Administration Officer, Dadaab and Garissa, Kenya

Administration Officer, Dadaab and Garissa, KenyaClosing Date: Monday, 10 September 2012

We are looking four our emergency projects in Kenya for an

Administration Officer

Position Start Date: 10th September 2011 Project Duration: 12 months Location: Dadaab and Garissa – North-East Kenya Supervisor: Field Coordinator (Head of Operations) Type of Post: Unaccompanied

Conditions: Swiss salaried contract 3 025 Chf (~2300€) < > 4148 Chf (~3100€) net salary/month according to experience x 13. Annual Leave: 25 days per year. Contract includes also local accommodation and transportation, health and repatriation insurance, return flight. Details of conditions and advantages

Background: Tdh programme in Garissa County operates in two main target areas: Dadaab complex and surrounding areas (with a range of child protection services) and rural areas in Lagdera District (with an integrated health and nutrition/child protection/WASH intervention).

General Responsibilities: Overall administration – financial, human resources and administrative – responsibility for Tdh intervention in Dadaab and Garissa county under the direction of the Field Coordinator (Head of Operations) with the support of the expatriates programme managers and Logistician Officer and guidance from Tdh HQ administration itinerant delegate

Line Management:

To supervise the administration team members as posted in Dadaab and Garissa CountyTo coordinate with the expatriates' team posted in Dadaab and Garissa, as well as Nairoby

Financial Management & Accounting:

To ensure implementation of Tdh and donors' finance rulesTo liaise with Tdh budget monitoring and donors contracts managementTo follow-up the Tdh budget breakdown in close collaboration with the field coordinator and programme managersTo ensure budget monitoring (real cost analysis, budget forecast quarterly…)To participate to the design of the budgets in order to forecast the needs for future projectTo prepare monthly accountancy closure (including donors expenditures allocation) to be sent to Nairoby/HQ (electronic files, scanned docs)To check the filling/stamping of the accountancy documentsTo consolidate the monthly cash request for Dadaab & GarissaTo liaise with administration forms (quotations, purchase request, sold notes)To ensure the security schedule for purchases and payments authorizationsTo provide accountancy information necessary to the asset inventory managementTo supervise the local administrator in his finance tasks and work closely with the Country Representative at Nairoby office

Human resources management:

To monitor the national staff recruitment process in Dadaab and Garissa under the Tdh procedures and the Kenyan labour law and proceduresTo draft administrative staff job description and ensure adherence with the Tdh local needs and Tdh proceduresTo recruit national admin staffTo manage (day to day activities, working hours, presence planning…) and evaluate admin staff, encouraging effective team work and providing supervision and guidanceTo prepare payslips for national employeesTo up-date and follow national staff work contractTo up-date the national staff data base according to guidelines (sick leaves, vacations, basic salary, personal details, contact…).To ensure the respect of the staff regulation, internal policy and labour actTo ensure transparent salary scale and seniorityTo identify the training needs and gaps (individual and collective) for the national staff and implement with the senior management a training national planTo train field based administrative staff (including cleaners and cook)

Representation:

To attend relevant inter-agency coordination meetings as requiredIn coordination with the Field Coordinator/Country Representative (Director), to guarantee that all formalities required by the government are prepared properly, kept up to date, and presented punctuallyTo attend or delegate attendance to appropriate external meetings, as requiredIn collaboration with the Field Coordinator to represent the organisation to the relevant institutional and governmental structures

Reporting:

To produce a monthly report per format in Kenya and submit to the Field CoordinatorTo coordinate, prepare and elaborate financial and donors' reports for submission to the Field Coordinator/Country Representative (Director)

Child Protection Policy:

To commit to respect the Child Protection PolicyTo commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Child Protection Policy in Dadaab and Garissa, including participation in annual audit, and reviews and updates of action planTo commit to inform the Country Representative (Director) and/or the Child Protection Programme Manager and to deal with any case of any allegations or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Child Protection Policy

Profile:

Working experience accountancy, management of budgets and reporting (narrative and financial)Excellent computer skills in Word, Excel and SagaFluent in oral and written EnglishStrong interpersonal, management and leadership skills; good communication; training and capacity building; flexible attitude; stress resistant; knowledge of security issues

Procedure: We will only consider complete online applications which correspond to the required profile.

Your application must include a complete CV and a covering letter.

If you are not shortlisted, your file will be destroyed, according to the rules on data protection. If you face difficulties in applying online, please contact our webmaster@tdh.ch

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