Operations and Finance Manager at Youth Challenge International (YCI), Zanzibar – October 2025.

Youth Challenge International (YCI) Job Posting

Operations and Finance Manager, Zanzibar, Tanzania

• Location: Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania
• Contract Length: 1 year (renewable)
• Commitment: Full time, 40 hours/week
• Compensation: 3,600,000 TZS gross/month + Health Benefits
• Start Date: November 2025
• Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

About Youth Challenge International (YCI)

Youth Challenge International is accelerating youth innovation for good, teaming up with young leaders and innovators to create a better future where people, planet and profit can thrive. We are “going all in” on the bold ideas, skills, and ventures that will achieve this goal. In over 30 countries, YCI has worked with young people and partner organizations to transform complex challenges into sustainable solutions.

HerStart: Innovate the Future

HerStart is a YCI initiative advancing gender equality, innovation, and economic empowerment on a global scale. The program delivers dynamic entrepreneurship and leadership training, mentorship, and seed funding for young women to build businesses with positive community impact in Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Country Manager, the Operations and Finance Manager will oversee key organizational systems and processes for the HerStart program in Zanzibar. This includes financial performance processes and reporting, cash flow management, procurement, and human resources processes and policies. The role will also drive program quality improvement efforts across all key program function areas. We are seeking an experienced and passionate leader to deliver exceptional results.

Key Responsibilities

Operations Management

• Coordinate and support all organizational systems and processes for YCI Tanzania, including oversight of policies, procedures, and procurement.
• Ensure YCI remains compliant with local NGO and company registration and all required reporting in Tanzania.
• Support the Country Manager with all YCI Tanzania Human Resource functions, including management of country office contracts, performance reviews, onboarding, and recruitment of local staff.
• Co-lead the country health, safety, and security risk management portfolio to ensure the safety and security of staff, volunteers, partners, consultants, and participants.
• Support planning for Canadian volunteer arrivals and placements, including arrival and orientation logistics, training, accommodation, visas, and local transportation.

Financial Management

• Coordinate with YCI Canada to ensure appropriate financial and administrative management of the program and compliance with donor regulations.
• Prepare and submit high-quality financial reports and manage and monitor cash flows related to project expenses.
• Lead the annual budgeting exercise in the country.
• Act in accordance with accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls, ensuring compliance with national regulatory requirements including annual audits and tax filing.
• Identify areas of risk and take steps to reduce vulnerabilities.

Technical Support and Training

• Provide technical onboarding, training, and coaching to project staff, volunteers, partners, and participants as needed on processes, guidelines, and requirements for finance, operations, and human resources.
• Facilitate accountability and quality assurance through formal and informal interactions with staff and partners.

Volunteer Management

• Supervise international volunteers in their professional deliverables that advance the goals of HerStart and/or partner organizations.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to ensure their meaningful engagement and integration into the HerStart program.

Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will possess:

• 5+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience in finance, operations, procurement, and/or human resources with a robust understanding of organizational accounting and financial functions.
• A self-starter with a strong understanding of sustainable community development.
• Demonstrated experience providing management and oversight of office operations.
• The ability to explain accounting or financial concepts to necessary project stakeholders.
• A strong command of Microsoft Excel and other accounting software, with an analytical attention to detail.
• An effective communicator with excellent written and verbal English proficiency.
• An appreciation of the contribution of volunteers to international development, and ideally, experience in supporting or working with volunteers.
• Must be a permanent resident or a Citizen of Tanzania (preference will be given to Zanzibar residents).

Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy

YCI commits to a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA). All employees are required to sign and adhere to the PSEA Policy and Code of Conduct at all times.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter as a single PDF document, maximum 4 pages, saved in the following format: “First Name Last Name Operations and Finance Manager, Zanzibar”.

• Link to application form here
• To ensure incoming emails do not end up in your spam folder, please add rnzali@yci.org to your email contact list.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received, so early submissions are encouraged.
• No phone calls or emails about the position can be accepted.

YCI encourages applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to creating a place of inclusion for employees, candidates, volunteers, partners, and visitors of all backgrounds, ages, religions, races, gender identities, physical abilities, or sexual orientations.

Note: YCI uses a people-focused approach to evaluating applicants and does not utilize artificial intelligence during the recruitment process.