Internal Audit Manager
REF: 001/2019
REF: 001/2019
Job Purpose
Continuously
ensure internal control systems, risk management and governance, procedures and
policies with a view to minimize risk exposure for utilization of assets and
other resources.
Responsibilities
Audit Responsibilities
·
Develop annual internal audit plans
for approval by appropriate authority and ensuring that routine audits are
carried out as per agreed plan;
·
Review all Trust policies and other
statutory requirements to ensure compliance with the laid down internal
controls;
·
Review operations and programs activities
to ensure they are consistent with established objectives and goals;
·
Conduct discussions with line
Managers on commencement and completion of all audits;
·
Check the soundness of accounting
procedures and reliability of financial records and reports;
·
Conduct audit reviews of policy and
compliance to standards/regulatory requirements;
·
Ensure there is adherence to
statutory and reporting requirements;
·
Liaise with external Auditors to
foster co-operation, reduce duplication of effort and ensure appropriate sharing
of information;
·
Guarantee complete confidentiality of
records and information obtained during the course of audit jobs;
·
Regularly inspect Trust records and
transactions and evolve scrutiny methodology to ensure compliance;
·
Carry out audits and investigations
as practised in Internal Audit role;
·
Audit the utilization of donor funds
disbursed to various projects; and
·
Ensure safe custody of all Audit
Documentation.
Risk Responsibilities
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Responsible for Business Continuity
Plans for MESPT;
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Prepare and monitor the management of
annual budgets for the department;
·
Develop and ensure implementation of
a risk and compliance framework on the Trust’s overall risk management
strategies and annual work plans;
·
Report to the Board Audit Committee
in a timely manner on any risk related threats and advice on risk mitigation
plans of identified risks;
·
Create risk awareness to managers and
staff on risks relevant to their departments and at individual level to enhance
understanding of their accountability for their departments’ risks;
·
Provide support, education and
training to staff to build risk awareness within the organization;
·
Assist in Preparation of risk reports
for stakeholders (internal);
·
Advise on the shortcomings and gaps
of policies and procedures of the institution to ensure compliance and give
advisory during policy & procedure formulation; and
·
Ensure appropriate controls and
procedures are established in the key departments of organization.
Other Duties & Responsibilities
·
Secretary to the Board’s Audit Committee;
·
Keep abreast with regional and
international trends and identify new and emerging risks in the business;
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To conduct any reviews or tasks
requested by trustees and the Risk and Audit Committee; and
·
Carry out any other tasks that may be
assigned from time to time.
Anti-Fraud and Bribery Policy
·
Review and update the Anti-fraud and
bribery policy as appropriate, ensuring that MESPT staff are aware of the
policy and trained in how to use it;
·
Maintain fraud and bribery register,
provide advice on Fraud Policy and give support in event of suspected fraud,
carrying out investigation as required and ensuring appropriate authorities are
reported of any incidences in accordance with the statutory requirement;
·
Keep abreast with legal and donor
related development associated with the Kenya Bribery Act No. 47 of 2016.
Key Results
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Effectiveness of audits
·
Audit reports
·
Collection and compilation of audit
evidence
·
Verification and testing for accuracy
of transactions
·
Risk control and management
initiatives
·
Defined risk management strategies
·
Audit Work Plan
·
Defined Risks Parameters
·
Established Risk Mitigation plans
Qualifications
Education
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Bachelor’s Degree in Finance,
Accounts, Actuarial Science or Equivalent;
·
A CPA (K) holder registered with the
Institute of Certified Public Accounts of Kenya ICPAK) and in good standing.
·
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) is
an added advantage
·
Certified Information Systems Auditor
(CISA) is an added advantage
·
Master’s degree is an added advantage
Experience
Essential
·
8 years in internal and/or external
audit position where internal audit experience is mandatory;
·
5 years’ experience in a managerial
position;
·
Impeccable organisational skill;
·
Keen analytical ability;
·
Professional manner for interviewing
and investigating;
·
Conviction and confidence to make
recommendations based on findings;
·
High integrity personality.
Desirable
·
Experience in the finance function of
a not-for-profit or charitable organization.
·
Experience of writing financial
procedures.
Note
In
compliance with chapter six of the constitution, the Successful candidate
should provide the following;
·
Police Clearance Certificate form the
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID);
·
Clearance Certificate from Higher
Education Loans Board (HELB);
·
A Tax Compliance Certificate from
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA);
·
A Clearance Certificate from Ethics
and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC); and
·
A Clearance Certificate from Credit
Reference Bureau (CRB).
M & E Officer
Job Purpose
The
LM&E Officer will be responsible for the design and implementation of
M&E framework that is integral to achieving MESPT objectives. He/she will
be responsible for monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely inputs, and
for ensuring that MESPT maintains its strategic vision and that its activities
result in the achievement of its intended outputs at a cost effective and
timely manner.
