Department:Finance
Position: Area Cashier / Office
Assistant
Duty Station:Rhamu, Mandera
Starting Date:Immediately
ACTED is a non-governmental organization whose vocation is to support vulnerable population world wide and to accompany them in building a better future.
ACTED is a non-governmental organization whose vocation is to support vulnerable population world wide and to accompany them in building a better future.
ACTED was created in 1993, is governed by the French law and has
its head quarters in Paris, France.
ACTED Kenya is looking for an experienced self driven and a self oriented professional to fill the post of a cashier;
Reporting to the FLAT Officer, her/his specific duties will include:
ACTED Kenya is looking for an experienced self driven and a self oriented professional to fill the post of a cashier;
Reporting to the FLAT Officer, her/his specific duties will include:
- Ensure
of having daily exchange rates of currency
- Registration
of vouchers in cashbook and filling of vouchers
- Make
payments for all items and services which have been approved by the Area
coordinator;
- Safe
& Cashbook checking: at the end of each day, the cashbook and the safe
should be checked and the balance should be corresponding;
- Money
Exchange Dealing: whenever needed, change money for the cashbooks and
register it in cashbook;
- At
the end of each month, ensure that the balance in the cashbook and in the
safe are checked and the cash checking statement is established and signed
by the cashier and his area coordinator;
- Vouchers:
quality of vouchers should be checked by the Cashier at the end of each
months;
- Advance:
ensure the clearance of all advances for the staff, before paying the
salaries;
- Assist
in HR/Administration work in
- Follow
up and filling all Administrative Documents and letters,
- Following
up with all base staff to get time sheets, contracts and HR/Administrative
documents signed on time.
- Perform
any other duty as assigned.
Qualifications/Skills Required
- Diploma
in Business Management, finance option from a recognized Institution
- CPA
holder will be an added advantage
- Strong
team player of high integrity, pleasant personality, honest, ability to
work under least supervision and meet strict deadlines.
- Computer
literate.
- Two
years work experience preferably in an NGO.
- Demonstrated
experience in overall responsibility and accountability for the financial
management of an organization;
- Good
public Relations with strong negotiation skills.
Data Management Officer
This position will report directly to the Appraisal Monitoring
and Evaluation Unit (AMEU) Manager of Kenya/Somalia and work in close
collaboration with field-based AMEU teams and Geographical Information Systems
(GIS) Manager.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Create
strategic and operational data management and data analysis systems to
enable effective monitoring and evaluation;
- In
collaboration with GIS Unit, design, centralize/compile and update GIS and
general datasets;
- Monitor
and verify accuracy of field-collected data;
- Identify
gaps in data collection and ensure that AMEU staff are aware of the
need for improvement;
- Train
AMEU officers and program staff on management of data and interpretation
of results and findings;
- Analyse
quantitative data and provide reports to the AMEU Manager ; and
- Work
closely with the GIS Manager and GIS Officer to ensure an accurate and
dynamic link between the GIS Unit and ACTED databases.
Required Profile
- A
diploma or university degree in information management, computer science
or engineering, information technology or equivalent with an
analytical background;
- Excellent
IT knowledge;
- Ability
to create and manage data effectively;
- At
least 2 years experience in a similar field using MS Excel, Access and
other data management tools;
- Familiarity
with MS Office tools to prepare analytical charts, draft reports,
publications and presentations;
- Familiarity
with GIS is an asset; and
- Experience
with server administration is an asset.
Application Procedure
Qualified persons with the required skills are invited to submit
their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, three work related
referees, contacts and expected salary to nairobi.jobs@acted.org and received
on or before 5.00PM on 12 October 2012.
Kindly note that due to the urgency of the position, CVs will be
shortlisted on ongoing basis. ACTED reserves the right to hire prior to the
application deadline.
Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified female
applicants are highly encouraged to apply.
KEENLY NOTE: SUBJECT SHOULD BE: DATA MANAGEMENT OFFICER- failure to indicate this leads to automatic disqualification.
KEENLY NOTE: SUBJECT SHOULD BE: DATA MANAGEMENT OFFICER- failure to indicate this leads to automatic disqualification.