ECP Finance

Job Description:

The Finance ECP will be supporting the LIFT finance team in effective administration of financial operations. He/she will support the Finance Team to implement financial policies and procedures. The principal duties and responsibilities will be as follows: 

• Assist the finance team in managing day-to-day transactions, including expenses payments, updating trackers and filing financial documents. 
• Support the finance team in mobile money payments. 
• Support in checking the accuracy of attendance lists for workshops participants. 
• Support the Finance team in ensuring all project staff adhere to internal financial controls, ensure the “Do-Check-Approve” process is applied in all financial transactions, that conflicts of interests and authority levels are respected.
• Support the finance team to maintain accurate financial records and data.
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor

Note: This job description reflects the present requirements of the post.  As duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder and line manager.

Candidate Specification:

• Must be a Rwandan 
• Must have graduated in 2024 
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Must have attained a First-Class or Second-Class Honors Bachelor’s Degree
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Kinyarwanda
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply
• Candidates with disability are encouraged to apply 

Work Location: Kigali.

Background:

Mott MacDonald-Cambridge Education is implementing the Learning and Inclusion for Transformation (LIFT) programme in Rwanda. LIFT is a programme of the Ministry of Education that is funded by the UK Government through FCDO and aims to improve foundational learning outcomes for children in English and mathematics in Rwanda’s primary schools. LIFT also supports adolescents aged 12-17 to return to formal education or access alternative education pathways and enables access to education for children with disabilities.  

Mott MacDonald-Cambridge Education is excited to launch its Early Career Professionals programme in Rwanda. This is a call for applications that aims to empower young people who want to gain valuable hands-on experience and enhance their career development. This opportunity offers internships in various thematic areas including Finance, Grants Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion and Foundational Learning. Selected Early Career Professionals will be placed at the central Mott Mac Donald-Cambridge Education Office in Kigali working alongside professionals and will be directly contributing towards improving Rwanda’s education system.  

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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