Capt (rtd) Simon Runda Marivey

Mr. Simon Runda Marivey is an experienced institutional and financial management leader whose professional career demonstrates progressive responsibility in financial governance, organizational administration, project management, resource control, and strategic operational support. He currently serves as Deputy Accountant of the Baptists' Church of Tanzania, where he is a member of the management team and contributes to financial planning, budgeting, reporting, accounting practices, and the control and management of Church resources. His role places him within the institutional systems responsible for ensuring financial accountability and effective utilization of organizational resources.

His combination of financial stewardship, management experience, project coordination, institutional governance, and resource accountability positions him as a strategic leader capable of strengthening financial systems, organizational efficiency, accountability, and sustainable institutional development within BCT.

Prior to his current BCT responsibilities, Mr. Marivey served as Chief of Finance at Tanzania Education and Micro Business Opportunity (TEMBO), where he provided financial leadership, participated in organizational management, advised the Board on financial matters, supported the Executive Director in management issues, and handled statutory compliance.

His leadership experience also includes serving as Project Coordinator of the Longido Baptist Student Center, where he was responsible for programme planning, budgeting, implementation, financial management, monitoring, reporting, audit participation, stakeholder coordination, and holistic child-development activities. He also served as a key liaison between the church and Compassion International Tanzania, demonstrating capacity to manage partnerships and translate organizational objectives into programme implementation.

Mr. Marivey's leadership potential is further demonstrated by his previous responsibility as an Officer Commanding and Unit Paymaster, involving planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, personnel coordination, resource supervision, payroll auditing, project supervision, and administrative decision-making.