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  • East Africa Regional Director

    East Africa Regional Director

    Job description
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    About The East Africa Regional Director Position
    IDinsight has been operating in East Africa since 2013. Located in Nairobi, the East Africa office supports 21 employees with further growth expected. The East Africa team conducts work across multiple countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and others) and sectors (i.e., agriculture, health, education, sanitation, access to finance). The East Africa Regional Director (EARD) will define and execute IDinsight’s regional strategy, establish close advisory relationships, and oversee the region’s operations and portfolio of projects. The EARD will be supported by IDinsight’s CEO and Partner team, and will assume responsibility for driving IDinsight’s work and growth in East Africa.
    Strategy: The EARD will be responsible for realizing IDinsight’s sector-transforming vision for the region. As IDinsight’s primary regional representative, the EARD will develop new client engagements and initiatives and refine IDinsight’s multi-country model.Relationships: Meaningful, trusting relationships represent the foundation of IDinsight’s model. The EARD will establish him/herself as an expert and trusted advisor to development leaders to increase program effectiveness and shape evidence-based action in the region.Teams and operations: The EARD will oversee office operations and Nairobi-based teams. This includes mentoring IDinsight high-performing staff, participating in staffing decisions, managing the office budget, and playing a lead role in hiring for the region.Portfolio of projects: The EARD will also supervise IDinsight project work in the region, acting as the project director in some (if not all) projects in the region. The EARD will be responsible for providing strategic guidance to project teams and supporting stakeholder management.
    Career Development
    Career and skill development is a priority for all IDinsight employees. IDinsight’s entrepreneurial culture allows for the role to be tailored to individual passions, goals and preferences. IDinsight is also committed to facilitating work-life flexibility to maximize professional satisfaction and sustainability.
    Qualifications

    Deeply passionate about international development and social impact
    Advanced degree (Masters or PhD), preferably in public policy, economics, public administration, business or public health
    Interest in using evidence to improve social impact – fluency in impact evaluation a plus
    10 years of relevant experience, including managerial experience in a developing country (experience in East Africa a plus)
    Proven ability to be an inspiring leader in a dynamic, multicultural environment and experience in coaching colleagues
    Record of driving organizational growth
    Outstanding interpersonal skills – a “people person”
    Direct client management experience
    Willingness to travel as needed and work with remote colleagues
    Strong quantitative and critical thinking skills – a self-starter and quick learner who can hit the ground running
    Thrives in small/medium organization setting, and able to adapt to dynamic growth and change
    Excited to work across many international development sectors
    Lifelong learner with keen intellectual curiosity and sense of humor

    Compensation
    Dependent on relevant experience and background. Competitive with similar roles.
    Benefits include travel budget to return home if relevant, retirement plan, generous leave, relocation allowance, comprehensive international health insurance and medical evacuation, and technology stipend.
    Start Dates
    Flexible start during 1st half of 2018. Two-year commitment required.

  • Administration Manager

    Administration Manager

    Job Description
    Reporting to the Head of Human Resources and Administration, the incumbent shall oversee the day to day operations of the Admin department and ensure smooth coordination between the Admin department and all other functions.
    Responsibilities
    Duties will include but not limited to the following:

    Responsible for the day to day operations of the admin department
    Provide oversight for all administrative personnel including outsourced services
    Assign role responsibilities to all admin personnel and provide logistical support required to ensure they meet their role responsibilities
    Be innovative and proactive in managing all activities related to the maintenance and alteration of the facilities, office equipment and systems including housekeeping
    Negotiate and facilitate purchases of office supplies, furniture and equipment and ensure all required supplies are available at all times and on time
    Negotiate and facilitate contracting of all outsourced services related to admin including but not limited to cleaning, security, catering and transport and manage the resulting relationships
    Work closely with the Head of HR & Admin to prepare the admin department budget and be responsible for ensuring the department operates within budget
    Ensure admin policies and procedures are shared with all staff and adhered to. Revise policies and procedures to adapt to changes in the work environment
    Manage staff transport and meal programmes ensuring they run efficiently and make recommendations on improvements
    Oversee travel and accommodation requirements for employee work related travel
    Be fully responsible for office safety and security including ensuring all staff and visitors adhere to security policy requirements
    Handle performance management of the admin department personnel and ensuring all staff perform to high professional standards while having the department operate with the flexibility required in a very dynamic environment
    Ensure the organization is fully compliant with all admin related statutory requirements
    Liaise with heads of departments to ensure their logistical requirements are being met and formulate work plans to actualize this
    Participate as needed in special department projects
    Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

