Overview

The School of St Jude is a 100% charity-funded education institution that provides free, high-quality primary and secondary scholarships to 1,800 of the poorest and brightest students in the Tanzanian region of Arusha. 

We are looking to appoint a Beyond St Jude's Officer, responsible for providing financial administrative support for the Beyond St Jude’s (BSJ) community service and tertiary programs. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Coordinator with day to day financial tasks of Beyond St Jude’s, including tuition and associated university fees, stipends for interns and tertiary scholars.
• Communicate effectively with community service interns and tertiary scholars; respond to emails from interns and scholars in a timely and effective manner.
• Suggest improvements to the BSJ financial administration procedures to assist Coordinator with writing of these procedures for the Beyond St Jude’s programs.
• Assist Beyond St Jude’s team with growth and expansion of programs, including implementation of new systems, software etc. 
• Work with the Beyond St Jude’s team and secondary leaders provide information for students concerning financial aid, loans, grants, sponsorship programmes, scholarships etc.
• Maintain accurate records in respect to each intern and scholar.
• Work with other members of the Beyond St Jude’s team as required.

Other Duties

• Periodically suggest improvements to the departments’ procedures and submit to supervisor for approval.
  Participate and support fellow staff in school mission-related activities such as all School Celebration Days throughout the year. 
• Participate in the student selection process, in particular working after hours on rest days and public holidays up to 20 Saturdays per annum.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of Department, Manager and Deputy Director and the Employer.

Qualifications, Skills, and Attributes

• Diploma in Business Administration, Finance, Accountancy, Commerce or any relevant course.
• Good computer skills – Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word are essential. 
• Good written, oral communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Good organizational skills, time management, attention to detail, and ability to work independently. 
• Critical thinking and problem-solving ability.

Interested Candidates for this job are kindly requested to send their CV accompanied by a Cover Letter to recruitment@schoolofstjude.co.tz. Applications should be sent by 14th June 2019.

SUBJECT LINE MUST INCLUDE THE REFERENCE NUMBER: REF: TSOSJ/HR/BSJ/02/19

ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.