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Organization Information

Reports to: Project Coordinator 

Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Development

Division : Project Implementation Unit (PIU)

Number of Direct Reports: 0

Number of Indirect Reports: 0

Number of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Job Grade: P2

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Purpose of Job

The Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa Project (FSRP) funded by the World Bank with the objective to increase the resilience of food systems and preparedness for food security in targeted parts of Eastern and Southern Africa.

Main Functions

•    Under the overall guidance and supervision of the FRSP Project Coordinator; the FSRP Finance Officer, the position will be responsible for the general management of Project finance, including processing project payments and support in general administration of the project finance to comply with all the requirements of the AUC and the World Bank policies and regulations.

Specific Responsibilities

•    Check invoices, receipts, documents to ensure correctness, accuracy and compliance with AUC and World Bank policies and procedures, and compliance with project budget lines. 
•    Validate invoices and transactions as required. 
•    Follow up to ensure all payments for project activities are processed in a timely manner in accordance with AUC policies & procedures and in compliance with World Bank rules and regulations, (this includes but not limited to procurement, cost norms, authorized signatories, international control, bank & cash management). 
•    Reconcile and adjust expenditures/ entries (if any) for FSRP Project Coordinator Review and approval, in liaison with the Finance Department of the AUC.
•    Prepare monthly financial reports.
•    Assist the FSRP Project Coordinator in external and internal audits. 
•    Prepare monthly declaration and payments for consultants. 
•    Support payment to participants at Workshops.
•    Actively alert and propose initiatives to improve the effectiveness of current policies and regulations.
•    Assist in project financial planning, including budgeting. 
•    Participate in Finance workshops as required. 
•    Provide inputs and financial information for quarterly, annual and other reports to PIU;
•    Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the FSRP Project Coordinator in preparing relevant reports;
•    Coordinate the technical work related to partnerships and demand-driven research at Member States and regional levels in the area of responsibility.
•    In close collaboration with the FSRP Project Coordinator and other staff in the PIU, organize international/inter-governmental meetings and conferences, advocate strategic partnerships, best practices, and increased policy dialogue and develop and negotiate effective working relationships/consensus and agreements with international and national partners
•    Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

•    Bachelor’s degree in financial management/accounting or related fields with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
•    Or a Master’s degree in financial management/accounting or related fields with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
•    Experience in working in the context of large and complex development projects. 

Required Skills

•    Excellent interpersonal skills 
•    Sound planning and organisational skills
•    Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, fluency in another AU language is an added advantage.

Leadership Competencies

Core Competencies

Functional Competencies

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TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:

The Appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of one (1) year, of which the first three (3) months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract may be renewed for a similar period subject to funding availability, satisfactory performance and agreed deliverables.

GENDER MAINSTREAMING:

The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

LANGUAGES:
Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

REMUNERATION:

The salary attached to the position is an annual lump-sum of US$ 85,212.07 (P2 Step 5) inclusive of all allowances for internationally recruited staff, and US$  66,751.81  inclusive of all allowances for locally recruited staff of the African Union Commission.

Applications must be submitted no later than July 11, 2025 11h59 p.m. EAT.
-Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
-Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas, Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.
-The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
-Candidates from less represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles. These countries include Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe., Seychelles, Somalia and Tunisia.