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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT 
(36 Months Contract) 
 
ZADNA is seeking to appoint a Financial Accountant. This position aims to provide financial accounting support for ZADNA and is responsible for preparing reconciliations, managing monthly accounts, supporting compliance and audits, and strengthening internal financial controls through policy development and reporting. 
 
KEY JOB DELIVERABLES:
Financial Reporting and Management Accounts: 

• Prepare monthly management accounts with performance analysis, highlighting key financial metrics. 
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, including preparing periodic financial statements in accordance with IFRS or IFRS and compliance standards. 
• Maintain the general ledger and perform month-end and year-end closing processes. 

 
General Ledger Reconciliations and Year-End Preparations: 

• Conduct regular reconciliations of general ledger accounts to ensure accurate reporting and balance integrity. 
• Prepare year-end financial closing processes, ensuring all accounts are accurately reconciled and ready for external review. 
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors, preparing necessary documentation and addressing audit queries promptly and accurately. 

 
Project Accounting and Cost Management: 

• Setting project budgets, tracking costs, and cost allocation. 
• Conduct variance analysis on project costs, preparing project-specific financial reports. 
• Partner with project managers to monitor project performance and provide insights on financial management for successful project delivery. 

 
Compliance, Taxation, and Policy Drafting: 

• Manage tax compliance, including VAT, income tax, PAYE, and other statutory filings, ensuring timely and accurate submissions. 
• Draft and update finance policies and procedures to enhance internal controls, financial accuracy, and regulatory compliance. 
• Stay informed on tax regulations and compliance changes, implementing updates to align with current laws and best practices. 

 
Auditing Coordination and Support: 

• Serve as the point of contact for internal and external auditors, facilitating the audit process. 
• Prepare required documentation and respond to audit queries related to financial reporting, compliance, and project accounting. 
• Assist in implementing recommendations from audit findings to strengthen financial controls and reporting practices 

 
Budgeting, Forecasting, and Financial Planning: 

• Assist in preparing annual budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections, supporting the company’s financial objectives. 
• Analyze variances between actual and budgeted figures, preparing comprehensive variance analysis reports. 
• Provide insights into management on budget adjustments and financial planning to support effective resource allocation. 

 
Stakeholder Collaboration and Performance Monitoring: 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including project managers and department heads, to support financial decision-making. 
• Conduct regular financial analyses to monitor trends, optimize performance, and recommend cost-saving measures. 
• Engage with external advisors, tax authorities, and regulatory bodies to ensure compliance and support company objectives 

 
Minimum Requirements: 

• Relevant bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field with completed articles. 
• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in accounting, focusing on project accounting, financial reporting, and compliance. 
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g. Sage One /Draft Works/Sage Business Cloud Professional Payroll or SSS) and advanced Excel skills. 
• Strong understanding of IFRS or IFRS with hands-on experience in tax compliance (VAT, income tax, PAYE) and policy drafting. 
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills; ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with teams. 

 
Additional Requirements: 

• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines. 
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with commitment to accuracy and compliance. 

 
Reporting Level: Executive Manager: Finance 
 
 
Interested candidates should forward their CVs, supported by a cover letter, to Noncedo Eland at recruitment@zadna.org.za by no later than Tuesday, 16 September 2025. 
 
ZADNA is committed to increasing the representation of previously marginalized groups. Note that correspondence and communication will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates, and ZADNA reserves the right not to appoint if a suitable candidate is not identified.





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​INTERNET GOVERNANCE CO-ORDINATOR 
(12 Months Contract)
 
ZADNA is seeking to appoint an Internet Governance Coordinator. This position aims to coordinate and give administrative support for ZADNA’s Internet Governance (IG) processes and programmes, and assume overall responsibility for coordinating Internet Governance training and reporting.
 
KEY JOB DELIVERABLES: 
Internet Governance Expertise 

• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and/or monitor advocacy strategies to advance South African Internet Governance objectives within different legal and regulatory environments. 
• Provide expertise on digital rights policy issues, including freedom of expression, data protection, privacy, access to information, and surveillance. 
• Maintain currency in the trends and technologies affecting digital rights policy issues, and the mitigation strategies being experimented with. 
• Engage in local, regional, and international Internet Governance events. 
• Consult and assist stakeholders on Internet Governance policy challenges. 

 
Research and reporting 

• Analyze current global Internet Governance trends and produce thought pieces and approaches to address challenges across the internet freedom community. 
• Develop policy briefs to address global, regional or country-specific Internet Governance challenges. 
• Develop the annual South African Internet Governance report. 

 
Events and Presentations 

• Develop and maintain up-to-date Internet Governance briefing and communications materials 
• Support ZAIGF and stakeholder meetings and events 
• Play a leading role in supporting and developing Internews’ public engagement strategy about internet policy, internet governance, and technology policy upon approval and instruction of the Executive. 

 
Stakeholder liaison 

• Culturally sensitive communication and mediation skills. 
• Maintains and contributes to a database of “promising practices” in stakeholder engagement. 
• Contribute to the development strategies for ensuring that best practices in stakeholder engagement are (a) identified and (b) become institutionalized. 
• Collaborates closely with the PR and Awareness Officer. 

 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

• Relevant NQF level 6 qualification in Social Science, Law, or IT. 
• Total experience of 4 years in the ICT sector, and specifically DNS. Minimum 2 years’ experience in ICT/Internet Governance, policy or research is a strong preference. 
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in project management, 
• Minimum of 2 years working with multi-stakeholder entities. 

 
Required Competencies (Skills, Knowledge & Behavioral Attributes): 

• Knowledge of policy development. 
• Expertise working with human rights defenders, journalists, advocates, and/or marginalized populations and (ideally) with internet freedom communities. 
• Understanding of gender-sensitive programming and approaches to civil society engagement. 
• Thought leadership in public discourse. 
• Ability to multitask and prioritize shifting workload. 
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a multi-cultural environment. 
• Superior analytical and writing ability. 
• Superior communication and presentation skills. 

 
Reporting Level: Executive Manager: Compliance & Regulations 
 
Interested candidates should forward their CVs, supported by a cover letter, to Noncedo Eland at recruitment@zadna.org.za by no later than Tuesday, 16 September 2025. 
 
ZADNA is committed to increasing the representation of previously marginalized groups. Note that correspondence and communication will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates, and ZADNA reserves the right not to appoint if a suitable candidate is not identified.