounting body is preferable
• Financial management
  experience
• Demonstrated track
  record of people management and leadership skills
• Extensive experience
  of managing support to team implementing donor funded projects (e.g. 
  financial components)
• Extensive experience
  managing multi-tiered management structures of finance and other 
  professionals
• Extensive experience
  in a senior management position, preferably in the INGO sector;
• Demonstrable skills in
  Microsoft Office computer programmes, particularly Word and Excel
• Knowledge of Family
  Planning is an added advantage
• Knowledge of
  institutional donors in the sector and related compliance regulations
  (e.g., DFID, EC, USAID, UNFPA)
• High level of
  integrity
• Ability to work in
  deadline driven/results orientated atmospheres

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