USAID Kosovo Compete Activity
JOB DESCRIPTION AND STATEMENT OF WORK
Cardno is a professional infrastructure and environmental services company, with expertise in the development and improvement of physical and social infrastructure for communities around the world. Cardno is implementing a USAID funded project in Kosovo and is looking for qualified individuals to join our Kosovo-based team.
Project description
USAID has awarded Cardno a five year, $12.4M project (“USAID Compete Activity”), to facilitate the private sector’s improved competitiveness in local, regional and global markets. Through USAID Compete Activity, Cardno works to empower firms, organizations and institutions to improve market systems in key focus. USAID Compete Activity focuses in three key export-oriented sectors of wood processing, food processing and Information and Communications Technology, to sustainable increase their competitiveness. By working to address constraints across the market system of its focus sectors, USAID Compete seeks to enable scalable and systemic change to occur, stimulating job creation and growth and private sector increased ability to engage in local, regional and international markets. The expected results of USAID Compete Activity across all its three sectors are: 1) Market systems are strengthened to increase sector competitiveness; and 2) market actors within those market systems are more productive and competitive.
USAID Compete Activity is recruiting for the following position on the project:
Name of Position | Operations and Finance Director |
General Responsibilities
| The position is responsible for all administrative functions of the Activity, including supervision and execution with staff of office management, financial management, logistics, events planning and coordination, personnel, payroll, premises, vehicles and drivers, office equipment and furniture, office supplies, and procurement of outside professional and business support services such as translation, legal, accounting, printing and transport. The position is responsible for ensuring compliance with all relevant USAID regulations as well as Cardno internal procedures, including proper record-keeping for all documents related to its responsibilities. The Operations and Finance Director will also manage logistical aspects of Compete events and will have co-responsibility for ensuring compliance with the Compete Branding and Marking Plan. |
Specific Tasks and Responsibilities | 1. Human Resource Management
2. Office Operations
3. Support to Technical Activities
4. Supervise Financial Management
5. Manage Office Procurements
6. Manage administrative assistant, drive and interns
7. Other
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Minimum Education Requirement | Undergraduate degree or higher in finance, accounting or other relevant field |
Minimum Professional Experience/Capabilities |
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Period of Performance | Anticipated August 2022 - August 2025 (Annual renewal of contract) |
Level of Effort | 100%, full-time (260 days per year) |
Supervisor | Chief of Party |
Supervisory role | The Operations and Finance Director will supervise the Finance Manager and Admin Assistant/Driver. |
Application:
To apply please submit your CV and a one-page cover letter in English.
Please send the requested documents electronically to the following email: [email protected]
All submissions must be received on or before Wednesday, July 27, 2022. CVs submitted after this deadline will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.