Responsibilities

Landscape analysis to Assess Gaps and Needs


Conduct a situational analysis of health research systems, health implementation capacities, and infrastructure needs in targeted regions.
Identify strengths and opportunities within DNDi’s R&D portfolio, processes, existing capacity strengthening initiatives and networks to inform the strategy.
Analyze the specific... challenges and opportunities in LMIC settings across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Strategy Development
Develop a multi-year, multi-continent strategy for DNDi’s role in strengthening health research and implementation capacities with clear action plan and monitoring metrics
Include components on human resources development, infrastructure support, systems strengthening, and enabling policy environments.
Partnerships & Knowledge Sharing
Identify and recommend potential partners for implementation, including academic institutions, research networks, and technical agencies.
Stakeholder engagement plan for capacity building collaborators.
Propose mechanisms for sustainable knowledge exchange and collaboration.
Resource Mobilization
Support the development of concept notes, proposals, and grant applications to secure funding for capacity-strengthening initiatives.


Reporting line & Interactions


Job title reports to Continental Lead
This role has frequent interaction with DNDi staff and external stakeholders to coordinate provision of work or to advocate, persuade and gain support or commitment. This role represents DNDi for a program/service area and develop and maintain relationship with current and future partners .


Experience and Education


Over 10 years in Senior role
Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and matrix structure
Experience of working in public and private sector is highly desirable
Proven track record in Resource Mobilisation and Capacity Strengthening
Advanced post graduate degree or graduate degree with equivalent in experience to reach Master level more

To support the Global Finance team in the effective delivery of financial support to the DNDi Eastern Africa Regional Office (DNDi EARO) activities and in the implementation of the global finance control strategy , with a strong emphasis on accounts management and control, compliance and reporting activities.

Responsibilities

Accountancy and Cash management 50% – ensure all financial... obligations are settled on time and the production of accurate, complete and timely accounts for the DNDi Eastern Africa Regional office in compliance with DNDi internal accounting principles and procedures.


In liaison with the Finance Officer, ensure all supplier payments, per diems, advances, salaries and statutory obligations have been approved and settled on time and adequate funds are available to meet our obligations.
Co-ordinate timely monthly, mid and end-year closure of accounts according to DNDi accounting principles and procedures ensuring consistenct and accuracy.
Overall responsibility for ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness of accounting information in Business Central.
Supervision and review of accounts reconciliations, payables and staff advance accounts.
Lead the monthly review and posting of staff time charges and subsequent payroll reconciliations.
Oversee the periodic review of Fixed assets register and the Fixed assets donor reporting requirements.
Lead the implementation of accounting system and process enhancements to improve the efficiency of the Finance team.
Lead the development of bi-monthly cash forecasts to HQ to support the adequate funding of ARO activities.


Global Accountancy 30% – support the Head of Accountancy in the implementation of the global accountancy strategy with regards to consolidation, capacity building and process and tools enhancements.


Support and oversee the implementation of the Global Accountancy objectives, including digitalization and standardization of accountancy process and tools across the regional offices
Provide critical capacity building support to the accountancy team including mentoring and coaching, peer review and training initiatives.
Participate in Global Finance initiatives such as revamping and maintenance of Finance SharePoint sites
Review and update the global accounting policies and processes supported by annexes for local specific rules if deviations from global rules.
Develop and maintain KPI’s to monitor the accounting performance
Follow up on the global mid-year and year-end closing
Support the  DRC office by providing adquate support in case of any gaps (Continental support)  and implement accountancy reviews when necessary


External Compliance 10% – ensure compliance with local statutory laws and legislations through:


Ensuring all statutory tax obligations (e.g. payroll taxes, income tax, WHT and WHVAT) are filed and settled on time.
Supporting the filing of annual returns and financial statements with the Registrar of Companies.
Supporting the global, donor and local financial audits by ensuring the auditors have the required information necessary to complete the audits within the set timelines.


Partner management 10% - management of a select number of implementing partners across budget setting, financial reporting, compliance and capacity building and ensuring the implementation of Good Financial Practices (GFP) by partners.


Reviewing budgets submitted by DNDI partners to ensure all activity costs are captured and are in line with the action plan.
Ensuring quarterly financial reports are submitted on time and are in line with GFP principles.
Conducting compliance visits to partners and provide reports to help identify challenges and issues encountered by  partners  in implementing their contractual obligations.
Participate in providing trainings and technical assistance to partners on a one to one basis and/or in workshops. 


Reporting line & Interactions


Finance Manager reports to Head of Accounting.


