Start: July onwards   Assignment Length: 6-12 Months     Resources: All expenses paid + $250 Stipend

Our partner combines a moral agenda of rights- based health care with the practical goal of Health System Strengthening (HSS) at three critical levels of the health system: community health workers, health centers, and district hospitals.  Substantial resources are dedicated to strengthening and maintaining essential health system infrastructure, such as medical facilities, equipment, personnel, ambulances, and dispensaries.   They also support a range of programs to improve resource management, social protection, and the quality of care. They are currently focusing on building a scientifically rigorous Monitoring and Evaluation program, which will play a central role in evaluating and optimizing of their approach.   The first phase of the intervention focuses on a population of over 65,000 people on the eastern border of Ranomafana National Park. 

They are currrently looking for an accountant to join the team in Madagascar to carry out initial assessement and training process for the newly hired finance officer. You would be responsible for transitioning  of the finance team so that they can  function independently and consolidate records from main office and all satellite support centers at the health facilities. You would be helping the local finance team with daily/weekly cash reconciliation to monthly wire requests based on the close of the previous month.  The finance team would benefit from support in using quickbooks and managing robust systems for all financials proceedings as well as teaching the program managers to build and understand their budgets.

French language skills are desirable, but not essential. They will be able to cover cost of flights, living expenses plus a stipend of $250.