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Rugby Africa recruits

Objective . Job description – Junior financial manager and Executive assistant .
Rugby Africa Editorial
June 12, 2017
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Rugby Africa recruits

Objective

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Job description – Junior financial manager and Executive assistant

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Reporting to the General Manager, the position is responsible for enhancing Rugby Africa and World Rugby’s investment in African rugby, through improving financial management systems & processes, policies and procedures in the Regional Association and its Member Unions.

Position Objectives

  1. Rugby Africa Finance – to financially manage the Rugby Africa entity through ensuring that all management accounting (including detailed budgeting of Competitions and Training & Education) and financial accounting (including transaction operations) are planned, recorded, processed and reported appropriately, timely and in line with best practice;Work load : 20%
  2. Rugby Africa Entity – to support the General Manager to strategically and operationally manage Rugby Africa’s activities including setup and management of an appropriate company structure and implementation of the strategic plan;Work load : 50%
  3. Member Unions Financial Management – to support Member Unions to significantly improve and maintain financial management systems & processes in their organisations by centrally developing and implementing a Rugby Africa Financial Management project;Work load : 10%
  4. World Rugby Development Investment Programme (DIP) – to support the Rugby Services Manager, World Rugby to enhance African Member Union planning, budgeting and tracking of applications for the annual DIPWork load : 10%
  5. Value-add – to add value to programmes by providing information for decision making to management, developing processes and managing relationships Work load : 10%

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Job description - executive assistant and financial manager

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About Rugby Africa:

Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional associations under World Rugby. It unites all African countries that play rugby union, rugby sevens, and women’s rugby. Rugby Africa organizes various competitions, including the qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup and the Africa Sevens, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games. With 39 member unions, Rugby Africa is dedicated to promoting and developing rugby across the continent. World Rugby highlighted Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of the six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in rugby.

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