Experience and Education


Master's degree or equivalent
CPA (K) or equivalent
Minimum 8 years' relevant experience with at least 4 years in a similar role
Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and matrix structure
Working experience with accounting software like Microsoft Dynamics ( Navision, Business Central )
IT Knowledge especially in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Word)
Strong sense of organisation and rigour, with good communication skills
Previous experience in an NGO and/or clinical research setting is a plus more

Purpose of the position

The overall purpose of this role is to ensure good donor relationship by implementing all donor’s requirements for specific projects. We are looking for someone with previous successful experience in managing and reporting to donors to add capacity to DNDi’s global fundraising team
This role requires someone who is highly organized, with a head for planning, systems and... processes for managing donor deadlines and data requirements. We are looking for someone who can efficiently manage their own time and deliverables. We are looking for someone with an ability and interest to work with the External Relations (Fundraising) team and to contribute to the success of DNDi. This role requires someone who is open, interested, and curious.

Specific Job Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of projects funded by donors and implement efficiently all donors’ requirements with the different teams involved (finance, R&D, legal, procurement, M&E etc.…).
Support to project teams regarding donor management.
Contribute towards, population and development of team planning systems for the delivery of donor reports including via Salesforce, SharePoint, Outlook calendar, and other planning tools.
Contribute to the collection and collation of qualitative and quantitative data to support donor reporting using shared systems across DNDi, in a timely and efficient manner for use in donor reports.
Write donor narrative reports with the contribution of project teams, receipt of funding acknowledgement letters, explanation, development, and follow-up of donor reporting templates.
Keep track of overall financial requirements from donors and invoicing systems.
Where required, support input towards donor grant proposals and grant extensions.
Establish relationships with donor project managers and establish the link between project teams and donors funding their project.
Attend meetings and support R&D Disease teams where required.
Where appropriate, liaison with DNDi Finance, M&E, legal and Regional Office staff based in the DNDi East Africa office.
Travel may be required e.g., to R&D Disease meetings in the field, or to meet with External Relations colleagues in the DNDi office in Geneva, Switzerland.
Contribute generally to the External Relations (Fundraising) team

Job Requirements 
Skills and Attributes

Strong ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines
Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment and problem-solving competencies
Strong communication skills in multicultural, multi-lingual environments
Strong ability to work effectively as part of a multicultural team
Well organized and structured
Strong analytical skills
Strong ability to provide high level support in project/program delivery
Strong ability to manage medium/large projects with budget management
Strategic thinking and leadership abilities
Strong management, negotiation, and advocacy skills
Has autonomy for taking actions and decisions
Strong ability to interact with external stakeholders
Lead and motivate a small team for optimum performance, supervising junior staff

Experience

Minimum 6 years' relevant experience.
Experience to manage donor’s grant is highly desirable

Education

Graduate degree in a relevant field
Advanced post graduate degree and/or master’s degree will be an added advantage

Other Requirements

Familiarity with Salesforce, SharePoint, and other donor management tools.
Familiar with donor requirements such as the European Union and/or US public donors
Strong writing skills in English

Other information

Status: Full time role - temporary (7 months) more

Purpose of the position

The objective of the assignment is:

To perform a systematic review of literature to characterize mycetoma epidemiology globally.
To work with partners to obtain retrospective information on cases of mycetoma.   
Design, plan and implement mycetoma epidemiological studies.

Specific job responsibilities

Design and preparation of epidemiological survey protocols... for mycetoma.
Review of reports from analyses of health facility data, literature reviews, and develop manuscripts.
Produce or contribute to special reports and statistical analysis of epidemiological investigations to ensure readiness for the implementation of planned clinical trials on mycetoma.
Supervise epidemiological research activities.

Job requirements

Skills and attributes

Ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment and problem-solving competencies.
Very good communication skills in multicultural, multilingual environments.
Ability to work effectively as part of a multicultural team.
Well organized and structured.
Very good analytical skills.
Ability to contribute to the project delivery under minimum supervision.
Provide specialist services to operational line or project team.
Autonomy for taking actions and decisions.
Ability to interact with external stakeholders.
Ability to supervise at a smaller level.

R&D technical skills

Proven practical skills in design / implementation / evaluation of quantitative and qualitative epidemiological research methods.
Ability to design and implement field surveys, and to train others in appropriate data collection and analysis.
Knowledge and practical skills with computer software for data management and statistical analysis (SPSS, STATA, SAS, and/or EpiInfo), word processing (Word), complex use of spreadsheets (Excel) is required for data management, analysis, interpretation, and preparation of reports.
Ability to write scientific proposals for peer-reviewed research publications.
Knowledge of clinical research/development.
Knowledge of disease/academia knowledge.