    Skills And Qualifications
    The successful candidate will posses

    Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a busy Administration environment with at least 2 years in senior Administrative role. Experience working in
    BPO operations is an added advantage
    Ability to analyze organization and individual needs and develop plans to meet them
    Ability to prioritize tasks and to organize workload to assure that short timelines are met while having frequent interruptions.
    Ability to influence and partner with different levels of the organization to build and maintain a positive work environment
    Strong business acumen, including strong problem solving skills, critical thinking, and self-initiative
    Strategic thinker with the ability to factor in a holistic approach when making decisions
    Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and support direct reports
    Excellent written, verbal communication, interpersonal skills; high quality document and report preparation and presentation
    At ease in a fast-paced environment
    Flexibility to work in a 24 hour environment
    Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office suite applications with strong Excel and Power point skills
    Experience working with people from disadvantaged backgrounds is an added advantage

  • Volunteer Design Consultant for Kidogo

    Volunteer Design Consultant for Kidogo

    Job description
    About This Project
    If you would like to learn more about this organization and project, please follow the apply link to schedule a preliminary call with a representative of the organization.
    Design – Design for program materials
    Kidogo is looking for support from a graphic designer to help redesign our curriculum materials & other documents into a complete “daycare in a box” that has a attractive and consistent aesthetic. This project may include updating some of our design assets (logos, avatars etc.) and developing new templates & formats for future materials. Kidogo is growing Kenya’s largest network of quality, early childhood development centres targeting low-income families in urban areas. Through a social-franchising approach, we can help local daycares & pre-schools improve their quality & financial sustainability to provide the best start for young children. A key piece of this model is a ‘daycare in a box’ or ‘mamapreneur starter kit’ that includes manuals, signage, resources, and other branded items to help caregivers improve their quality and practices in line with the Kidogo Way curriculum. Your work will have a huge impact on improving the lives of thousands of children (and their families) during their most important early years of life! We’ve spent significant time & effort developing a curriculum and training program, but need to translate these bulky documents into more accessible and attractive products that our customers & “mamapreneurs” will LOVE and use in their classrooms. We recently visited a similar partner organization in South Africa and were able to see their beautifully designed products & ‘starter kit’ in action so we have a clearer idea of what this should look like.
    This project can be done remotely.

  • Partner Support Technician

    Partner Support Technician

    Contract duration: Full time position, 12 month contract, with opportunities for renewal
    Remuneration: Competitive salary based on experience
    Summary job description
    We are currently recruiting a Partner Support Technician to support our efforts assisting local partner organisations in East Africa, based in Kenya. The role will entail providing technical assistance to partner organisations involved in community-based fisheries management, and sharing technical and marine resource management experiences.
    The successful candidate will provide bespoke training and technical support to local partners in all aspects of fisheries assessment and management, including monitoring and evaluation of landings − particularly in the design and use of mobile-based data collection systems − and supporting local partners in efforts to assist communities in the management of target small-scale fisheries.
    Responsibilities

    Technical support and guidance for partner organisations
    Providing direct support to partner organisations in Kenya and East Africa with fisheries monitoring and management, identifying key capacity gaps and partner needs for technical support, and developing and reviewing work plans
    Liaising with UK-based partner support team to ensure correct and timely technical support is provided, and interacting with technical colleagues both within Kenya and internationally
    Coordinating monitoring plans and smartphone data collection systems using Blue Ventures’ fisheries monitoring framework, and adapting existing toolkits and methods to local contexts
    Training local partners and community resource monitors to manage mobile data systems with eventual handover and autonomous management of monitoring
    Supporting local partners and community members in discussions around improving local fisheries management practices, providing best practice insights and recommendations from other fisheries in similar contexts
    Facilitating learning and exchange
    Identifying opportunities for cross-learning and exchange within Kenya and internationally, and facilitating dialogue and the exchange of best practices around community-based octopus fisheries management
    Supporting the growth and development of a ‘community of practice’ around locally-led fisheries management and fishery improvement projects
    Identifying further opportunities for partnership development regionally
    Exchanging and interacting with Blue Ventures colleagues supporting similar fisheries elsewhere, including preparing for and managing domestic and international fisher exchanges where possible and appropriate
    Documenting learning & communication
    Gathering feedback from community partners to guide efforts to improve the performance and impact
    Evaluating and documenting key learning, best practices and relevant fishery/country information, including broader contextual learning around management experiences
    Working with partner organisations and Blue Ventures’ conservation team to plan and coordinate outreach and communication efforts around partnership activities, including blogs and news articles as required

