CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: International Executive Service Corps
Country: Mali
Closing date: 28 Feb 2015

IESC – the International Executive Service Corps – is a US based not-for-profit with a focus on supporting private enterprise in developing countries. We have worked in partnership with local people in 130 countries - mainly with the generous support of USAID - designing, implementing, managing and evaluating a wide range of market driven solutions along the entire value chain of a company or industry.

IESC is seeking a field program coordinator for a Financial Services Program in Mali. The anticipated USAID-funded activity will be a multi-year effort to promote access to finance and increase investment in Mali, with the ultimate objective to promote sustainable, private sector-led economic growth. Potential areas of focus could include loan guarantee mechanisms; agriculture finance; small and medium enterprise (SME) finance; and/or microfinance. This position is full-time and based in Mali.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with start-up team to establish a Mali field office and develop a work plan, PMP, and monitoring and evaluation system;
• Provide support to IESC headquarters by preparing field expense reports, contributing to quarterly technical reports, monitoring and evaluation, and working with the field staff to solidify a fully functional operations system;
• Assist the chief of party (COP) in establishing an effective subgrantee and/or subcontractor management systems and effective internal controls to manage USAID funds;
• Work with the COP to monitor subgrantee and/or subcontractor expenditure and performance and USAID reporting functions are conducted in a timely and efficient manner;
• Support the COP to review subgrantee and/or subcontractor reports and seek additions and revisions as necessary;
• Work with COP and program manager to ensure that the program is implemented in accordance with USAID regulations and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a focus on finance, business, international relations, agricultural economics or other relevant subject; advanced degree preferred;
• Minimum three years of experience supporting program management of international development programs;
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID Rules and Regulations;
• USAID or other donor experience preferred;
• Experience living and working in West Africa and in particular strong familiarity with Malian culture highly desirable;
• Fluency in both English and French.

How to apply:

How to apply: Please forward a letter of interest and current resume to jobs@iesc.org with “Field Program Coordinator-Mali” in the subject line. IESC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

IESC encourages all interested applicants, volunteers, and consultants to register with the IESC Skills Bank. To register, please visit http://www.iesc.org/register-with-iesc.aspx.