Administrative Officer
Local 2 year Term
Appointment, Nairobi, Kenya
Job No# 122049
Closing DateSeptember 17, 2012
These units, plus
regional sector, and several non-operational units, have created the need for
an Administrative Officer.
The selected candidate
will report to the Country Director (Kenya) or his/her delegate.
The World Bank is
looking to appoint a high caliber team leader who will be innovative, and
capable of navigating the shortest path through the Bank’s internal processes
to deliver quality work and strike the right balance between technical
excellence, country knowledge, and client focus.
This position is
critical to the overall performance of the Bank at the Kenya duty location.
The selected candidate
will supervise the Bank’s administrative functions at the Kenya duty location.
The incumbent will
supervise about a dozen Bank staff and several contract staff.
The position entails
interacting with the Resource Management (RM), Corporate Real Estate (GSDCR),
Corporate Security (GSDCS), Health Services Dept HSD, IT, Administration and
Client Support (ACS), Human Resources (HRS) and management teams, and a wide
spectrum of sector staff and the external business community.
S/he will interact
frequently with government or other similar organizations; and provide
mentoring and guidance to junior staff.
The responsibilities will include:
(i) General Office Administration;
(ii) Manage the administrative team;
(iii) Management of administrative procurement contracts and
processes;
(iv) Participate in office aesthetics and
greenery efforts in liaison with the Facilities Manager and be part of the
Facilities Consultancy Group;
(v) Manage office transportation and
transportation policy;
(vi) Management of Events and visiting
missions.
The successful
candidate will be holder of
(i) Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business
administration or related field with 5 years’ experience in the
Administration/Resource Management area, with at least 3 years in a supervisory
capacity acquired in a large international organization or a large national or
multinational corporation;
(ii) Demonstrated ability to lead and
supervise diverse resources and staff; with high sensitivity to cost
effectiveness, quality and timeliness of delivery;
(iii) Capacity to deal sensitively in
multi-cultural environment and build effective working relations with clients
and colleagues at all levels.
For the full job
descriptions and full selection criteria, for all the positions; qualified
candidates are requested to visit and submit an electronic application through
the World Bank careers website:www.worldbank.org/careers and
click on Employment opportunities >professional/technical staff
opportunities >current vacancies > job No. (Indicated on the specific job
advert above).
Email or paper/postal
applications will not be considered.
Only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
The World Bank Group
is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture
and educational background.
Individuals with
disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
Finance Officer (2
Positions)
Local 3 year Term
Appointment, Nairobi, Kenya
Job No# 122035
Closing DateSeptember 16, 2012
The World Bank’s Loan
Department (CTRLD) is seeking to hire Finance
Officers (2 positions).
CTRLD is the focal
point within the Bank for exercising fiduciary controls over its lending operations,
including responsibility for ensuring that loan funds are used for their
intended purposes.
In this regard it
collaborates actively and maintains close working relationships with several
other Bank units.
CTRLD has been
realigned so as to be more client focused, is primarily responsible for the
formulation and administration of the Bank’s financial policies and procedures
relating to disbursement of funds from IBRD loans, IDA credits, the Project
Preparation Facility (PPF), Institutional Development Fund (IDF) Grants,
Recipient-Executed Trust Funds and other financial products of the Bank.
As part of this
realignment, CTRLD has opened a Regional Center in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Finance Officers
will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and will report to the Division Manager, CTRLA.
The Finance Officers
contribute to various responsibilities, such as
(a) Provide support to task teams for pipeline projects in assigned
portfolio countries; during the preparation, Appraisal, negotiations and Board
approval stages of projects;
(b) Advise the task team on disbursement related aspects of loans/credits/grants/TFs;
(c) Review and clear project documents
including, negotiation and board packages;
(d) Ensure accuracy of loan master data for
IBRD loans, and IDA credits and grants;
(e) Portfolio Management;
(f) E-Disbursements - Work with and support the e-business team and
disbursement team to manage the successful deployment of e-Disbursement in
assigned portfolio countries
(g) Regional and country programs - Provide
timely input to regional and country level activities such as regional
portfolio meetings, regional dialogue with fiduciary groups, Country Assistance
Strategy
(h) Support Corporate and Departmental Activities;
(i) Participate, via working groups or cross support, or lead major
corporate and departmental activities and initiatives;
(j) Contribute to the improvement and
refinement of Bank policies and procedures as they relate to disbursements.
The successful
candidate will be holder of
(i) Professional certification (CPA, ACCA,
CA, CFA or equivalent), with Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in portfolio management,
project implementation, accounting, auditing and/or contract management.
(ii) Ability to communicate effectively, in writing and orally, in
English. Fluency to communicate (oral and written) in French or Portuguese, is
desired.
(iii) Knowledge of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP), internal controls procedures and financial
management.
For the full job descriptions and full selection criteria, for all the positions; qualified candidates are requested to visit and submit an electronic application through the World Bank careers website: www.worldbank.org/careers and click on Employment opportunities >professional/technical staff opportunities >current vacancies > job No. (Indicated on the specific job advert above).
Email or paper/postal
applications will not be considered.
Only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
The World Bank Group
is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture
and educational background.
Individuals with
disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
