POSITION: Director of Finance and Operations
LEVEL OF EFFORT: LTTA, 260 days per year
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: On/about September 15, 2018 – September 28, 2019
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Background
The Strengthening Democratic Governance and Accountability Project (SDGAP) is a three-year USAID-funded effort designed to improve transparency, accountability and effectiveness of national, provincial and local governance structures. The primary aim of the project is support democratic and economic reforms, governance reform, and accountability in Sri Lanka through the strengthening of country systems and processes in the areas of public accountability and public financial management and policy reform and implementation. Through supporting the ‘supply’ side (government actions/performance) with targeted assistance to support the ‘demand’ side (citizen awareness/need) of accountability SDGAP will achieve its goals. The project will strengthen the linkages between different branches/levels of government and increase public participation in and public information about key governance systems to ensure greater accountability.
Purpose
The Director of Finance and Operations will be based in Colombo and be responsible for the overall operations, security, administration, and finance. S/he will work closely with the technical team to ensure that operational and technical activities are aligned, thereby contributing to the timely and smooth execution of project activities. S/he will be the operations, administrative, and financial point of contact with the Home Office.
Tasks:
The Director of Finance and Operations will be responsible for the following:
Level of Effort/Timeline:
The Director of Finance and Operations position is based in Colombo, with travel to the SDGAP target programming areas. The level of effort is 260 days per year until the close of the project on September 28, 2019.
Supervision:
The Director of Finance and Operations will work under the direct supervision of the Chief of Party and in close coordination with the Deputy Chief of Party.
Qualifications:
DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.