Achukule
Irrigation Project
Lokichar,
Turkana County - Kenya
Vacancy
Announcement:Enterprise Manager
Achukule
irrigation Project (herein referred to as Achukule irrigation
Project) has received funding from the United
States African Development Foundation (USADF)
towards its irrigation enterprise expansion.
For
the successful implementation of the grant, Achukule Irrigation project is
seeking to hire an Enterprise Manager who will work with the Achukule Board to
implement the grant in achieving set objectives.
Position: Enterprise Manager
Location: Lokichar - Turkana
County;
Duration: 1 year with possibility
of extension based on performance and availability of funds
Report
to: ACHUKULE
BOARD;
Summary
of Duties and Responsibilities
The
Enterprise Manager will:
Oversee
ACHUKULE Operations
- Oversee
all ACHUKULE Enterprise activities, delegate as needed, and follow up to
ensure activities are completed;
- Lead
and motivate the project team;
- Designing
project sustainability proposals for discussion with ACHUKULE board, and
thereafter sharing with other potential funding hence spearheading the
pursuit of requisite resources.
Communication
- Play
the role of contact person for the donor, partner, all staff, stakeholders
and the beneficiary community ensuring timely dissemination of necessary
information from the donor and partner to the board and members;
- Ensure
close collaboration and coordination with cooperating partners for smooth
implementation of activities and achievement of results as specified in
the grant agreement;
- Continually
read to understand the ACHUKULE/USADF Project grant agreement and ensure
that ACHUKULE activities, procedures and conduct are in line with
the terms and conditions of the grant;
- Continually
liaise with the USADF partner on necessary adjustments or changes ACHUKULE
might seek to introduce during the grant implementation period that were
not mentioned in the original grant paperwork, and, letting USADF know
ahead of changing including but not limited to budget shifts;
Required
Project Activities
- Ensure
implementation and achievement of at the minimum 95% projections Appendix
A Indicator Projections for ACHUKULE.
- Responsible
for Disbursement Requests and Quarterly Reports on regular basis to the
donor and any other report that may be requested based on need;
- Ensure
that project activities comply with the policies and regulations of the
ACHUKULE and USADF;
- Be
responsible for overseeing the development and
execution of project deliverables and action points,
planning, budgeting and monitoring processes;
- Coordinate
work with Apprentices, Consultants and organize Committees and Board
meetings as applies;
- Ensure
close collaboration and coordination and cooperation
with the USADF partner for smooth implementation of activities
and achievement of result as specified in the
grant agreement;
- Facilitate
operations on a day to day basis;
- Ensure
timely deduction and remittance of Statutory deductions that include
National Social Security Fund-NSSF, National Hospital Insurance Fund-NHIF,
Pay As You Earn-PAYE, Applicable Higher Education Loans Board-HELB,
Withholding Taxes-WHT;
- Working
with the Procurement Committee, Apprentices, USADF Lodwar Office and CEZAM
(USADF Partner) and Applicable Suppliers, process Value Added Tax (VAT)
exemption for goods to be procured under the USADF grant;
- Working
with Apprentices, ensure to address any unmentioned accounting duties for
the ACHUKULE.
Hire
and Train Apprentices
- Prepare
and implement a training schedule for 2 or more ACHUKULE Job trainees
(Apprentices) in areas of financial recording and organizational
operations;
- Prepare
and carry out ACHUKULE Job trainees interviews to determine the trainees’
suitability for ACHUKULE work;
- Continually
monitor the progress, interests, and the performance of the ACHUKULE Job
trainees (Apprentices) and make timely recommendations for new skills’
training or replacement;
- Train
apprentices to record direct and indirect expenses of the ACHUKULE, and
oversee this work.
- Train
and oversee apprentices.
Monitoring
and Data Management
- Monitor
project activities and tracking, ensuring accurate documentation related
direct and indirect expenses and share progress with stakeholders;
- Track
and ensure accurate documentation of farm revenues/fees collected from
crops transacted.
- Ensure
that the daily revenues collected from Farmers and the number of crops
sold are accurately recorded in the ACHUKULE records, and accurately
reflected in the already existing performance indicators template as
quarterly totals;
- Ensure
that farming revenues/fees and related expenditures are accurately
recorded in the monthly and quarterly Simplified Financial Statement on
the provided template;
- Conducting
any other business as may be in the interests of
ACHUKULE and USADF
Qualifications
for the ACHUKULE Enterprise Manager
- Diploma
in Business Management and Administration or Agribusiness management or
its equivalent from a recognized institution with 3 years of on Job
related experience or;
- Degree
in Business Administration and Management, Agribusiness management or
their equivalent from a recognized institution with 1 year of Job related
experience;
- Must
be computer literate;
- Must
have basic accounting skills;
- Must
have conducted trainings or mentored low capacity/grassroots groups
successfully;
- Be
proactive and able to work with less or no supervision and be able to meet
the stipulated deadlines;
- Fluent
in both written and spoken English/Kiswahili;
Applications
should reach the office before May 29, 2016 at 5:00pm.
Hand
delivered applications should be dropped at ACHUKULE offices in Lokichar.
Emailed applications should be sent to: achukulefs@gmail.com and a copy to e.kaniu@cezam-usadf.org