Experience

Five years’ experience as an epidemiologist with a research organization, university, or public health services implementing agency is required.

Education

Masters’ degree in epidemiology, or a master’s degree in public health with extensive epidemiology training.
A PhD degree is an added advantage

Other information

Status: Part time 9-months consultancy
Travel and field work up to 40% more

Purpose of the position
The Regulatory Sciences department provides strategic regulatory guidance throughout the different stages of development, managing global regulatory activities for the DNDi portfolio in collaboration with the project teams in order to ensure timely availability to the patients where they need treatments, and interacts effectively with several partners and stakeholders to... ensure that DNDi’s mission is fully reflected in the agreed regulatory strategy.
The Regulatory Sciences consultant provides support to achieve Regulatory Sciences department goals.
Specific job responsibilities


Project Regulatory lead

Accountable for managing projects and delivering quality output through expert services Coordinates regulatory activities in core team


Provides timely regulatory support and advice to disease and regional clinical operations on clinical trial requirements and dossier requirements for national and regional submissions


Monitors progress of assigned regulatory projects/deliverables within established timeframes- Ensures appropriate filing & archiving- S/he ensures timely update in the regulatory data base ( sharepoint, veeva...)


Develops strategic plans and regulatory risk assessments and create innovative regulatory solutions


Pro actively addresses issues, gaps, options and trade-offs


Provides timely regulatory support and advice to disease and regional clinical operations on clinical trial requirements and dossier requirements for national and regional submissions - Participates in the review of non-clinical and clinical study protocols to ensure alignment with global regulatory requirements and provides high level output


Interactions with Health authorities

Develops global regulatory strategy and plans for health authorities 


Supports the preparatory activities including briefing package writing for interactions with regulatory authorities and lead or co-lead face to face meetings


Regulatory excellence and compliance with regulatory and DNDI policies

Drives proactively to  ensure regulatory excellence


Prepares and update SOPs


Conducts training and education to increase regulatory compliance at DNDi


Timely experience shared with regulatory team


Regulatory intelligence and policy

Responsible for the regulatory watch of African Countries (east and southern Africa in particular)  in order to identify any change having an impact on the product development and /or leading to new regulatory activities


Represents DNDi at KAPI discussions or with any stakeholders by 1) consolidating lists of questions for DNDi 2) getting feedback and 3) providing meeting notes within 4 days


Analyses, formulates and presents recommendations related to regional regulatory affairs to advice teams


Regulatory Sciences Team support

May support Head of Regulatory Affairs in other delegated tasks (not specific to  Africa)


Actively supports the objectives and activities of the regulatory team


Ensures compliance and adherence regulatory and DNDi standards.



Reporting line

The Regulatory Sciences Consultant reports to the Head of Regulatory Affairs based in Geneva.
Close working relationship with the assigned disease and clinical operation regional teams to deliver new treatments for neglected diseases in the DNDi portfolio.

Job requirements
Skills and attributes

Strong knowledge of African Regulatory environment of Drug development & registration; understanding of regulations, laws, guidelines and requirements
Experience to support local clinical trials from submission to studies completion
Experience of interacting with different regulatory authorities in Africa and other countries. Experience with stringent regulatory authorities (EMA, FDA…) and joined regional initiatives will be an advantage
Experience to coordinate projects, monitoring milestones, to achieve objectives under ambitious timelines
Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and virtual team and to interact with internal/external stakeholders (partners, consultants etc)
Strong technical writing/review skills (briefing books, protocol/report review etc)
Strong ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines
Can do attitude -makes things happen
Open to change and willingness to learn
Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment and problem-solving competencies
Strong communication skills in multicultural, multi-lingual environments
Well organized and structured
Strong analytical skills
Strong ability to provide high level support in project/programme delivery
Strong management, negotiation, and advocacy skills
Strong autonomy as the only regulatory expert locally
Fluency in English
Fluency in French is an added advantage

Experience

Minimum 15 years' relevant experience
Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and matrix structure, managing complex/virtual networks and partners.
Experience of interacting with different regulatory authorities in Africa and other countries.
Experience with stringent regulatory authorities (EMA, FDA…) and joined regional initiatives will be an advantage.
Proven experience in offering regulatory support to clinical trials.
Experience of working in public and private sector is desirable.

Education

Advanced post graduate degree or graduate degree with equivalent experience to reach Master level in relevant   field. Education in regulatory affairs is desirable.

Other requirements

Status: Part time consultancy
Travel and field work up to 50% more