Career Opportunities at RTI International

Position Summary

RTI International is currently accepting applications for a Finance and Administration Manager (FAM) for an anticipated USAID-funded Regional Intergovernmental Organizational (RIGO) Strengthening System project. The goal of the project is to strengthen the capacity of key RIGOs in East Africa so that they can improve their leadership and better fulfill their mandates to lead the development agenda within the region.

The FAM will oversee all finance, human resources, IT, procurement, logistics and administrative aspects of the project. She/he will ensure that project resources are budgeted, disbursed, monitored and reported according to USAID and RTI guidelines. She/he will also ensure that the project operates efficiently, using resources effectively and within the budget of the project.

Finance & Administration Manager Job Responsibilities

• Oversee all payments issued under the project (including those made to vendors, grantees, consultants, subcontractors, and staff) and ensure that they are issued in compliance with RTI and USAID financial accounting policies and procedures and that they are in line with the project budget.
• Ensure proper segregation of duties on all authorized financial transactions.
• Record all financial transactions in QuickBooks and ensures accurate bookkeeping with proper supporting documentation.
• Manage payroll administration, including appropriate deductions as required under relevant labor laws and RTI policies.
• Manage the monthly financial close each month, according to RTI protocols.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of monthly financial statements, including expenses, receivables, and reconciliations of bank accounts.
• Take a lead in preparing the annual project budget that aligns with project workplan activities.
• Routinely monitor and follow up on any outstanding advances and ensures that they are appropriately liquidated within a timely manner.
• Regularly monitors the project budget, informing the Chief of Party and other staff on the project burn rate and advising her/him on any necessary adjustments.
• Routinely prepare financial projections (including accrued and projected costs) with the project team in order to ensure that project expenses are in line with the budget and provide accurate forecasts.
• Manage project cash flow and prepares bi-weekly requests for cash from the RTI home office that details projected costs for the period, minimizing excess funds in the project bank account each month.
• Play a HR function on the project, including communicating and administering RTI HR policies,
• Oversee the HR paperwork for project staff and liaises with the appropriate RTI HR business partner to ensure that policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Monitor the balances of staff vacation, or personal time off (PTO).
• Oversee administration of compensation and benefits to staff according to RTI procedures.
• Manage the overall administration of the office and ensures that office supplies are in stock and oversees use of the project vehicle.
• Manage the project assets and maintains control over project property through a log that indicates the property, value of property, condition and location.
• Potentially manage administrative staff supporting the project.

Qualifications for the Finance & Administration Manager Job

• Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field.
• At least 9 years of experience in managing the finances and administration of a donor-funded programs, preferably on a USAID-funded program, including knowledge of accounting, bookkeeping, and monitoring and managing budgets
• Deep knowledge of USAID rules and regulations.
• Experience and familiarity with QuickBooks, or a similar accounting program is highly desired.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills so that non-finance staff understand the budget and expenditures and can link the implementation of their technical work to finance and ensure that the project remains within the budget.
• Strong team-player skills and the ability to ensure that policies are carried out across multiple countries.

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Position Summary

RTI International is currently accepting applications for a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist for an anticipated USAID-funded Regional Intergovernmental Organizational (RIGO) Strengthening System project.

The MEL Specialist will be responsible for developing the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan and collecting qualitative and quantitative data on key performance indicators that will detail RTI’s success in boosting the institutional capacity of RIGOs throughout the region.

The MEL Specialist will play an important role in regularly analyzing data and advising the project team on adaptations that may be needed as a result.

Monitoring & Evaluation Job Responsibilities

• Develop a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan that helps the project team to understand outputs, outcomes, and impact of institutional capacity strengthening activities for RIGOs. The MEL plan must measure the efficiency of each intervention with each RIGO in its component parts, and the effectiveness of USAID’s investment including the main inputs and outputs, milestones, and deliverables.
• Develop and implement quantitative and qualitative tools that will help the team to measure its progress against indicators over time, synthesize data trends, and learn which interventions may produce the greatest results.
• Routinely inform the team of findings in order to influence project decisions and support the most effective interventions.
• Track and analyze changes in institutional culture, behaviors, and practices.
• Work with the project staff to verify data, collect and review supporting documentation, and enter data into an online database system.
• Provide technical assistance to RIGOs on M&E, helping to build their capacity in this area so that they can better collect, analyze, and share data and better evaluate their effectiveness in reaching member states.
• Contribute to data reporting in quarterly and annual reports.
• Oversee quality control over data and coordinate any Data Quality Assessments.
• Support management of activities and partners by identifying and communicating opportunities and obstacles in achieving performance results.
• Contribute to stakeholder engagement and communication of data, focusing on peer learning and knowledge exchange.

Qualifications for the Monitoring & Evaluation Job

• A Master’s degree with at least 9 years of experience, with at least 4 years in the field of monitoring and evaluation.
• Successful experience in collecting, verifying, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data in a clear format that will help to guide decision-making.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills and ability to visualize and report data in a clear and compelling way.
• Experience in conducting focus groups, surveys, and assessments in order to collect data and evaluate results.
• Experience working on projects funded by USAID or other bilateral donor-funded projects.
• At least three years of work experience in East Africa.
• Exemplary writing, verbal communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent collaboration, cross-cultural, and consensus-building skills.
• Demonstrated experience in working with senior or high-level stakeholders and sensitivity in navigating complex relationships.
• Experience in working with other institutions to build their capacity in M&E.
• Experience in utilizing databases.
• Fluency in English.
• Familiarity with USAID’s Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation Approach is highly desired.
• Experience in working with RIGOs is a plus.
• Experience in implementing USAID’s Organizational Performance Index (OPI) measurement tool, or an equivalent, is highly desired.
• Knowledge of statistical software such as SPSS, SAS or STATA is a plus.