Green Olive e.V Deutschland
International is seeking to recruit qualified Kenyan nationals for the position
of Finance and Administrative Officer, to be based at Tezo in Kilifi County,
Kenya.
Job Title:Finance and Administrative Officer (F & A Officer)
Reports To: School Principal
Leads & Manages: School Office, Finance Administration, Site
Manager and Caretakers, School Librarian, Catering Team
Salary Range: KES 18,000 – 23,000 per month
Job Purpose
1. The F & A Officer is
the school’s leading support staff professional and works as part of the Senior
Management Team to assist the School Principal in his/her duty to ensure that
the school meets its educational aims.
2. The F & A Officer is responsible for providing professional leadership and management of school support staff in partnership with teaching staff, to enhance their effectiveness in order to achieve improved standards of learning and achievement in the school.
3. The F & A Officer promotes the highest standards of business ethos within the administrative function of the school and strategically ensures the most effective use of resources in support of the school’s learning objectives.
The F & A Officer is responsible for:
- Accounting
and Financial Resource Management;
- Office
Management;
- Information
Management;
- ICT/Human
Resource Management;
- Facility
& Property Management
- Health &
Safety Management of the School.
- Qualifications:
Recognized diploma in finance or business management with a bias in
accounting or equivalent related professional qualification.
- Experience:
At least three years in a busy environment, preferably in a learning
institution with competencies in the following areas:
- Book keeping and accounting.
- Managing strategic financial plans.
- Managing budgets, financial reporting,
supplies and procurement and fixed assets.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to
deliver services and systems applicable for effective school management.
- Ability to
deliver value for money initiatives.
- Ability to
understand educational services and deliver appropriate strategies.
- Ability to
lead teams and individuals.
- Ability to
strategically influence decision making within the school.
- Ability to
use a range of ICT packages. Knowledge of Accounting Software for school
management will be an added advantage.
Personal Qualities:
- High level
of motivation, integrity, commitment, teamwork and professional
responsibility.
- Ability to
tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place.
- Versatile
enough to work in a community set up.
- Strong
organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Willingness
to constructively challenge the work of self and others to continually
improve own and team performance.
- Ability to
work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Green
Olive e.V Deutschland International is an equal opportunity employer,
irrespective of gender, race or religious affiliation and its project sites are
non smoke workplaces.
Applications indicating the job reference title and number of the post applied for together with detailed CV which must include email address and telephone contacts of 3 referees, certified copies of academic certificates, copies of ID and previous letter of employment or termination should be sent via email to reach the undersigned by close of business on 14th August 2014.
The Director-Technical Services,
P.O. Box 2070, 80200,
Malindi Kenya.
Email: gdeutschlandinternational@yahoo.com
Short listed candidates will be notified, by 18th August, 2014.
The successful applicant
will be expected to report to work on 28th August 2014
