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  • Posted: Dec 16, 2024
    Deadline: Jan 6, 2025
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    The Mastercard Foundation seeks a world where everyone has the opportunity to learn and prosper. All people, no matter where their starting point in life, should have an equal chance to succeed. We believe that with access to education, financial services, and skills training, people can have that chance.
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    Partner, Financial Planning & Analysis

    WAYS YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE

    • Manage key components of the Foundation’s annual budgeting process, including operating expenses, pipeline, commitments, and disbursements, in collaboration with functional teams.
    • Monitor progress against the annual budget and oversee the quarterly forecasting process.
    • Consolidate budget and forecast figures for senior management review and provide data to support multi-year financial planning.
    • Identify financial risks and opportunities, recommending effective solutions.
    • Prepare Finance and Accounting materials for Board meetings and review financial figures included in other teams' materials.
    • Analyze year-to-date results, including variance analysis, and prepare management reports for senior leadership and functional budget owners.
    • Maintain, update, and create reporting dashboards to support management reporting.
    • Conduct ad hoc financial analysis for internal and external purposes.
    • Collaborate with leaders and staff across functions to provide financial expertise in budgeting, forecasting, procurement, and financial decision-making.
    • Develop policies and procedures, offering training to enhance financial management capabilities.

     WHO YOU ARE

    • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration with a CPA or CA certification is required.
    • Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial roles within large not-for-profits, NGOs, or other global organizations.
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; French and/or local language skills are an added advantage.
    • Strong experience in financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and proficiency with related IT systems.
    • Understanding of CRA regulatory requirements for not-for-profit organizations.
    • Experience with financial modelling, report automation, and data visualization tools.
    • Demonstrated ability to identify, simplify, and enhance processes for operational efficiency.
    • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills to develop innovative approaches to complex problems.
    • Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and teamwork.
    • Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities.
    • Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate across cultures.
    • Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplify the Foundation’s values.
    • Demonstrate a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.

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    Lead, Strategy & Planning

    WAYS YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE

    • Design and lead the program planning framework, including forecasts, program budget planning, and the program-wide annual calendar of priorities and activities.
    • Monitor timelines for the annual program planning cycle and ensure team alignment.
    • Track and collate program-wide portfolio implementation plans, progress, and status at all levels in close collaboration with country, Pan-African, and E&T program operations heads.
    • Facilitate planning and coordination sessions within programs to ensure effective implementation and alignment.
    • Review and revise the program planning framework to align with evolving program needs.
    • Embed a common planning framework across programs through training and cross-program team engagement initiatives.
    • Adapt planning and budgeting frameworks to reflect program evolution and emerging priorities.
    • Collate program performance data and prepare dashboards for each program (forecasts, targets, commitments, disbursements, impact metrics, etc.) with the impact, finance, and BI teams.
    • Prepare management performance reports, key analyses, and trends reporting for strategic decision-making.
    • Develop and present analyses and insights for Country Leadership reviews and discussions.
    • Identify, document, monitor, assess, report, and escalate dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions related to country programming as appropriate.
    • Collaborate with Operational Excellence and BI teams to design dashboards and insights for program-wide performance monitoring.
    • Facilitate access to high-level program-wide performance data and information to support executive-level performance reporting.
    • Support the development of strategic reports and recommendations based on insights for internal and external stakeholders.
    • Provide support for short-term and long-term country planning initiatives.
    • Prepare management reports for the Country Head and Country Programs Head to support operational and strategic objectives.

    WHO YOU ARE

    • University degree, preferably in business administration or a related field; a Master's Degree is an added advantage.
    • PMP or relevant Project Management Certification with strong coordination and project management skills.
    • Mastery of Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
    • Minimum of seven (7) years of experience managing projects and programs, preferably those related to education, youth employment and entrepreneurship, the digital economy, and/or agriculture and food systems.
    • Proven experience engaging and collaborating with stakeholders in non-governmental and multilateral organizations, educational institutions, government, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the private sector, and young people.
    • Proven experience designing programs and building partnerships.
    • Experience integrating gender equality and inclusion outcomes in programs and operations.
    • Exposure to systems thinking, with an ability to engage with stakeholders in different ecosystems and design programming that addresses root causes and critical needs.
    • Substantive knowledge of key issues, emerging trends, and barriers in youth and work across Africa.
    • Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities.
    • Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents across cultures.
    • Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplify the Foundation’s values.
    • Demonstrate a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.

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