The Public Sector Governance team at Oxford Policy Management is currently seeking a Finance and Admin Lead, with a strong focus on grant management, on a fixed-term basis for the Wajibika Programme, a 6-year FCDO and SDC funded programme.

The position will be located in OPM's Tanzania office.

We are an international development consultancy working to improve lives through sustainable policy change in low- and middle-income countries. Our vision is for fair public policy that benefits both people and the planet.

Through our global network of offices, we work in partnership with national stakeholders and decision makers to research, design, implement and evaluate impactful public policy. We draw on our local and international sector experts to provide the very best evidence-based support. We deliver projects with expert knowledge and experience, and can be relied upon for excellence in all aspects of project delivery. We work collaboratively, with ambition, to help deliver impactful public policy that will bring about lasting change.

About the Programme

OPM is delivering a contract to implement the WAJIBIKA programme in Tanzania – a 6-year FCDO and SDC funded programme.  The intended Impact of the programme is a more open, inclusive society in Tanzania where government demonstrates greater accountability to the needs of its citizens.  OPM will deliver this Impact via three strategic Outcomes to support 1) effective civic space and inclusive political processes 2) media freedom and access to information, and 3) Government of Tanzania (GoT) knowledge, will and capacity for public service reforms. 

OPM’s successful proposal was based on a locally driven and issues-based approach that focusses on solving ‘sweet spot’ issues in the initial phases of the programme. Our approach invests in coalitions, rather than the specific agendas of individual CSOs. We will use evidence and politically informed analysis to develop interventions that will be closely monitored to holds us accountable. Our adaptive management will provide flexibility to respond rapidly to the evolving context and ensure that value for money is achieved by targeting programme resources where they have greatest impact.

Working with national partners, we will design issues-based interventions that support an opening of the civic space. Activities will target transparency and accountability, and the greater engagement of women and excluded groups in political processes. We will support CSO coalitions move the dial to where government sees value, and not just a threat, from civil society. Our support will change the way CSOs work, to embed political thinking and coalitions that seek practical solutions.

Overview of the role

This is a key role within the core team leading on 5 interlocking functions:

• Leading on all financial aspects of grant making including grant manual development, performance management, capacity needs assessment and development.
• Programme finance management including compliance with FCDO requirements; workplan/implementation budget preparation and revisions, timely and accurate forecast projections and reporting; analysis to support management decision-making
• OPM related finance management including timely invoicing and supporting corporate forecasting and analysis
• Operations management.
• Procurement oversight.

The responsibilities outlined below will be subject to revision as the programme develops.

Key Skills & Requirements:

• Proven experience in financial management, grants, and donor compliance.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment, and financial reporting skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with programme teams, partners, and external stakeholders.
• Experience with FCDO or similar donor financial standards is an advantage.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong inter-personal skills with fluency in both English and Swahili languages.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance. A master’s degree in finance will be an added advantage.
• A member and compliant with CPD requirements of a recognised accounting body such as CPA-T or ACCA.
• A training certificate in project/programme/fund or grants management.

• We enable colleagues’ capacity to grow professionally through enhanced learning resources, opportunities to work cross functionally, and space to engage with a range of internal and external industry events.
• Our non-hierarchical culture values support, collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and a rich diversity of perspectives.
• We provide an exceptionally generous annual leave entitlement and a hybrid working model to encourage and enable healthy work/life balance.
• Wellbeing resources including a global Employee Assistance Programme and access to the UnMind app.
• Competitive salary and contributory pension scheme.

We are strengthened by the diversity of colleagues across our global business and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. 

Our recruitment practices reflect our ambition to make the international development sector more inclusive and firm belief that our work delivers the best outcomes when we actively include a diversity of perspectives and experiences. 

If you share our vision for fair public policy that benefits both people and planet, we would love to hear from you. 

Please submit your application through our careers’ site by the closing date. 

We may close this advertisement before the published closing date, should a suitable candidate be identified.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role and candidates must have a pre-existing right to work in country for their application to be considered.

Oxford Policy Management is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of the business.  Should you require adjustments to make the application process more accessible please contact us via: recruitment@opml.co.uk