Position: Technical Director Finance & Administration
Reports to: Deputy Executive Director
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Job summary (purpose of position)
The Technical Director –Finance and Administration will provide
effective financial leadership and management for KANCO’s programmes and
projects. He/she will be expected to provide leadership in Finance and
Administration.
Specifically, the job holder will be responsible for the functions of
Procurement; Accounting;Budgeting; Budget monitoring; Internal control; Compliance; Reporting and; Grants administration and Human Resource.
Major duties and responsibilities:
Develop planning and implementing the administrative operations of the
organization in the areas offinancial planning/budgeting, accounting and
control; human resource; procurement and inventory management; staff travel; premises; security; and communications in
accordance with Boardapproved Staff and Financial Regulations of KANCO.
Liaising with the Donors and Partner Institutions pertaining to the implementation of signed agreements.
Controlling and approving financial payments and obligations
Providing F&A oversight to all KANCO projects and sub recipients
Provide leadership in the preparation of all donor budgets,
sub-agreement budgets and ensure compliance with project and donor rules
and regulations
Provide substantive assistance and advice to the Executive Director, the
senior management team, implementing partners, and sub grantees, on
financial management practices and
procedures, budgeting, reporting, and project related financial management
Performing other tasks as required by the Director
Person Specification
a) Level of education:
Post graduate qualification (Master degree) in a business discipline with a financial and accountingemphasis required.
b) Special training:
CPA (K) or CPA (K) certification or similar certification
Human Resource Management
c) Other competencies:
Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Have strong influencing and leadership skills
Have excellent planning, organisational and time management skills
Be resilient and able to work well under pressure, prioritize a heavy workload andwork both reactively and pro-actively
Have a strategic outlook with the ability to drive change where necessary
Have experience of motivating & developing teams – including performancemanagement & appraisals
Have a high degree of integrity, tact, diplomacy and corporate spirit
Have a hands on approach and be a team player
Thorough understanding of USAID financial guidelines and regulations and
soundjudgment in applying them to diverse field based operations.
Sound understanding of and ability to use accounting software (Quick
books) andthe MS office suite of applications with emphasis on MS Excel,
MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
Fluency in English and Swahili languages. French would be an added advantage
Job experience:
Minimum of seven years’ experience in financial and administrative management in the NGO sector at similar capacity
How to apply
Kindly send your application letters with a detailed CV and names of
three (3) professional referees,telephone contact, and current and
expected monthly remuneration to reach the address below on or before
31st July, 2013. Those who had applied earlier need not to re-apply.
Kindly note that only shortlisted persons will be contacted
KANCO is an equal opportunity employer. Applications to be sent to the Human Resource Office
ONLY via email: jobs@kanco.org. Please do not attach certificates and testimonials at this point.