Education Development Trust
Finance Assistant
Location: Nairobi
Salary Details: Salary Circa Kes 90,000 – 95,000 per month plus benefits
About the programme: Wasichana Wetu Wafaulu – Swahili for ‘let our girls succeed’. This second programme is a holistic six-year project specifically designed to strengthen the transition of these girls from primary into either secondary school or alternative, productive livelihood pathways.
The project’s intervention logic is geared towards addressing
complex, multi-dimensional and interrelated barriers which obstruct girls’
educational attainment and transition. Our work is focused on the most
marginalised girls, so geographically we work in arid and semi-arid lands
(ASAL) and urban slums in Kenya.
Funded by UK aid through the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC),
the project covers 540 schools – 480 primary and 60 secondary schools – spread
across 8 counties in arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) and urban slums): Nairobi,
Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Tana River, Turkana, Samburu and Marsabit.
It is implemented by a consortium of partners led by Education
Development Trust; other members of this consortium are Concern Worldwide,
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT), Kesho Kenya and Pastoralists Girls
Initiative (PGI).
About the role: The position will be responsible for
supporting all the primary financial and accounting transactions in the
organization and ensure financial transactions and records are undertaken and
maintained in accordance with internal and external financial requirements and
in compliance with the laws applicable in Kenya.
About the organisation: At Education
Development Trust, we improve school systems at scale; we partner with
governments around the world to help turn ambitious, visionary education policy
into reality. We invest annually in our programme of education research and
this evidence underpins our work and informs policy and practice around the
world.
We have a long-established presence in Africa – running
programmes since 1992 – and have worked with a range of governments, donor
agencies and partners to improve education across the continent, providing
short-term, expert consultancy and delivering long-term, national education
programmes.
We have specialist expertise in sustainable school system reform
at scale – from improving literacy and numeracy outcomes, to large-scale
teacher training and strengthening the capacity of national ministries. We are
experienced in leading complex programmes in challenging environments and we
also work with like-minded organisations to ensure we maximise our impact.
Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of everyone who comes into contact with us. We operate a
zero tolerance policy to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH).
Applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening
appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and police
checks. Successful candidates will be required to sign a safeguarding
declaration to confirm that they will abide by the Trust’s safeguarding
policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, Protection from SEAH,
and the Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
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Closing Date: 28 Nov 2020
