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Technical Director Finance & Administration Jobs at KANCO, Kenya

Title of position: Technical Director -Finance and Administration

Reports to: Deputy Executive Director

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.
Finance & Accounting Job Major duties and responsibilities:

Develop planning and implementing the administrative operations of the organization in the areas of financial planning/budgeting, accounting and control; human resource; procurement and inventory management; staff travel; premises; security; and communications in accordance with Board approved 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

Level of education:

Post graduate qualification (Master degree) in a business discipline with a financial and accounting emphasis required.

Special training:

CPA (K) or CPA (K) certification or similar certification
Human Resource Management
Account Job 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 and work both reactively and pro-actively

Have a strategic outlook with the ability to drive change where necessary

Have experience of motivating & developing teams – including performance management & 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 Global Fund (GF), USAID, EU, and DANIDA, financial guidelines and regulations and sound judgment in applying them to diverse field based operations.

Sound understanding of and ability to use accounting software (Quick books) and the 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 17th February, 2015.

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.

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