Finance Officer
The Aga Khan
Foundation (AKF) ¡s a private, non-denominational, development agency promoting
creative solutions to problems that impede social development.
AKF(EA) works in five
sectors including Health, Education, Early Childhood Development, Rural
Development and Civil Society enhancement.
Over the last several
years, the Foundation’s EastAfrica programmes have evolved and expanded in
response to government policies, beneficiary demand and assessment of
needs.
In order to optimise
its efficiency and effectiveness as a development actor in the region, AKF (EA)
seeks to support and improve innovations that create viable solutions to
community problems that impede development.
The Strengthening
Education Systems in East Africa (SESEA) is a five year project co-funded by
the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and AKF that aims to
sustainably improve learning outcomes, with a particular focus on literacy and
numeracy, for pre-primary and primary students in selected areas of Kenya,
Uganda and Tanzania.
The project
components include a) professional development of educators, b) strengthening
institutions and education support systems and c) enhancement of evidence based
knowledge for policy dialogue.
AKF is inviting applications for the position of Finance Officer.
AKF is inviting applications for the position of Finance Officer.
Reporting to the Project Director, the main responsibility of the Finance Officer will be to support the SESEA Project Coordinating Unit Office in coordinating and managing the SESEAfinancial accounting and reporting functions within the various implementing agencies.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Reviewing and
ensuring that all the SESEA grant financial reports are prepared and
submitted on timely basis, accurately and in line with the CIDA requirements.
- Generating
financial analyses on periodical basis on the grant financial information
that will provide management with information for decision making.
- Reviewing
funding requests/projections from the implementing agencies and managing
the disbursement of the funds to the various agencies in consultation with
the AKF EA Regional office.
- Conduct training
and provide support to the finance team in the various agencies in regard
to the SESEA grant.
- Consolidate all
the financial information and be the focal person for all financial
related issues under the SESEA grant.
Required
Qualifications and Competencies
- Minimum of three
years progressive experience in accounting and financial management
operations preferably in a non-profit, international development environment.
- Minimum of a
Bachelors Degree in Finance and I orAccounting, together with a
professional qualification.
- Excellent
organisational, inter-personal and communications skills.
- Knowledge of
donor/grant processes and procedures is highly desirable.
- Audit experience
a valuable asset.
- Working
knowledge of information technology and its applications in office
settings.
- Ability to work
in a fast paced environment with multiple tasks, demands and deadlines
with a positive and constructive attitude under minimal supervision.
- Strong sense of
responsibility, professionalism and thoroughness.
Qualified applicants
should submit a cover letter, CV and the names and contact information of three
professional referees by 15th July, 2013 to the Regional Human Resource
Director, Aga Khan Foundation, East Africa, via e-mail to
recruitment-akfea@akdn.org.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
