AVoHC Kofi Annan Scholars Program – Financial Specialist – Africa CDC 2026 – YOA

Deadline: August 3, 2026

Applications are open for the AVoHC Kofi Annan Scholars Program – Financial Specialist – Africa CDC 2026. The Kofi Annan Scholars Program (PHSP) goals to position skilled public well being consultants (from inside Africa or the African Diaspora) in time-restricted placements inside related authorities ministries, National Public Health Institutes, and different important nationwide well being establishments to present focused help. In addition, by attracting African diaspora professionals to take part in this program, it offers an OPPORTUNITY to faucet into extra ability units whereas encouraging engagement from the diaspora, which has been formally acknowledged because the sixth area of the African Union since 2012.

The Africa CDC, subsequently, seeks to recruit Financial Specialists from residents of any Member State of the African Union or the African Diaspora to hitch the roster of the African Volunteers Health Corps as part of the Kofi Annan Scholars program. This is just not recruitment for employment however volunteer companies delivered throughout the Africa CDC/AU framework that acknowledges and rewards the consultants for his or her time and expertise below the prevailing guidelines, rules and enumeration pointers. The overarching precept is to ship excessive-high quality particular deliverables and construct capability whereas giving again to Africa.

Responsibilities

• Conducting assessments of current monetary insurance policies and procedures
• Developing a complete monetary administration guide for the NPHI, that contains budgeting, accounting, disbursement and auditing, guaranteeing compliance with Member State’s rules, worldwide greatest practices and donor compliance necessities if relevant.
• Ensuring compliance with Member State’s regulationsinternational .
• Working with finance groups to include, institutionalize and strengthen budgeting, reporting, disbursement and auditing procedures.
• Providing coaching and capability constructing for monetary groups.
• Establish and embed inside controls to mitigate monetary threat, forestall fraud, and strengthen transparency and accountability throughout all monetary transactions.
• Develop or incorporate a monetary threat administration plan, together with inside controls.
• Engaging key stakeholders to make sure monetary sustainability and accountability
• Advise senior management on methods for bettering monetary sustainability, together with useful resource mobilization planning, value-restoration methods, and donor engagement.

Benefits

This is a name for AVoHC membership. Successful candidates aren’t entitled to any financial incentives throughout membership. However, in the course of the task, deployed consultants can have rights to the next:

• Economic class spherical-journey tickets and different journey associated bills
• Health insurance coverage in the course of the deployment interval
• Stipend, communications, Incidentals and Risk allowance
• Accommodation allowance in case of deployment outdoors of the town of residence
• Certificate of recognition of your contribution on the finish of deployment

Eligibility

• Applicants will need to have a grasp’s or doctoral diploma in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a associated subject.
• Professional certification (CPA, ACCA, or CFA) is a bonus.
• A minimal of seven years of related expertise in monetary administration, auditing, or coverage improvement.
• Experience creating and implementing monetary methods, insurance policies, and manuals in accordance with nationwide rules and worldwide greatest practices is an benefit.

Required Skills

• Experience in monetary planning, budgeting, and threat administration throughout the public sector or improvement contexts.
• Knowledge of public monetary administration methods in Africa.
• Experience participating with authorities businesses and policymakers.
• Strong technical writing and communication expertise, with the flexibility to translate advanced monetary info into accessible codecs for non-finance audiences.
• Understanding of worldwide accounting and monetary reporting requirements (e.g. IPSAS, IFRS) and their application in authorities or donor-funded packages.
• Ability to conduct monetary hole evaluation and suggest strategic options.
• Strong understanding of public monetary insurance policies and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to draft excessive-high quality monetary manuals and strategic paperwork.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and coordination expertise.
• Ability to work below strain and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated resilience, adaptability, and emotional intelligence – together with the flexibility to stay on standby and deploy at quick discover into unfamiliar or quickly evolving conditions.
• Strong analytical and downside-fixing expertise.
• Proven means to function in multicultural environments.
• Capacity to work independently with a excessive diploma of initiative, whereas sustaining efficient collaboration inside multidisciplinary and multicultural groups.
• Excellent information of a minimum of one African Union Working language (English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili). 
• Knowledge of two or extra different African Union working languages could be an added benefit.

Application

Consideration will probably be given solely to these candidates who’ve submitted a totally accomplished on-line application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required tutorial {qualifications}, equivalent to Diplomas, Bachelor’s levels, Master’s levels and any related certificates according to the world of experience.

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For extra info, go to AVoHC Kofi Annan Scholars Program.