    Qualification

    Postgraduate level qualification in relevant subject (rural development, or environmental, fisheries or conservation science)
    At least five years’ practical experience in field-based conservation
    Experience of small-scale fisheries assessment, ideally through participatory (community-based) methods
    Strong analytical skills, and experience in data collection management and interpretation
    Experience of teaching and mentoring in data systems, analysis and interpretation
    Excellent knowledge of MS Office
    Experience of Android data collection systems (ideally including Open Data Kit)
    Experience of financial and budget management
    Experience of developing multi-sector partnerships, including with communities, fisheries authorities, and NGOs
    Sensitivity to partner and community needs and interests; humility and commitment to identifying needs and
    leading local capacity development for conservation
    Experience working with and reporting to donors, including corporations, trusts, foundations and agencies (desirable)
    Work experience in tropical developing contexts, including knowledge of marine environmental and Indonesia cultural contexts
    Fluency in English and Kiswahili (required)
    Excellent writing skills, with a proven track record in both report writing and ideally peer-reviewed publication
    Excellent communication skills and ability to give strong public presentations
    Experience of teaching and/or delivering training, both to groups and one-to-one
    Dynamic, enthusiastic, hardworking, efficient and proactive
    Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and an ability to complete tasks to deadlines
    Self-motivated, confident and self reliant
    Ability to take initiative and solve problems quickly
    Enjoys problem solving and new challenges

  • Assistant Research Officer (Education Research) Assistant Research Officer (Health Research)

    Assistant Research Officer (Education Research) Assistant Research Officer (Health Research)

    Reference Number: AROSCH271117

    Grade: 6.01

    Job Purpose
    The KWTRP School Engagement Programme is currently establishing an appropriate approach to engage local primary schools with science and health research.

    The selected candidate, supported by the SEP team, will work closely with primary school teachers and education partners to identify, implement and evaluate a primary school engagement activity with health research.
     
    The candidate will contribute to all SEP research activities including proposal development, grants/ funds administration, data/sample analysis and management, training, reporting and preparation of publications.
    Reports To: Principal Investigator
    Directly Supervises: Any interns or fieldworkers as assigned by the Principal Investigator
    Indirectly Supervises: None
    Budget and Resource Responsibility:

    Responsible for a laptop computer/desktop.
    One or more digital voice recorders used in this work.
    For petty cash budgets up to kes 10,000/- associated with fieldwork and meeting organisation.

    Key Responsibilities:

    Contribute in the development of research objectives and preparation of proposals and applications.
    Carry out literature/education resource reviews and prepare draft write-ups as may be required to support proposals, presentations/seminars and publications.
    Participate in execution of action research projects including identifying resource requirements, planning, implementing and evaluating activities. Research activities may also involve consenting and community engagement activities and initiating recruitment of study participants.
    Under the supervision of senior researchers, develop data collection tools; collect different types of research data (qualitative and /or quantitative); oversee cleaning and transcribing of the data.
    Liaise with relevant teams to ensure that all data is entered into relevant databases on time and carry out data verification activities as requested/required to ensure its accuracy, integrity and validity
    Contribute to the analysis of data emerging from empirical field work and literature review.
    Contribute to the dissemination of information from studies, including through the preparation of reports and manuscripts for publication, making presentations at scientific meetings and feeding back to participants in any consultation activities.
    Provide training and support to fieldworkers and other research team members / working on related projects, including developing their skills in individual and group interviewing, transcription, translation, and summarising.
    And any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

    Qualifications:

    A bachelors’ degree in biological sciences, science education or social science or equivalent
    Experience of working with school students, research engagement with students or early-career science teaching
    At least one year’s experience of research
    Experience of developing teaching aids e.g. textbooks, peer education activity plans etc.

