United Nations Development Programme
UNDP Kenya invites applications for
the following position:
Position Information
Post Title: Administrative / Finance Associate
Contract Type: Temporary Appointment (TA)
Grade / Band: G6
Programme: Tokyo International Conference on African
Development (TICAD)
Duration: One
year.
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Date of Issue: 18 April 2016
Closing Date: 25 April 2016
Background: UNDP has been partnering with Japan to support and enhance the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), initiated in 1993, as one of the key forum for the advancement of dialogues and collaborations on African development.
Background: UNDP has been partnering with Japan to support and enhance the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), initiated in 1993, as one of the key forum for the advancement of dialogues and collaborations on African development.
UNDP, as one of the co-organizers of
TICAD along with UN-Office of Special Adviser for Africa (OSAA), the World Bank
and African Union Commission (AUC), has hosted a Special Unit for TICAD, which
has been integrated to the UNDP Regional Bureau of Africa (RBA) with a view to
enhancing integrated UNDP support for the TICAD process.
The TICAD VI Administrative/Finance
Associate works in close collaboration with the staff of the RBA HQ, Country
Offices as well as other relevant stakeholders to ensure consistent service
delivery.
Education and Experience:
- Secondary Education required. Certification in
Accounting, Finance or a related field, University Degree in Finance,
Accounting or Public Administration desirable.
- Six years of relevant experience in finance,
accounting, administration, logistics and procurement;
- Progressively responsible financial management
or accounting experience required, with knowledge of programme or/and
project finance;
- Experience in the usage of computers and
office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of
spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web based
management systems such as Atlas;
- Knowledge of IPSAS highly desirable.
For the full terms of reference and
application procedures please access the UNDP e-recruitment portal through the
following link -https://undpcareers.partneragencies.org/erecruit.html
Notice: UNDP,
as a matter of practice, does not charge any application, processing or
training fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
“UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve overall balance in its staffing patterns”.
