ACTED Kenya is looking for
experienced self-driven and self-oriented professional to fill the below
position.
Position: Regional Finance, HR / Administration and Compliance Manager
Contract Duration: One
Year
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travels to other
countries
Under the authority of the Country Director, her/ his specific duties will include:
Under the authority of the Country Director, her/ his specific duties will include:
Accounting and Financial Management
Accountancy and Treasury
- Supervise accountancy procedures: filing of
documents, allocation of expenses, vouchers registration, balance
checking, etc.;
- Oversee the management of bank accounts:
follow transfers, check balances, check authorised visas;
Commitment of expenditure:
- Set up and formalise procedures for the
commitment of expenditure, conform to ACTED procurement guidelines:
collect visas of authorised staff members, set-up commitment ceiling in
local currencies, define methods and timescales for payment according to
local practices;
Develop project budgets:
- Develop budgets for project proposals
according to project needs and Donor constraints;
- Draft financial reports (mid-term and final)
respecting contractual deadlines;
- Guarantee the respect of Donor procedures for
each financial contract.
HR Management and Administration
Staffing & recruitment:
- Overall supervision of the recruitment
processed at Field and Capital levels;
- Management of appraisals, salary increments
and disciplinary actions in conjunction with the line managers at the duty
stations.
Administration & governing laws:
- Ensure that all HR, PBO, NGO board and
Immigration acts are duly implemented within the ACTED mission.
Capacity Building
- Ensure training and capacity building for the
Finance, HR/Admin and Compliance team members in ACTED in order to
increase the level of technical ability and skills within the
organization.
- Facilitating on-the-job training to empower
staff in her department to enable them achieve their objectives.
Compliance
- Conduct the Regional risk assessment, draft
and implement the approved Annual ACTED Global Audit Plan.
- Manage the Regional Audit Teams and organize
specific regional audit missions where personal technical intervention is
required.
- Be the Ultimate focal point for information
and interpretation of ACTED’s & Donor’s processes and Procedures
Requested Profile
- Master Level education in a relevant field
such as International Relations or Development
- Masters Level education in Finance or
equivalent will be highly desirable
- 5+ years of solid experience in financial
management and monitoring systems, HR management and Audit preferably of
large development programs, possibly complemented by academic expertise;
- Must be proficient in French to enable easy
flow of communication with French speaking countries in the
- At least 2-3 years of working experience in
regions with unstable security either in Africa, Asia, or the Middle East;
- Demonstrated communication and organizational
skills;
- Ability to train, mobilize, and manage both
international and national staff
- Proven ability to work creatively and
independently both in the field and in the office;
- Knowledge of local languages and/or regional
experience will be an added advantage
Application Procedure
Qualified persons with the required
skills are invited to submit their applications accompanied by detailed
curriculum vitae detailing three work related referees and contacts to kenya.jobs@acted.org
and received on or before 5.00PM on 22 May 2015.
Please do not attach any other
documents while sending your applications, if required they will be requested
at a later stage
Kindly note that due to the urgency of the positions; CVs will be shortlisted on on going basis.
Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
