Background

The Vice President’s Office, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Kigoma Regional Secretariat, the National Environmental Management Council (NEMC), and the Tanzania Forest Services (TFS), is launching the “Building Climate Resilience in the Kigoma Region” project. This project is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) through UNEP and aims to address the impacts of climate change in Kigoma.

The project, set to run from 2025 to 2029, will be implemented in the districts of Kasulu, Kibondo, and Kakonko in the Kigoma Region. The objective is to enhance community resilience to the effects of climate change through sustainable agricultural land management, conservation of natural resources, and climate-smart practices.

Position Details

Project: Building resilience in the landscapes of Kigoma, Tanzania (GCF FP218)

Post Title: Finance and Accounting Officer

Type: National, full-time position

Duration: 1 year contract, 2026, with the possibility of renewal up to 5 years

Date Required: January 2026

Duty station: Kigoma

Objectives of the position

The Financial and Accounting Officer (FAO) will be responsible for supporting the Project Management Unit (PMU) with all aspects of financial management and monitoring of project funds with a view to ensuring a transparent and efficient financial management system for the project, ensuring compliance with the applicable financial policies and procedures. The Financial and Accounting Officer (FAO) will report directly to the Project Manager and will work in close collaboration with all the project implementing partners.

Duties and responsibilities

(i) Budget Development and Control

• Develop the project’s annual budgets and project budget revisions, as necessary, in accordance with UNEP and GCF finance regulations.
• Control expenditures to ensure efficient management of project resources, aligning with approved budget allocations.
• Track that budget real locations do not exceed 10% across project outputs.
• Monitor Project Management Costs to ensure compliance with GCF Policies.

(ii) Financial Documentation and Reporting

• Prepare accurate and detailed financial documents, including expenditure reports, cash advance requests, co-finance reports, audited financial statements, and other necessary reports.
• Manage project account income in adherence to the Project Cooperation Agreement, facilitating the return of funds balance and income to UNEP.
• Produce periodic financial statements and fund reconciliations required by VPO, UNEP, and the GCF.
• Prepare, stamp, produce, and secure approval of bank reconciliations and financial statements (monthly, quarterly, six-monthly, or annual, depending on the case).
• Prepare financial reports for the project’s Financial Monitoring Reports.
• Prepare, stamp, produce, and secure approval of bank reconciliations and fund reconciliations.
• Prepare the information and documents needed for audits and financial oversight.
• Follow through on auditors’ recommendations from external audits and UNEP monitoring missions.

(iii) Record-keeping and Management

• Ensure proper recording and filing of financial documents such as vouchers, payments, and invoices.
• Utilize appropriate accounting software to manage project finances.
• Manage payments, transactions, and other financial activities.
• Maintain a sound, transparent, and efficient financial and accounting process accounting transactions, ensuring all records and bank accounts are up-to-date using a computerized system.
• Ensure proper posting of transactions performed by the Project Management Unit (PMU).
• Identify and propose proper posting of different types of transactions.
• Maintain well-organized accounting ledgers and papers.
• Establish and maintain suitable systems of internal control.
• Fixed assets management, inventories management, and distribution.
• Oversee and ensure proper use of the manual of procedures.

(iv) Cash Management

• Obtain and report bank statements periodically.
• Conduct and report supervision of implementing partners and service providers.
• Update the Project Manager on cash reserves for timely requests.
• Liaise with the Ministry of Finance on financial management, approvals, advances.
• Prepare a consolidated annual financial report on transactions performed by the project.
• Obtain and verify documentary evidence of project account performance and prepare for UNEP.
• Prepare and monitor settlement applications for cash advance requests to be sent to UNEP.
• Prepare a quarterly cash budget for the project.

(v) Capacity building

• Provide training and supervise the Savings Association Management.
• Offices involved in project implementation.
• Provide financial support to the project implementing partners, bank reconciliation statements.
• Supervise financial support.

