Programme Finance and Administration Officer
DKA and eRko support Office - Nairobi
The DKA
and eRko support office in Nairobi is charged with the mandate of supporting
the work of DKA Austria, and eRko Slovakia in Kenya through supporting and
capacity building the Kenyan project partners funded by these two
donors..
For
more information, visit our website,www.supportofficenairobi.or.ke
The
support office seeks to fill the position of Programme Finance and
Administration Officer.
Reporting
to the director, the holder of the position ensures that financial management
systems of the partner organisations are strong enough to ensure aid
effectiveness but is also directly responsible for administering and keeping
records of account and for implementing sound financial policies and procedures
for the support office..
Specific
tasks for the position in regards to technical support to partners include
support in the budgeting processes, financial reporting and monitoring and
evaluation of programme budgets implementation to ensure donor
requirements are met.
The
incumbent will therefore be required to work closely with partners and as such,
must be willing to engage with marginalised communities in the slums and travel
to different regions within the country as may be required.
DKA
& eRko is seeking applications from candidates who meet the following
requirements:
- Bachelors in
Commerce, Business Admin, Accounting or similar subject (Essential).
- CPA (K) or
equivalent qualification (Essential)
- 2 years
experience in a similar position in the not-for profit sector (Essential)
- 2 years
experience in a managerial role (Desirable)
Skills and Abilities
- Strong planning
and organisational skills
- Ability to make
sound decisions based on assessment of information available
- Strong
interpersonal and team management skills
- Strong communication
skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to train
and develop people
- High level of
integrity.
Candidates
who meet these requirements should send a letter of application, a CV and
contact details for three references to
DKA
&eRko Support Office,
P. O
Box 17699-00500
Nairobi
or send
an email to dkaerko.so@gmail.com. By 5.00 pm January 4th 2013.
