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        <h1>Join our team!</h1>
        <p class="lead">Code for South Africa is looking for others join us in our quest to drive social change through informed decision making.</p>
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	    <h2> Open Positions </h2>
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	      <li><a href="#developer">Civic Technology Developer (Sabbatical Opportunity)</a></li>
	      <li><a href="#fin-manager">Finance Manager</a></li>
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	    <h2><a id="developer">Civic Technology Developer (Sabbatical Opportunity)</a></h2>

	    <p>Code for South Africa is offering a paid sabbatical opportunity to experienced software developers who want to take a break from financial software and driving ad clicks. </p>
		<p>South Africa is a country of extremes and one of the most interesting places for software developers to live. We have a world-class technology sector on the one hand and high levels of poverty on the other. These two worlds seldom overlap with some of the most pressing problems underserved by technology.</p> 	
	    <p>Civic technology is a worldwide movement that promotes better engagement between governments and citizens. It is premised on the idea that, used effectively, technology is able to change how government serves its citizens, promote dialogue and help create a more active citizenry.</p>
	    <p>We are a non-profit organisation with a focus on civic technology. Our mission statement is <strong>to use technology and data to support informed decision-making to drive social change</strong>. We are all veterans of the commercial software world but decided to explore some of South Africa’s social challenges both as intellectual pursuits but also as an opportunity to use our skills to contribute to improving the country that we live in.</p>
	    <p>Everything we do is open source and often draws public attention. You’ll get to work on a wide variety of projects which keeps it interesting and means there’s lots to learn. We’re a small team so you can get your hands dirty in almost everything we do and there are opportunities to travel to talk about what we do both locally and internationally.</p>
	    
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	    The sabbatical is based at <a href="http://www.codebridge.co.za/">Codebridge</a> in beautiful Cape Town and have flexible working conditions.
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	    We use industry best practices and technologies, including:
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	      <li>Python, Django</li>
	      <li>GitHub - <a href="https://github.com/Code4SA/">github.com/Code4SA</a></li>
	      <li>Amazon EC2, S3 and RDS</li>
	      <li>Agile processes using Pivotal Tracker</li>
	      <li>Bootstrap, jQuery, D3, Leaflet</li>
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	    You should be familiar with the technology stack we use (or keen to learn) and have at least 4 years experience under your belt.
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	    Most of all, you should want to make a difference to your city and South Africa. If you are interested, drop us a note at <a href="mailto:changetheworld@code4sa.org">changetheworld@code4sa.org.</a>

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	    <h2><a id="fin-manager">Finance Manager</a></h2>

		<p>We are a non-profit organisation with a focus on civic technology. Our mission statement is <strong>to use technology and data to support informed decision-making to drive social change</strong>. We are all veterans of the commercial software world but decided to explore some of South Africa’s social challenges both as intellectual pursuits but also as an opportunity to use our skills to contribute to improving the country that we live in.</p>
	    <p>The Finance Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day financial management of the organization and will ensure the integrity of the financial management system.
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	    This position is based at <a href="http://www.codebridge.co.za/">Codebridge</a> in beautiful Cape Town and have flexible working conditions.  Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.
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	   <b> Specific Duties </b>
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	      <li>Implement and maintain accounting policies and procedures for a wide-ranging set of activities including financial accounting and reporting, payroll and other procedures </li>
          <li>Work with Staff to maintain process integrity related to deposits, general journal entries, bank reconciliation and other related activites.</li>
          <li>Monitor appropriate use of funds related to budget</li>
          <li>Manage financial control, prepare and analyze budgets, develop financial reports and make recommendations on budget expenditures</li>
          <li>Provide financial inputs for proposal development, project management, human resource management and related financial administration</li>
          <li>Manage all procurement and related financial logistics</li>
          <li>Ensure that all financial reporting is completed on time and submitted to senior management and donors</li>
          <li>Oversee financial audits of all projects of the organization</li>
          <li>Coordinate payroll and benefits processing for all staff and contractors, timekeeping procedures related to timesheets, and timely filing and payment of all payroll related deposits</li>
          <li>Demonstrate clear understanding of donor and grant budget processes</li>
          <li>Demonstrate capacity to carry out these functions in a timely and professional manner</li>
          <li>Other duties as required</li>
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	    <b> Qualifications </b>
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	      <li>Bachelors’ degree in accounting, MBA and/or CPA a plus</li>
          <li>At least 5 years of managerial experience in a finance function</li>
          <li>Proven financial analysis and forecasting ability</li>
          <li>Sound understanding and prior experience of working with an international NGO</li>
          <li>Proven experience and ability to provide support, guidance and training to financial and non-financial colleagues</li>
          <li>Proficiency in accounting software and office practices</li>
          <li>Experience in multi-currency accounting</li>
          <li>Experience of working in cross-cultural and complex environments</li>
          <li>Ability to work under tight deadlines with good prioritisation and time management skills</li>
          <li>Ability to work with minimal instruction in a teamwork environment</li>
          <li>Excellent communication skills (oral and written)</li>
          <li>Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills</li>
          <li>High professional standards and ethics</li>
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	    Most of all, you should want to make a difference to your city and South Africa. If you are interested, drop us a note at <a href="mailto:changetheworld@code4sa.org">changetheworld@code4sa.org.</a>

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	    <h2>About Code for South Africa</h2>
	    <p>Code for South Africa is a non-profit civic technology lab. We use data and technology to promote informed decision-making for social good. Our base of operations is Codebridge in Claremont where we are helping to create a civic technology movement.</p>  
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