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
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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
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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.