    Competencies:

    Must be enthusiastic, with excellent interpersonal, communication and facilitation skills, both with stakeholders and students
    Excellent writing skills
    Good planning, organisation and co-ordination skills
    Ability to take and follow instructions, initiative, keen to learn and proactive with the ability to work under minimal supervision
    Flexibility, adaptability, multi-tasking and attention to detail
    Confidentiality and integrity
    Team working and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment

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  • Procurement Assistant P1 Teacher Education Quality Assurance and Standards Officer

    Procurement Assistant P1 Teacher Education Quality Assurance and Standards Officer

    Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service Kenya/Djibouti Program is seeking to recruit Kenyan national for the above position, to be based in Dadaab Refugee Camp. The Procurement Assistant under the guidance and supervision of the Procurement Officer will provide administrative support in the management of a variety of processes/transactions in implementing procurement and contracting of commodities, materials, equipment and services for LWF Dadaab. He/She will be charged with responsibility of ensuring high quality and accuracy of work. He/she will use his/her own discretion to address unforeseen situations, seeking advice from and/or reporting to supervisor as applicable. The Procurement Assistant liaises with other departments in order to ensure best support in performing his/her work and promotes a client, quality and results-oriented approach.
    Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:-
    Main Duties

    Sourcing quotations from our pre- qualified suppliers and analyzing them.
    Ensuring right descriptions of items and sample are provided where necessary
    Processing documents for several signatures as required by the policy.
    Providing Clerical services such as purchase orders writing and record keeping in both books and Computer.
    Providing systematic and organized filling system for all reports
    Preparation of payments on time such as forwarding all serviced invoices to Finance for payments
    Making all follow ups with suppliers to supply goods within the time given.
    Sending out tenders and preparation of selected tenders Contracts when necessary.
    Ensuring the right goods are bought at the right quality and the right quantity.
    Making follow ups to suppliers payments to ensure that they are paid on time and no delays in supplies
    Notifying the program any changes in prices in the market in case it arises.
    Making sure that any complaints launched by the suppliers are escalated to the management.
    Notifying the suppliers any changes in the management operations on time.
    Organizing of catering roasters in a systematic order to empower Host/Refugee vendors in Catering Services in case of any workshops done in the Camp/host locations.
    Liars with Nairobi Procurement to ensure that all goods bought in Nairobi reach Dadaab on time when they are needed.
    Labeling of both files and books according to procurement documents.
    Preparation of weekly reports, monthly reports, annual reports and any other reports as required by the logistics Officer.
    Organizing and prepare all training documents and prepare women for the training on time.
    Issuing of all ready Contracts and PO, s to the contractors and suppliers.

    Relevant Experience:

    Required education: Bachelor’s Degree or four (4) years of relevant paid experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree required.
    Diploma in procurement or Purchasing and supplies Management
    Required relevant work experience: 3 years
    Required skills: Procurement; Operative management; Reporting; Stock and inventory management; Logistics

    Personal Attributes:

    High level of motivation, integrity, commitment and professional responsibility.
    Ability to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place
    Excellent communication, time management, organization and presentation skills.
    A good team player with high degree of initiative, flexibility and tolerance.

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  • Program Coordinator, Leadership Management

    Program Coordinator, Leadership Management

    Job description
    Overview Of CHAI Vaccines Kenya
    CHAI Vaccines is looking for a Program Coordinator to implement a new program of work in Kenya focused on strengthening immunization program performance management within the Ministry of Health’s Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). The vision of this program will be to assist the EPI to:

    Support the Gavi Health System Strengthening (HSS) Coordination Unit (CU) to oversee HSS focus counties’ performance against Gavi HSS grant goals;
    Support EPI to strengthen immunization program performance management in counties; and
    Support the implementation and management of the Gavi HSS grant activities in counties.
    The Program Coordinator will be part of an established team in Kenya that works very closely with the EPI, interacting on a regular basis with government officials, donors, NGOs and civil society organizations.

    The successful candidate will have three primary areas of responsibility.

    Immunization strategic plan design and implementation
    Work with the EPI and Coordination Unit (CU) to establish robust processes for program performance management of HSS activities. This could include supporting the EPI and CU to:
    Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the CU
    Develop and implement standardized tools to facilitate timely and high-quality reporting from HSS counties to the CU
    Support the scale up of strategic planning tools and best practices developed by CHAI over the past 3 years to 8 new focus counties
    Work with county EPI staff to embed and fully transition strategic planning tools and best practices to 5 previous focus counties
    Execution of immunization strategic plans
    Work with the EPI and CU to develop and implement a robust HSS performance review process, including supporting the systematic tracking of HSS activity implementation, helping identify roadblocks to efficient implementation, and problem-solving solutions
    Support the scale up of strategic plan review tools, processes and best practices developed by CHAI over the past 3 years to 8 new focus counties
    Support county EPI staff in 8 new focus counties to implement priority HSS interventions
    Work with county EPI staff to embed and fully transition strategic plan review tools, processes and best practices to 5 previous focus counties
    Capability building for immunization program management
    Identify opportunities for mentoring/on-the job skill transfer for national EPI, CU members, and county officials
    Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders in government, international partners, donors and NGOs, and ensure coordination of resources and efforts;
    Continually identify opportunities for CHAI to add value and maximize impact; document and share lessons learned
    A high quality degree from a top University (preference for Masters’ level)
    3-5 years of work experience in a demanding results-driven environment
    Strong organizational and problem solving skills
    Strong analytical skills with proficiency at Microsoft Excel
    The ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders and quickly demonstrate credibility
    Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including proficiency at Microsoft PowerPoint
    Strong process management skills, high level of organisation and good attention to detail
    Deep experience in programme management and project delivery, ability to work proactively within a context of ambiguity and to remain focused on impact
    Proven track record working in challenging multi-stakeholder environments
    First-hand experience of strategic capability building, with previous exposure to strategy work at organization level
    Experience working with government institutions
    Personal qualities including resourcefulness, entrepreneurialism, flexibility, independence, humility and strong work ethic.

