AVoHC Kofi Annan Scholars Program – Financial Specialist – Africa CDC for young African professionals (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: third August 2026

Applications are actually open for the AVoHC Kofi Annan Scholars Program – Financial Specialist – Africa CDC. The Kofi Annan Scholars Program (PHSP) goals to position skilled public well being consultants (from  inside Africa or the African Diaspora) in time-limited placements inside related authorities  ministries, National Public Health Institutes, and different important nationwide well being establishments to  present focused assist. In addition, by attracting African diaspora professionals to take part in this program, it gives a possibility to faucet into further talent 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, due to this fact, 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 their time and abilities beneath the prevailing guidelines, laws and enumeration  tips. 

Main Functions

The Financial Specialist will present technical experience to develop and implement monetary 
insurance policies and procedures to the NPHI’s monetary operations and governance framework. The 
Scholar will be sure that monetary processes align with worldwide greatest practices and Country’s 
monetary laws

Specific Responsibilities

• Conducting assessments of present monetary insurance policies and procedures
• Developing a complete monetary administration guide for the NPHI, that consists of budgeting, accounting, disbursement and auditing, making certain compliance with Member State’s laws, 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 inner 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 inner controls.
• Engaging key stakeholders to make sure monetary sustainability and accountability
• Advise senior management on methods for enhancing monetary sustainability, together with useful resource mobilization planning, cost-recovery methods, and donor engagement.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

• Master’s or doctoral diploma in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a associated discipline.
• 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 growing and implementing monetary programs, insurance policies, and manuals in accordance with nationwide laws 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 programs in Africa.
• Experience participating with authorities companies and policymakers.
• Strong technical writing and communication abilities, with the flexibility to translate advanced monetary data 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 applications.
• Ability to conduct monetary hole evaluation and suggest strategic options.
• Strong understanding of public monetary insurance policies and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to draft high-quality monetary manuals and strategic paperwork.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and coordination abilities.
• Ability to work beneath stress and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated resilience, adaptability, and emotional intelligence – together with the flexibility to stay on standby and deploy at brief discover into unfamiliar or quickly evolving conditions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• 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 data of at the least one African Union Working language (English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili). 
• Knowledge of two or extra different African Union working languages can be an added benefit.

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

• Economic class round-trip 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 exterior of town of residence
• Certificate of recognition of your contribution on the finish of deployment

TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:
The Kofi Annan Scholars – AVoHC Team Members shall be deployed on an on-call foundation, based mostly on request from member states. The Africa CDC will decide the length of deployment in session with member state authorities. 
GENDER MAINSTREAMING:
Africa CDC is an equal alternative employer and certified girls are strongly inspired to apply.

Advantages of changing into an AVoHC member 

For More Information:

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