Call for applications: Menya Media administrative and financial assistant in Burundi

The project is supported by the European Union and led by a consortium of Burundian and Belgian actors including Menya Media, Adisco-MDE and Africalia. It will be implemented in the Bujumbura, Ngozi and Gitega regions. 

With the project, Menya Media seeks to:

• Strengthen cultural sector actors and their actions in Burundi.
• Have a quantitative and qualitative impact on the cultural sector, civil society organisations, economic and social development.
• Facilitate job creation and access and awareness of the Burundian population to cultural products and innovations.
• Enhance the value of Burundian culture by professionalising local actors, improving the quality of creations and providing support to place them on the market. 
• Preserve the country's cultural heritage through training and support for project development, and to create jobs for young people.

The successful applicant will receive a fixed 32-month contract and will be based in Bujumbura. The salary will be based on local rates.

Responsibilities

• Manage the project's finances, staff payslips, payments (expert fees, room rentals, equipment invoices, travel, etc.).
• Control the budget, manage cash flow and other financial documents and monitor the project's accounting.
• Ensure the accounting treatment of the project's expenses and income.
• Evaluate, in coordination with the financial managers of the co-applicants, the relevance and correction of the budgets presented by the applicants of the calls for applications and projects requiring a budget.
• Ensure the financial follow-up of the grant beneficiaries, in coordination with the financial managers of the co-applicants.
• Ensure the correction of payments to beneficiaries (intermediaries and final).
• Follow up on the dashboards of supplier and other invoices.
• Initiate the process of closing and reporting the accounting and financial results for the period with the preparation of financial reports.

Qualifications

• Have a degree in administration, finance, management or accounting.
• Demonstrate practical experience in an accounting and/or administrative and financial management position.
• Working languages: perfect command of French and Kirundi.
• Good knowledge of accounting software and MS Office.
• Good understanding of the regulations in force in Burundi.
• Ability to plan and organise.
• Have a sense of initiative, able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Work in a precise and results-oriented manner.
• Stress resistant and able to produce results promptly.
• Experience working in Africa, particularly in Burundi, is an asset.
• Experience in the cultural and creative field is a plus.

How to apply

Interested individuals should send their CV with two references and a cover letter to menyamedia@yahoo.fr, or drop them off at Avenue du Lac, n°7, Quartier Asiatique in Bujumbura.

The application deadline is 3 January 2021. 

Download the original call in French attached below.