Responsibilities
·
Review, analyze, and compile monthly,
quarterly, annual activity reports to comply MESPT reporting requirements;
·
Provide inputs, information and
statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports to the CEO on the goal
achievements;
·
Manage the MESPT Resource Centre;
·
Participate in annual project reviews
and planning workshops;
·
Provide tools for measurable
performance Indicators;
·
Assist in the preparation of reports on
the findings and lessons learned from MESPT project innovations and new
products initialization;
·
Prepare monthly and quarterly
progress reports based on project activities;
·
Prepare risk alerts on projects that
may be unsuccessful;
·
Develop M&E system for the MESPT
partners, donors, stakeholders;
·
Develop and strengthen monitoring,
inspection and evaluation procedures;
·
Monitor all MESPT activities’
expenditures and progress towards achieving outputs;
·
Recommend further improvement
especially on business processes, implementation of projects and other business
systems and tools;
·
Develop monitoring and impact
indicator for the project success;
·
Monitor and evaluate overall progress
on achievement of results;
·
Monitor the sustainability of the
project’s results;
·
Provide feedback on business
strategies and models;
·
Educate and train staff, partners,
and volunteers on the guidelines, surveys and use of other data collection
tools as per organizational & donor indicators and requirements;
·
Conduct regular reviews of achievements
against planned targets and share identified performance and budget utilization
gaps to relevant users;
·
Update the organizational dashboard
based on approved progress reports;
·
Enhance data quality control through
identification of data quality gaps;
·
Spearhead performance improvement
through data quality assessments and performance reviews;
·
Coordinate and enforce data quality
compliance of external M&E resource persons in line with existing M&E
system; and
·
Update M&E risk register and
other M&E policies and frame works based on emerging risks incidents and
implementation issues
Qualifications
·
University Degree preferably in,
Economics, Finance, statistics, Social studies or related field;
·
At least 5 years of experience in the
design and implementation of M&E in development programmes;
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Experience in designing tools and
strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports;
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Familiarity with principles &
current approaches to M&E using both quantitative and qualitative methods;
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Flexible, able to deal with ambiguity
and changes in designing and monitoring M&E systems and standards;
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office
applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, statistical packages)
and the Internet;
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Must be willing to travel in‐country and
provide on‐side leadership and training;
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Self‐motivated and able to work without
close supervision;
·
Excellent organization and planning
skills; detail oriented;
·
Expertise in analysing data using
statistical software’s;
·
Good report writing, communication
and presentation skills.
Finance Officer
REF: 003/2019
Job Purpose
To
support financial service providers to more effectively serve the agricultural
value chain actors with appropriate financial products thereby enabling MSME,
farmers, groups and associations invest into their value chain activities
leading to the sustained improvement in competitiveness of selected value
chains.
Responsibilities
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Establish close working relations
with regional authorities and other private sector initiatives in relation to
agri-business and SMEs value chains financing;
·
Market the Green growth facility and
recruit existing and new prospective investors;
·
Prepare plans and budgets for the
areas of operation in close consultation with the Head of Credit & Business
Development;
·
Go beyond established procedures and
models, propose new approaches which expand the range of financing products;
·
Develop business plans for lending as
a requirement for seeking loans;
·
Ensures that partner institutions
offering credit to farmers and SME respond to market needs;
·
Build the Loan portfolio through
attracting and recruiting new clients as well as expanding the product range
and rate of loan uptake of existing clients;
·
Monitor the Agri & Green loan
portfolio and collect data from the Financial institutions that exhibits impact
to last mile borrowers;
·
Builds capacities of local level
financial institutions and project partners involved in Agriculture Value Chain
Finance (AVCF), mainly in the field of credit appraisal, marketing and
follow-up activities;
·
Implement technical services
programmes for MSME agri-businesses and manage mentoring programmes;
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Undertake periodic regional market
mapping in the area of Agricultural Value Chain Financing;
·
Establish and maintain an inventory
of farmer groups and associations value chains, relevant provincial and
regional consultants, training and other business development services
providers;
·
Provide guidance and advise relevant
target Project clients (MSME, farmers, groups and associations), develop
suitable business plans, strategies and objectives in order to promote a
particular aspect of the business such as farming, dairy etc;
·
Provide guidance to the value chain
clients in the target projects/business on financial management aspects to
ensure the success of their ventures;
·
Provide sound advice on finance,
accounting and bookkeeping activities to the clients;
·
Identify and support mobilization of
farmers, groups and associations on negotiating capacity in order to increase
their chances of accessing retail financial services in different value chain
stages;
·
Where required, identify, manage and
supervise the implementation of consultancy services in accordance with work
plans;
·
Support the implementation of rural
financial services programmes of MESPT and monitor wholesale lending to target
groups; and
·
Prepare quarterly progress and annual
reports to the Head of Credit & Business Development;
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Business
Management, Finance, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics & Rural
Development or related fields;
·
At least 5 years post-qualification
experience in the financial sector;
·
Experience in a financial institution
handling Micro & SME clients will be an added advantage;
·
Sound Knowledge of agriculture value
chain finance or agriculture/rural finance or SME banking;
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Have an excellent interpersonal,
analytical and people management skills;
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Sound understanding of the current
and emerging banking products;
·
Excellent communication and
presentation skills, with outstanding reporting skills;
·
Good negotiation, decision-making and
problem-solving skills;
·
Ability to handle pressure and work
with minimum supervision;
·
A team player with the drive to
improve performance.
How To Apply
Qualified
and interested candidates should send their application letters, detailed CV
with email address, daytime telephone contacts, names and email contacts of 3
professional referees, with one being the current supervisor to: jobs@mespt.org quoting, Job Reference and Job Title in the subject
line.
Applicants
should indicate their current and expected salaries in their application
letters.
Please
do not send certificates at this stage.
Deadline
for applications is Friday, 25th January 2019 at 4.00 p.m.
MESPT
is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and committed to Gender Equity and
Diversity. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
