Finance & Administration Manager (FAM)

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Introducing Nitidæ: Nitidæ is a non-governmental organization focused on designing, developing, and implementing projects that combine environment preservation and local economies development in rural areas of the Global South. The projects focus on forest and ecosystems preservation and strengthening agricultural value chains. Nitidæ also offers technical expertise to agri-food and cosmetics companies aiming to improve agricultural value chains' performance, mitigate environmental impacts, and stimulate local development alongside producer organizations.

Nitidæ is executing about thirty projects primarily in Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Cameroon. Teams include over 250 employees (economists, engineers, agronomists, foresters, geographers, soil carbon specialists, GIS, and remote sensing experts) across intervention countries and headquarters in France.

Interventions are conducted with local authorities, technical services, and community organizations to ensure sustainability and impact. In 2024, Nitidæ's budget was 8.4 million Euros, continuing an upward trend.

Context of Intervention

In Tanzania, Nitidæ activities commence in 2026 under a four-year EU-funded program SATAF—Strengthening Agroecological Transition & Agroforestry in Africa. The consortium includes the European Forest Institute (EFI) and focuses on coffee and cashew sectors to strengthen agroecology-based technical support for producers, deepen knowledge of agroecological production systems' ecosystem services, and support governance and policy frameworks for adopting and scaling agroecological and agroforestry practices.

Nitidæ aims to engage in other assignments and programs in the future.

Background & Objectives

The Finance & Administration Manager will coordinate financial, accounting, and human resources management in Tanzania under the hierarchical supervision of the Country Representative, Financial Controller, and CFO based in Lyon, France. Responsibilities include overseeing financial, administrative, HR, and logistics management according to internal rules, donor requirements, and other stakeholders.

• Provide operational service support on finance and accounting aspects
• Manage bank transactions and record them in bank journals
• Conduct control of bank and cash journals, establish reconciliations monthly
• Ensure correct allocation of expenses (accounting codes, analytical codes, budget lines)
• Implement social, HR, and remuneration policies in compliance with national legislation
• Update payroll data and track leave
• Handle payment of salaries, taxes, employer, and social security declarations
• Communicate budget consumption status to Project Managers
• Verify accounting supporting documents for compliance
• Participate in drafting budgets and defining resources for new projects
• Ensure compliance with procedures for goods and services acquisition

Candidate Profile

Professional Experience:

• At least 5 years in administrative and accounting management
• Minimum of 2 years experience in an NGO as an administrative and financial manager

Essential Skills:

• Proficiency in Excel and computer tools
• Education: minimum bachelor's degree in accounting/financial management or financial control
• Experience in an NGO environment handling donors' requirements is appreciated
• Proficiency in national legislation related to the field
• Proficiency in SAGA software highly appreciated

Qualities and Other Skills:

• Sense of organization: rigor, responsiveness, adaptability, anticipation, planning
• Strong sense of confidentiality and integrity
• Interpersonal skills: team spirit, commitment, pedagogue, attentive to employees
• Proactive and autonomous

Job Conditions

Status: 1-year fixed-term contract, renewable, with a probation period. Position based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Desired start: mid-March / early April. Base salary to be negotiated according to profile and experience.

How to Apply?

To apply for this offer, send your CV and cover letter with the subject line "RECRUIT FAM TZ", to recruit.tz@nitidae.org. Application deadline: 01/03/2026. Dates for written tests and interviews: 10 or 11/03/2026.

Please mention, in your cover letter, your dates of availability as well as two references (names, functions, email addresses). Ensure you read the job description carefully; irrelevant and incomplete applications will not be analyzed. If no response is received, consider that your application has not been selected.