DANIDA
Vacancy positions
Our client The Danish Embassy together with the Ministry of State for the Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands (MDNKOALs) aims to employ high level skills for the Medium Term Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Programme (MTAP) Unit established under Danida.
In order to achieve its goals, MTAP is seeking to recruit dynamic, qualified and experienced individuals to fill the following positions:
National Planner Technical Assistance (NP-TA)
Ref: NP-TA-11/11Our client The Danish Embassy together with the Ministry of State for the Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands (MDNKOALs) aims to employ high level skills for the Medium Term Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Programme (MTAP) Unit established under Danida.
In order to achieve its goals, MTAP is seeking to recruit dynamic, qualified and experienced individuals to fill the following positions:
National Planner Technical Assistance (NP-TA)
In close cooperation with the MTAP Programme Manager, the National Planner TA will support the MTAP Programme Manager and the MTAP Technical Assistance (TA) Team Leader.
The post will be based in Nairobi, but with frequent travels to the programme counties/districts.
The duration of the appointment will be between 18 and 24 months.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare
Terms of Reference, contracts, outsourcing and management of service;
- Link
with other stakeholders and service providers to promote MTAP activities;
- Initiate,
prepare, oversee and monitor MTAP implementation activities.
- Facilitate
capacity building needs assessment in each county/district and providing
the necessary interventions;
- In
collaboration with the Financial Manager and Administrator, preparethe
MTAP Operations Manual and training, supervise and monitor staff in use of
the Operations Manual;
- Assist
counties/districts in implementing approved programme guidelines;
- Compile
documentation and reports for the MTAP Steering Committee and act as
Secretary to the Steering Committee;
- Advise
on planning procedures at MTAP county/district level;
- Advise
on inter-county exchange of information and ensuring that lessons learned
at county/district level are documented and shared with
other counties/districts; and
- Contribute
to national policy development in consideration of the requirements of
ASAL areas, and further contribute to policy development in sector
specific areas as relevant to achievement of MDNKOALs goals.
Qualifications and competences:
- Master's
Degree in either planning, economics, land and water management,
engineering or rural development;
- A
minimum of 10 years' experience in development;
- Experience
in running agriculture, livestock or water related development, ASAL
areas, pastoralism, dry-land farming in related rural-based programmes in
an African country of similar size and scope;
- Experience
in a multi-disciplinary planning related to rural development planning;
- Experience
in working with National and local government and public sector
operations;
- Experience
in procurement and management;
- Experience
in use of IT systems, MS Office and be conversant with accounting
practises and
- Excellent
interpersonal, team building and communication skills and be fluent in
English.
Financial Manager and Administrator (FMA)
Ref: FMA-11/11
In close cooperation with the MTAP Programme Manager, the FMA will support the MTAP Unit and will be responsible for the management of all MTAP's financial management issues, procurement and management of assets.
The post will be based in Nairobi, but with frequent travels to the programme counties/districts.
Key responsibilities
Ref: FMA-11/11
In close cooperation with the MTAP Programme Manager, the FMA will support the MTAP Unit and will be responsible for the management of all MTAP's financial management issues, procurement and management of assets.
The post will be based in Nairobi, but with frequent travels to the programme counties/districts.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare
the MTAP Financial Management/Accounts Manual being a component of the
MTAP Operations Manual;
- Develop,
implement and monitor sound financial management and control procedures;
- Manage
the accounting and administrative functions of MTAP;
- Observe
Danida's general accounting instructions;
- Monitor
MTAP's accounts and budgets;
- Authorise
approved payments through the bank and electronic money transfers;
- Ensure
that all MTAP and ASAL Secretariat staff are familiar wjth and implement
appropriate accounting regulations;
- Advise
MTAP's management, public and private sector service providers on
financial management and contracting issues;
- Participate
in MTAP's management meetings;
- Ensure
appropriate employment terms and conditions and administration of local
staff;
- Coordinate
individual and summary budgets and pipeline expenditures;
- Prepare
the Decentralized Project Accounting Manual;
- Assist
the 6 core county Technical Assistants and other Decentralised Projects
Accounts (DPA) units in budget/expenditure control and advise on financial
management issues;
- Facilitate
contact with and prepare terms of reference for auditors;
- Review
and ensure the auditing procedures in relation to multi-donor auditing are
relevant, effective and fulfil all MTAP's requirements;
- Ensure
that appropriate audit arrangements are in place for all DPA's;
- Ensure
timely finalization of audits; andreview and ensure the auditing
procedures in relation to multi-donor auditing are relevant, effective and
fulfil all MTAP's requirements; and
- Recommend
follow-up actions in respect of audit queries.
Qualifications and competences:
- A
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration;
- CPA(K)
/ACCA or an equivalent professional accounting qualification;
- A
minimum of 8 years' experience in financial management;
- Hands-on
experience with GoK financial and projects accounting systems;
- Experience
with donor-funded programmes' accounting systems and rules, budgeting
process, auditing and reporting;
- Experience
with Danida financial procedures will be an added advantage;
- Be
conversant with the use of MS Office applications and accounting software
such as Navision
- The
FMA must also be conversant with general Kenyan employment terms, tax laws
and have office and staff administration skills; and
- Excellent
interpersonal, team building and communication skills and be fluent in
English.
To be considered, your application must be received by 23 December 2011 addressed to:
The Director - Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place, Waiyaki Way, Muthangari,
P.O. Box 40092 00100,
Nairobi, Kenya
E-mail: esd@deloitte.co.ke
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