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Youth driven sustainable development NGO [112]
Pro bono2-4 weeks
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Our partner is a young Tanzanian NGO with a vision to transform poor children’s dreams into reality through education, to break the cycle of poverty, and to create a generation with creative and independent minds.
Currently day-to-day accounting and finance activities are undertaken by a full-time volunteer with support from the Founding Director, neither of whom have an accounting background. They are fortunate to have a Board member, who is a Certified Accountant, who provides oversight and guidance on the organisation’s financial management, visiting the office once or twice a week.
As the first AfID to support this partner you will undertake an initial review of their accounting processes, procedures and controls before making recommendations on how these can be strengthened, streamlined and improved and starting to implement these changes.
Broadly, they are requiring support in the following areas:
- Improving their financial reporting
- Improving their expenditure record keeping
- Reviewing their use of QuickBooks
- Providing guidance on financial strategy
The organisation does have written policies and procedures and these should be reviewed and updated based on changes implemented as per the above.
Charity improving healthcare services [107]
Pro bono2-4 weeks
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Our partner is a UK charity working to improve healthcare in Zanzibar by delivering locally-owned and long-lasting improvements across services, staff training and infrastructure while also developing policies and national medical standards.
We had a volunteer confirmed to support them in implementing Xero in 2020. Unfortunately, with that placement unable to proceed due to COVID-19, we provided them with remote volunteer support, helping them make the most out of Excel whilst their migration to Xero was on hold.
They have now successfully implemented Xero, and have proper systems in place. However, their Finance Manager in Zanzibar requires further support and training in it's use. They have spent time and resources to offer her remote coaching; but have realised that her challenges are not easily conveyed over Zoom sessions, and therefore some in person coaching for her is required.
Additionally, the Xero system was designed with the needs of the UK office in mind, whereas 80% of the transactions are undertaken in Zanzibar. As such, they require support in addressing the amount of time spent extracting data and then creating reports on Excel. Separately, payroll and taxes in Zanzibar are extremely complicated, and manipulating Xero to account for these, is something they require support with.
