.png)
Job Description
Vacancy Announcement & Terms of Reference: Consultant Trainer on Donor Budgeting & Financial Management
1) General Background: At SOS Children’s Villages International (SOS) we believe that children can only develop to their full potential if they have a supportive and protective family environment. We work to make this a reality.
We are a development organization which works in the areas of child care, education, health, child rights, research and emergency response.
The East & Southern Africa region comprises of the following Member Associations (MA): Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda, Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Somalia, Somaliland, Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
SOS International has been implementing an Institutional Partnership Development (IPD) Strategy globally to support MAs to diversify their funding base and become more self-reliant in securing locally raised income, especially from institutional donors.
The East and Southern Africa regional office intends to conduct an intensive training on donor budgeting and financial management for its institutional fundraising and finance managers from the following countries – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Ghana, Nigeria, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
2) Objectives of the Assignment: The objective of the training is to facilitate individual and organizational learning on donor budgeting and financial management.
The training should ensure acquisition of knowledge to support country programme teams in developing donor budget and understand the basics of financial management.
3) Scope of Work: This should be a practical training and the method for delivery of the training should combine the use of lectures, case studies, power point presentations and group work.
The scope of this assignment comprises the following:
Develop a training programme, under a close consultation with the regional office suitable for the SOS staff
Facilitate the training ensuring a participatory approach
Facilitate a one-day institutional partnership development strategy review workshop
4) Duration of Assignment: The training is planned for mid-March 2015.
5) Final Products
It is envisaged that the following will be delivered by the consultant:
Five days training curriculum which covers the content on budgeting and financial management
Course materials jointly developed by SOS
The training report with recommendations
6) Degree of Expertise and Qualifications
Minimum Master’s Degree in Finance or related fields
Certified trainer and at least five years’ experience in conducting training on financial management, budgeting, institutional fundraising, donor contract management, donor compliance, funding audits etc.
Extensive experience in planning, securing, and managing institutional funding for programmes in the East and South Africa regions.
Extensive experience in developing budgets and managing funding from major donors – UK Aid, USAID, EU, SIDA.
Knowledge of the donor environment in the East and Southern Africa Region
Excellent English report writing and verbal communication skills;
Good interpersonal skills and effective communication
How to Apply
Interested and experienced consultants should send the following to pascal.wambua@sos-kd.org and with a copy to rachael.onyango@sos-kd.org by 25th February 2015.
1. Updated curriculum Vitae (with 3 referees of previous similar tasks conducted since 2013)
2. Expression of interest detailing a suggested work plan, methodology, draft training programme and consultancy fees per day in USD.
Posted by:
Jobwebkenya
Company: Reputable Company
State: Nairobi
Location: Anywhere
Job type: Full-Time
Salary:
Job category: NGO Jobs in Kenya
Tags: No Tags
Job expires in: Endless
No comments:
Post a Comment