Finance Assistant OXFAM Kibondo, Tanzania
Job Type: Full-Time
Closing Date: 30th October 2023
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Overview

Finance Assistant

Contract Period: Fixed Term - 6 Months

Salary: Competitive Package in line with Oxfam Values

Location: Kibondo, Tanzania 

                                                  

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.  

That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

We are an international confederation of 19 organizations (affiliates) working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development, and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

 

Background

Oxfam in Tanzania envisions empowered citizens with reduced poverty, reduced inequality, and injustice with especially women and young people having access to resources and good quality of life. We want to see evidence of citizens being more aware of and demanding their rights to resources and essential services. We also want to see less policy incoherence and positive changes at the national level (policy) and community level (practices, perceptions, ideas, and beliefs).

 

The Role

Oxfam in Tanzania is looking for a Finance Assistant who will be responsible for smoothing accounts operations in the Humanitarian Programme. 

 

The Person

To be successful in this role, you will have the following;

  • A Degree in a finance/accounting discipline
  • At least one-year related experience working in a busy environment.
  • Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
  • Good interpersonal and communications skills
  • Ability to work well with diverse teams and under pressure, often managing multiple requests and liaising with staff at different levels
  • Commitment to Oxfam's safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

 

We offer

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Kibondo, to act as key contributor, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields etc, training and development, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

 

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

 Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

 

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

 

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.