Accounts and Admin Assistant Part-Time Job in Nairobi (50K)

Cafédirect

Producers’ Foundation (CPF)

Terms

of Reference: Kenya Accounts and Administrative Assistant
 

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated, experienced accountant

to use their skills to bring an efficient and effective approach to the

financial management of CPF’s Kenya office.

This

is a part time post. 

The

Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation (CPF) is a small, fast growing entrepreneurial

charity.

We were set up by social enterprise Cafédirect plc in 2009 and work with a

network of 280,000 smallscale farmers worldwide to develop innovative solutions

to the daily challenges they face.

 In

our programmes across Africa and Latin America, we aim to be innovative,

entrepreneurial and participatory in everything we do. 

For

example, we won the Google Impact Challenge in 2014 for our pioneering work to

develop and launch WeFarm as an independent social enterprise. 

We are

now at an important stage of growth as we seek to scale up our impact across

Africa and Latin America.
 

CPF’s

Kenya office currently holds local branch registration, and is currently based

at the Nairobi Garage, Westlands.
 

We’re

looking for someone who is:

• Comfortable
  
  working collaboratively as part of a small, dynamic, international team


• Passionate
  
  about CPF’s model and approach.


• Willing
  
  to try things and do things differently.


• Adaptable
  
  and entrepreneurial, with a can-do approach and committed to going above
  
  and beyond the role’s on paper remit to ensure success.

Key

aspects of the role include:

• Payroll
  
  management for CPF East Africa based employees


• Day
  
  to day bookkeeping, including the processing and logging of expenses
  
  receipts


• Maintaining
  
  petty cash for the Nairobi office



• Preparation
  
  of monthly reconciliations for CPF’s Kenya Bank Account


• Processing
  
  payments to East Africa based contracted consultants, suppliers, office
  
  rent and costs.


• Preparation
  
  and followup of invoices for payment.


• Helping
  
  to ensure that financial policies, procedures and systems for CPF’s
  
  Nairobi office are ‘fit for purpose’ 


• Preparation
  
  of adhoc financial reports as requested.


• Maintaining
  
  files of financial documentation to ensure there is a clear audit trail
  
  and documents are easily retrievable by:

1.   
Completing and compiling expenses forms and receipts

2.   
Sorting, scanning & filing expenses receipt

• Nairobi
  
  office equipment/inventory management

Characteristics

and Skills of our ideal candidate would include:

• Motivated
  
  by CPF’s mission to work with smallholder in Africa and Latin America to
  
  develop innovative solutions to the challenges they face.


• Experience
  
  supporting the financial needs of small nonprofits and/or enterprise


• Bachelor
  
  of Commerce or CPA/ACCA qualified or part qualified ideally with some
  
  knowledge and experience of financial management and accounting standards.


• Time
  
  spent working in the international development sector.


• Excellent
  
  IT, written and verbal communication skills, including ability to work
  
  with Excel


• Ability
  
  to work effectively without supervision.

The

opportunity to make a real impact in a small but ambitious organisation.
 

Salary

level: Ksh 50,000 per month (pro rata), plus local benefits package.
 

This

is a part time role with the estimated input required being between 1 to 2 days

per week total 10 days per month.

Contract Type: 12 months fixed term contingent on the successful completion of

a 2month probationary period.

Location: Westlands, Nairobi (principally office based, with flexible working

options negotiable)
 

 
Please send your CV, and a cover letter of a maximum 300 words, to us at:

info@producersfoundation.org

Application deadline: Monday

6th June 2016 5:30pm

Please

note: Only

shortlisted applicants will be contacted