Background: The
International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) is a non-profit public international
organization addressing critical issues such as food security, the alleviation
of global hunger and poverty, environmental protection and the promotion of
economic development and self sufficiency.
To
support its projects IFDC needs to fill the following positions tenable in
Nairobi;
Accounts
Assistant - 2
SCALE
Position
Summary: The Accounts Assistant Kenya supports the Regional Project
Accountant in managing finance and private sector contributions, and in all
administrative operations of the 2SCALE project in Kenya.
Specific
Duties
Finance
and private sector contributions
- Assist
in the preparation of the annual budgets and forecasts, prepare 2SCALE’s
monthly fund requests for Kenya,
- Identify
and communicate variances and funding gaps, and recommend solutions to the
Regional Project Accountant,
- assist
in ensuring consistent application of donor and IFDC financial policies
and procedures,
- assist
to monitor (planned and actual) in-cash and in-kind contributions by
2SCALE Kenya,
- monitor
time-writing by 2SCALE Kenya staff to track in-kind contributions,
- liaise
through project staff with private partners to obtain the required
documents, substantiating all cost-share contributions.
Administration
- Support
2SCALE Kenya staff in approval processes and sharing and filing of
documents,
- coordinate
the logistical organization of project activities in collaboration with
IFDC field staff, including staff travel, in Kenya,
- contribute
to the development, improvement and monitoring of project procedures.
Supervision: The Accounts Assistant Kenya will be
supervised by and report to the 2SCALE Regional Project Accountant for East and
Southern Africa.
Qualifications, skills and experience
- Undergraduate
degree (BSc or BA) in accounting, administration or related field, with at
least 3 years of relevant professional experience,
- experience
in general accounting and auditing in a similar position with donor-funded
development projects is required.
- Private
Sector experience desired.
Grants Assistant (IT) -
2-SCALE
Position
Summary: The
Grants Assistant (IT) will be responsible for the designing, development,
performance, integrity and securing the grants information system as well as
the daily management of the system.
Specific Duties:
- Design
and develop a database information system that is able to collect,
analyse, manage and distribute information related to the 2SCALE project,
manage database security/integrity and backup procedures,
- develop
and produce accurate, scheduled and special reports, oversee day-to-day
integrity of the shared platforms and procedures,
- compare
and verify accuracy of information with source documents and relevant
staff for consistency,
- train
new users, update users by email and during program meetings.
- Any
other assignment that the supervisor deems necessary for the success of
the project or contribution to the work of IFDC as a global institution.
Supervision: The 2SCALE Grants Assistant (IT) will
report to the 2SCALE Grants Manager and will work closely with the Regional
Agribusiness Cluster Coordinator, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and the
Regional Project Accountant and IFDC IT Coordinator.
Qualification, Skills and Experience
- A
University Degree in Computer Science or Business Information and
Technology or related field,
- or
equivalent qualification level through proven experience in relevant field
of work,
- Certified
Information Systems Audit (CISA) and familiarity with International Public
Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) strongly recommended,
- excellent
experience in process analysis, database programming, information
management/administration,
- demonstrated
experience in designing and developing web based program support.
- Experience
with database management or grants management information system in
international donor funded projects or relevant projects with NGOs
experience will be an added advantage,
- development
experience with MS SharePoint, MySQL, VBA and MS Infopath desired.
- At
least 2 years professional relevant experience.
Qualified candidates are advised to visit employment portal on
our website (www.ifdc.org) and apply online.