Norwegian Refugee Council
Finance Officer - Kenya
Kenyan Nationals Only
Job Location: Nairobi
Ref. No.:3232343079
Ref. No.:3232343079
1 Position
The Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of
experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees
and internally displaced people.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 4000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents.
In addition, NRC runs one of
the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to
be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been present in Somalia since early 2004 and has since expanded its Horn of Africa Programme to Kenya in 2006 and to Ethiopia in 2011.
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been present in Somalia since early 2004 and has since expanded its Horn of Africa Programme to Kenya in 2006 and to Ethiopia in 2011.
Since 2004, the Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC) has demonstrated a regional competence and expertise in
working with displaced populations.
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The NRC Horn of Africa & Yemen mission is an expanding programme. NRC started its operations in Kenya in the refugee camps in Dadaab in February 2007.
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The NRC Horn of Africa & Yemen mission is an expanding programme. NRC started its operations in Kenya in the refugee camps in Dadaab in February 2007.
NRC has WASH, Shelter,
Education, Food Security and Livelihood and Information Counseling and Legal
Assistant programmes implemented in the refugee camps in Dadaab, Mandera and
Kakuma.
The Finance Officer- Risk and Compliance provides support in ensuring that NRC Kenya Mission consistently complies with all the legal regulations, financial requirements and humanitarian standards set by NRC and its donor partners, while ensuring that the Country Office has effective governance, risk management and control system are in place.
The Finance Officer will report to the Country Director.
Job description
The Finance Officer- Risk and Compliance provides support in ensuring that NRC Kenya Mission consistently complies with all the legal regulations, financial requirements and humanitarian standards set by NRC and its donor partners, while ensuring that the Country Office has effective governance, risk management and control system are in place.
The Finance Officer will report to the Country Director.
Job description
- Implement NRC’s
systems and procedures at area level
- Ensure
adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements
- Prepare and
submit reports and analysis
- Support line
managers in procedures and require support team trainings
- Ensure that the
accounting, monitoring and reporting are according to procedures
- Support project
staff in financial matters
- Ensure
development and implementation of administrative systems and procedures
- Review
organizational risk management strategies to assure the management that
risk is adequately managed
- Quality
Assurance and Audit
- Design and
deliver the training action plans informed by audit reports and financial
reviews.
- Undertake
regular systems review and conduct follow up on the job training for NRC
offices
- Review all NRC
Kenya monthly financial vouchers and provide a report for completeness and
compliance with the NRC Kenya mission policies, plans and procedures.
- Ascertain the
extent of compliance with the NRC Kenya mission policies, plans and
procedures.
- Provide
internal review reports, which highlight internal controls weaknesses and
include recommendations for appropriate action.
- Assist
management in updating operations manual to ensure adequate internal
controls and internal checks.
- Identify any
areas of risk exposure to the mission, discuss with Finance Manager and
Country Director and address the risks identified.
- Act as the
focal point for external audits, provide necessary documents required and
responding to management letters.
- Monitor
progress on the implementation of the recommended actions in internal and
external reviews reports
Qualifications
- University
degree in Accounting and Finance
- Certified
Public Accountant (CPA II), or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years
of financial and grants management experience in an INGO or UN.
- Experience from
working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented
results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about
own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in
English both written and verbal.
- Practical
experience hosting and working with external auditors.
- Good ability to
plan for different sets of scenarios in relation to external and internal
audits
- Solid
experience of work with windows based computer software, and modern
accounting- Systems
- Excellent
working knowledge of Excel and standard accounting packages
- Excellent
project management, accounting and expenditure verification skills
- Knowledge of
the context in country
- Keen sense of
compliance with policy and procedure
- Knowledge of
the humanitarian sector and audit background an advantage
- Ability to work
independently with strong team player skills
Education field: Finance / Economics
Education level: Academy college / University
Personal qualities
Education level: Academy college / University
Personal qualities
- Managing
resources to optimize results
- Managing
performance and development
- Analyzing
- Handling
insecure environments
- Empowering and
building trust
Language: English
We offer
Duty station: Nairobi
We offer
Duty station: Nairobi
Contract period is up to December 2017 with possibility of extension.
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions, The candidate will
observe NRC’s code of conduct and working hours for the NRC Office in Nairobi.
Miscellaneous info
Travel: Some travelling must be expected
Search criteria:
Miscellaneous info
Travel: Some travelling must be expected
Search criteria:
- Location: Kenya
- Industry:
Emergency Relief
- Special field:
Finance
- Role: Worker
Candidates should apply on
line by going through www.nrc.no.
Deadline for application: 26/10/2016