    Advantages

    Experience working on health related issues in resource-limited settings
    Knowledge of health systems strengthening and/or global healthcare systems

  • Communications Internships Resource Mobilization Internships

    Communications Internships Resource Mobilization Internships

    Rural Agency for Community Development and Assistance (RACIDA), is seeking a Communications intern to help develop and execute a social media strategy and produce creative assets to tell the inspiring stories of pastoralist communities in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
    Duration: 3 Months
    We are seeking a qualified individual with an interest in community development and communications who can support the mission of RACIDA.
    The internship will provide the opportunity to develop and execute media strategies, social media projects, and produce creative assets (such as an animated video) that will raise awareness for and engage people in RACIDA’s efforts in building resilient pastoralist communities.
    Responsibilities

    Assist in the development and manage the execution of a social media strategy for RACIDA;
    Generate content for RACIDA’s various social media pages and website;
    Track social media performance across multiple platforms and provide recommendations on how to increase social media engagement;
    Build relationships and foster communication online by engaging with supporters and partners via social media;
    Conceptualize, edit, animate and/or design creative projects for RACIDA, including but not limited to: an “About RACIDA” video.

    Qualifications

    Applicants must be currently enrolled in Bachelors or Masters program, or are a recent graduate;
    Background in marketing, communication, graphic design, animation, film and video editing or other related discipline;
    Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of all social media platforms
    Excellent video animation and video editing skills, and access to video creation software;
    Extensive knowledge and experience working with other common editing tools such as Adobe Photoshop;
    Excellent communication skills;
    Proven ability to be creative and detail-oriented;
    Excellent writing and editing skills;
    Self-motivated and energetic;
    Extremely organized.

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  • Data Analyst – Education Education Officer School Meals Programme Officer Human Resource Assistant SNE Teacher

    Data Analyst – Education Education Officer School Meals Programme Officer Human Resource Assistant SNE Teacher

    Job Description
    Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service Kenya/Djibouti Program is seeking to recruit Kenyan national for the above position, to be based in Dadaab Refugee Camp (Ifo 1, Ifo 2 and Dagahaley).The Education data analyst will be responsible for developing and fostering appropriate skills and social abilities to enable refugee learners achieve optimum development according to age, ability and aptitude. He/she will work hand in hand with the Education coordinator, Education quality assurance and standards officer, Education Officers, other Education staff and other Sector staff to facilitate learning and improve proper curriculum implementation in schools.
    Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:-

    Responsible for the proper operations, management of the Education department at camp level.
    Monitor and support other education staff in implementing LWF project management systems and guidelines to ensure the smooth implementation of approved activities.
    Work closely with Education and other sector personnel to ensure quality accounting of materials and assets in the sector.
    Collect and analyze numerical data from schools and present in an informative and understandable manner in terms of enrolment, attendance, transition, and retention and dropout rates.
    Overall in charge of school supplies (teaching and learning materials which includes: Making requisitions on quarterly basis of the required school materials and equipment, Distribution of the same to all schools in good time for appropriate utilization.
    Ensure all beneficiary list are signed by beneficiaries and copies kept both in the schools and Education main office.
    Work together with SMP supervisor to ensure SMP weekly and CP reports are up to date and timely and accurately done and sent to WFP through the officer in charge.
    Coordinate plans with partners at all levels, particularly, UNHCR, UNICEF, the Ministry of Education, other government and camp authorities active in education in all the camps.
    Represent LWF with external stakeholders as requested (inter-agency coordination meetings, working groups) and influence the shape of broader sector strategies.
    Actively promoting the rights of persons of concern in all interactions with stakeholders including the government.
    Interacting with rights holders and establishing networks with stakeholders to address real needs and promote best practices.
    Disseminate information concerning education services available for the refugee communities.
    Ensuring that all cross‐cutting issues (i.e. gender, environment, conflict mitigation, and accountability) and LWF approaches (i.e. rights‐based approach, integrated approach, and community empowerment) are mainstreamed into all project activities.
    Provide periodic analytical overviews of program progress, highlighting achievements via indicators, strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, challenges/constraints, lessons learnt and way forward.
    Actively protect children in every aspect of work and personal life, by preventing harm and reporting child abuse.
    Analyze examination to provide value added progress reports for national and internal exams.
    Support Area Education officers, head teachers and teachers in maintaining accurate records of all items in the schools and keeping written records up to date in a legible and accurate manner.
    Work with Education officers so as to assess curriculum based establishment and advice the education sector appropriately.

