About ICS
Investing in
Children and their Societies (ICS) is an International organization established
in the 1980s currently with offices and initiatives in several countries in
Africa and Asia while the head offices are in the Netherlands.
The Africa
regional office is located in Nairobi, Kenya.
ICS envisages
economically empowered communities and societies where people exploit resources
available to them in order to increase household incomes and generate community
wealth necessary to improve the quality of life.
To do this, ICS
together with local communities invests in development of various
entrepreneurial initiatives to improve agricultural value chains in order to
improve efficiency at production, value addition, processing and marketing.
Investments in
entrepreneurship are then integrated with targeted social programmes on child
protection and skillful parenting to create sustainable changes in the lives of
children and their societies.
i. Regional Business Development Officer
To our social
initiatives in Kenya and Tanzania, as a Business Development Officer the person
will be responsible for developing the Social Business portfolio by creating,
developing and monitoring social business cases and projects.
S/he works
closely with colleagues in the regional/program area offices and with partner
organizations in Kenya and Tanzania.
S/he will
actively build and maintain relationships with external parties and support
activities in the area of project management, communications, administration
and fundraising.
The position
will be based in Nairobi, with frequent travels to ICS programme areas.
Requirements
- A degree preferably in economics, agricultural economics, business administration or other relevant field.
- Experience in agricultural business development and familiarity with lending to farmers’ associations and MSEs.
- At least five years of relevant professional experience with a reputable NGO, project or private sector organization;
- Knowledge of microfinance, market development approaches, value chain development and making markets work for the poor will be an added advantage.
ii. Finance Officer – Western Kenya
The Finance
Officer will primarily manage the financial resources of the assigned program
area in a manner that ensures continuous availability, optimal utilization and
safe custody; effectively manage all administration and operations issues in
support of the programme activities within Western Kenya covering both Kakamega
and Busia Counties.
Requirements
- A degree preferably in Accounting or Finance;
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA (K)) or equivalent accounting qualification;
- 8 years working experience; budgeting and budgetary control;
- Book keeping and accounting skills;
- Financial reporting and cash flow management skills;
- Staff management skills;
- Knowledge of Knowledge of an accounting software, preferable QuickBooks/Pluriform;
- Excellent proficiency in MS Office applications;
- Excellent attention to detail with good organizational, analytical and problem solving skills.
- Business orientation and experience in corporate sector will be an added advantage.
For full job
description please log on to www.icsafrica.org
If you are a
business minded professional with an entrepreneurial flair and a passion to
make a difference in people’s lives, send your application to
rorecruit@icsafrica.org
Deadline for
submitting applications is 7th August 2013.