Compliance requirements

• Refrain from any conduct that would adversely reflect on the United Nations and shall not engage in any activity which is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations or mandate of UNEP.
• Ensure compliance with the Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Framework of the Government of Tanzania, United Nations Secretariat, as well as the Green Climate Fund Policy on Prohibited Practices.
• Ensure compliance with UNEP Environmental, Social and Economic Framework (referred to as “ESES Framework”), and in the Green Climate Fund’s Environmental and Social Safeguards.

Reporting

Reports to the Project Manager.

Qualifications

(i) Education

An Accountancy certificate (ACCA, AAT level III) or a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from a recognized institution.

(ii) Experience

• At least 7 years of work experience in financial management and accounting.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing financial controls.
• Demonstrated experience in financial management of projects with bilateral or multilateral funding.
• Certification in financial management and accounting software.
• Proficiency in MS Excel.
• Experience with the Green Climate Fund, Global Environment Facility and/or Adaptation Fund is desirable.

Additional requirements

Good team player in English spoken with great communication skills.

Remuneration and duration

Salary: Remuneration will be paid according to the project procedures.

Duration: 1-year contract renewable up to 5 years.

Date Required: January 2026.

• Develop the project’s annual budgets and project budget revisions, as necessary, in accordance with UNEP and GCF finance regulations.
• Control expenditures to ensure efficient management of project resources, aligning with approved budget allocations.
• Track that budget real locations do not exceed 10% across project outputs.
• Monitor Project Management Costs to ensure compliance with GCF Policies.
• Prepare accurate and detailed financial documents, including expenditure reports, cash advance requests, co-finance reports, audited financial statements, and other necessary reports.
• Manage project account income in adherence to the Project Cooperation Agreement, facilitating the return of funds balance and income to UNEP.
• Produce periodic financial statements and fund reconciliations required by VPO, UNEP, and the GCF.
• Prepare, stamp, produce, and secure approval of bank reconciliations and financial statements (monthly, quarterly, six-monthly, or annual, depending on the case).
• Prepare financial reports for the project’s Financial Monitoring Reports.
• Prepare, stamp, produce, and secure approval of bank reconciliations and fund reconciliations.
• Prepare the information and documents needed for audits and financial oversight.
• Follow through on auditors’ recommendations from external audits and UNEP monitoring missions.
• Ensure proper recording and filing of financial documents such as vouchers, payments, and invoices.
• Utilize appropriate accounting software to manage project finances.
• Manage payments, transactions, and other financial activities.
• Maintain a sound, transparent, and efficient financial and accounting process accounting transactions, ensuring all records and bank accounts are up-to-date using a computerized system.
• Ensure proper posting of transactions performed by the Project Management Unit (PMU).
• Identify and propose proper posting of different types of transactions.
• Maintain well-organized accounting ledgers and papers.
• Establish and maintain suitable systems of internal control.
• Fixed assets management, inventories management, and distribution.
• Oversee and ensure proper use of the manual of procedures.
• Obtain and report bank statements periodically.
• Conduct and report supervision of implementing partners and service providers.
• Update the Project Manager on cash reserves for timely requests.
• Liaise with the Ministry of Finance on financial management, approvals, advances.
• Prepare a consolidated annual financial report on transactions performed by the project.
• Obtain and verify documentary evidence of project account performance and prepare for UNEP.
• Prepare and monitor settlement applications for cash advance requests to be sent to UNEP.
• Prepare a quarterly cash budget for the project.
• Provide training and supervise the Savings Association Management.
• Offices involved in project implementation.
• Provide financial support to the project implementing partners, bank reconciliation statements.
• Supervise financial support.

• Proficiency in MS Excel.
• Good team player in English spoken with great communication skills.

• An Accountancy certificate (ACCA, AAT level III) or a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from a recognized institution.
• At least 7 years of work experience in financial management and accounting.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing financial controls.
• Demonstrated experience in financial management of projects with bilateral or multilateral funding.
• Certification in financial management and accounting software.
• Experience with the Green Climate Fund, Global Environment Facility and/or Adaptation Fund is desirable.