    Professional Qualification:

    At least a degree in education (B.ED) from a recognized university with additional training in educational statistics, candidates with a diploma in statistics may be considered.
    Strong analytical, administration and documentation skills in the management of educational data management.
    At least 3 years of experience in in a similar capacity
    Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
    Strong reporting skills
    Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload and to work within tight schedules.
    Ability to contribute to a small, proactive team, motivating staff and working collaboratively with colleagues and providing support and advice as necessary
    A full appreciation of the value of co-operation, a team player.

    Relevant Experience:

    Taking responsibility for personal learning and competence development.
    Exhibiting the generic employee skills especially valued by the organization: Dependability and productivity, Communication, Problem solving, Teamwork, Safety and Security, Accountability and Integrity (please find definitions in the Performance Appraisal Template).
    Experience gained within an international humanitarian NGO –preferably in Dadaab will be an added advantage
    Written and verbal fluency in English.

    Personal Attributes:

    High level of motivation, integrity, commitment and professional responsibility.
    Ability to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place
    Excellent communication, time management, organization and presentation skills.
    A good team player with high degree of initiative, flexibility and tolerance

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  • Accountant

    Accountant

    Reporting to the Accounts Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing financial and administrative services including processing and monitoring payments and expenditures in a timely and accurate manner and ensuring vendors and suppliers are paid within established time limits.
    Duties

    Review and verify invoices for accuracy.
    Set invoices up for payment.
    Lead the expenditure and payment function for the Society, ensuring that while paying all creditors promptly and within agreed terms, only for expenditure that is valid and authorized.
    Monthly reimbursement of project floats to ensure smooth running of their operations.
    Process data in to the system to ensure that the records are up to date.
    Ensure accurate and timely processing of payment and journals of data into the accounting system i.e. receipts, payments and, journals.
    Maintain vendor/suppliers files.
    Produce accounts payable reports as required.
    Keep reconciled vendors accounts and review them regularly for proper reporting and good decision making by management whenever needed.
    Manage head office petty cash including reimbursements, daily reconciliations and processing the entries into the system
    Ensure monthly stock takes for all BSK offices.
    Provide supporting documentation for audits.
    Ensure monthly stock reports are reconciled and file.
    Process payments and grants/donations to ensure accuracy and that all supporting documents are attached and appropriately approved
    Participate in the internal audit reviews as required in accordance with the audit plan through provision of the required information.
    Plan and ensure compliance with Company’s tax policy ensuring taxes are minimised and exposure to penalties is avoided.
    Participate in budget preparation.
    Manage the cheque books to ensure security and reconcile cancelled cheques.
    Monthly reconcile the General Ledger with other payables.
    Prepare Local purchase orders (LPO) and keep the LPO book in safe custody

    Job Requirements

    A Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
    CPA (2) or its equivalent.
    Two (2) years’ experience in a busy finance department.

    Key Skills and Attributes

    Considerable knowledge of financial management, credit evaluation techniques, loss control methods, due diligence processes and taxation law.
    Considerable knowledge of principles, methods and practices of governmental accounting and budgeting.
    Customer service skills, communication and interpersonal skills.
    Ability to develop and prepare relevant reports for management.
    Ability to maintain professional status, high integrity and keep abreast of evolving trends in accounting and finance through continuing professional development.
    Proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook express including financial and statistical packages
    Ability to multi task and work with minimal supervision.
    Ability to follow-through tasks to completion.
    Ability to enforce organizational policies.
    Keen eye for details