ActionAid International
Programmes Directorate
International Project Manager - UK Aid Match
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
3 years fixed term contract – Project ends November 2017Programmes Directorate
International Project Manager - UK Aid Match
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Salary: £25 000
Overall coordination, management and
delivery of the three year multi-country project on Safe Cities funded by UK
Aid Match, a scheme managed by the Department for International Development
(DFID) which gives the UK public a say in how a proportion of the aid budget is
spent, by match funding public donations to appeals for projects to reduce
poverty in developing countries.
The International Project Manager
will be responsible for overseeing national Project Managers in Bangladesh,
Kenya, Myanmar and Zimbabwe on the delivery of the project’s objectives.
Key responsibility areas include, but are not limited to:
Key responsibility areas include, but are not limited to:
- Develop overall project plan and country
specific plans in line with the approved proposal and donor requirements
and ensure project is delivered according to project plan
- Provide technical advice, support and links to
ActionAid country programmes according to their needs, particularly in the
design of activities and in developing partner relationships
- Compile and manage a risk register for the
project
- Coordinate international inception workshops
in the first year and annual meetings thereafter
- Enable countries to access effective training
and resources on women’s rights and safe cities programming and
campaigning
- Work with Country Directors and relevant
Women’s Rights staff in the project countries to ensure high priority is
given to delivering on the project
- Provide internal progress reports in advance
of quarterly International Project Accountability Team (IPAT) meetings and
as needed, take notes and ensure follow-up on any agreed action points
- Liaise and collaborate with, as relevant,
other ActionAid countries and teams on regional and international advocacy
initiatives
- Support the development of a programme
framework based on best practices from the project in 2016
- Matrix manage the project accountant and
ensure that financial reports and other financial processes are accurate
and completed as required by the donors
Person Specification
- Relevant degree / Masters or equivalent
- At least 5 years’ experience working in an
international agency / across countries on women’s rights with a focus on
safe cities/violence against women and girls programming and campaigning
- Previous experience of developing, planning,
managing and reporting on complex multi-country institutional donor-funded
projects
- Experience of preparing quality narrative and
financial reports for institutional donors for multi-million pound grants
- Basic skills in commissioning and managing
applied research to inform development practice and/or to influence
decision-makers
- Excellent verbal and written communication
skills in English, ability to inform and engage through written
communication
- A proven track record in project management
Only candidates with the eligibility
to work within the country (Kenya) will be considered
Application Procedures:
Click here to obtain further information on this position
Application Procedures:
Click here to obtain further information on this position
Applications should be sent to:
programmes.jhb@actionaid.org by no later than 4th September 2014.
Your application should consist of
your up to date CV and motivation letter.
You are requested to highlight in the
motivation letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this
role.
Please clearly indicate which
position you are applying for.
Please click on the hyperlink below and complete the form:
Equal Opportunities Employment Form
Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Please click on the hyperlink below and complete the form:
Equal Opportunities Employment Form
Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
ActionAid International will not
consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the
right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.
ActionAid International promotes diversity and welcomes applications from all section of the community.
ActionAid International promotes diversity and welcomes applications from all section of the community.
International Project Accountant- UK Aid Match
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
3 years fixed term contract – Project ends – November 2017
Salary: £20 000
To ensure the financial integrity of the three year multi-country project on Safe Cities funded by UK Aid Match, a scheme managed by the Department for International Development (DFID) which gives the UK public a say in how a proportion of the aid budget is spent, by match funding public donations to appeals for projects to reduce poverty in developing countries.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
3 years fixed term contract – Project ends – November 2017
Salary: £20 000
To ensure the financial integrity of the three year multi-country project on Safe Cities funded by UK Aid Match, a scheme managed by the Department for International Development (DFID) which gives the UK public a say in how a proportion of the aid budget is spent, by match funding public donations to appeals for projects to reduce poverty in developing countries.
The International
Project Accountant will provide consolidated project financial plans and
reports as required by the Donor and the Project Management and Accountability
teams.
Key responsibility areas include, but are not limited to:
Key responsibility areas include, but are not limited to:
- Submit reports to the International Accounts
Manager responsible for oversight to ensure adherence to international
finance and donor requirements
- To support the International Project Manager
in the use of the financial analysis for sound project management
- Work closely with the International Project
Manager to monitor the budget utilisation and communicate any issues
upwards from partners and country programmes
- Work with the International Project Manager
and IPAT to ensure that audit recommendations are fulfilled
- Support International Project Manager and
national-level Project Managers to ensure archiving of the project
documentation for audit at all levels of the project
- Develop tools and run financial aspects of
inception workshop in co-ordination with International Project Manager
- Work with implementing staff to establish
systems that are integrated and meet donor requirements issues and
variances and propose and monitor actions
- Ensure transaction listings for multi country
projects are maintained as supporting documentation for donor reporting
- Respond to donor financial queries and
recommend actions to the International Project Manager as required
- To advise participating countries and their
partners of donor specific financial rules and regulations and support
staff to meet these
Person Specification
- Professional Accounting or Financial
Management Qualification
- Experience of leading on financial aspects of
donor contract management and providing advice on complex financial
management
- Experience developing financial operational
systems and schedules
- Knowledge of/and or experience of the Not For
Profit, NGO and/or Development sectors
- Good working knowledge of computerised
accounting packages and MS office (Excel), experience in SUN and Vision,
an advantage
- Experience in preparing plans and budgets,
management and financial reporting, analysing financial reports and plans,
and establishing key performance indicators and drawing insight for use by
management and different stakeholders
Only candidates with the eligibility
to work within the country (Kenya) will be considered
Application Procedures:
Application Procedures:
Applications should be sent to:
financeops.jhb@actionaid.org by no later than 4thSeptember 2014. Your
application should consist of your up to date CV and motivation
letter.
You are requested to highlight in the
motivation letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role.
Please clearly indicate which position you are applying for.
Please click on the hyperlink below and complete the form:
Equal Opportunities Employment Form
Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Please click on the hyperlink below and complete the form:
Equal Opportunities Employment Form
Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
ActionAid International will not
consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies.
We reserve the right to withdraw any
of our vacancies at any time.
ActionAid International promotes diversity and welcomes applications from all section of the community.
ActionAid International promotes diversity and welcomes applications from all section of the community.