Enterprise Manager Job in Kenya

Achukule

Irrigation Project
 

Lokichar,

Turkana County – Kenya
 

Vacancy

Announcement:Enterprise Manager
 

Achukule

irrigation Project  (herein referred to as  Achukule irrigation

Project) has received funding  from  the  United 

States  African  Development  Foundation  (USADF) 

towards  its  irrigation enterprise expansion. 

USADF

is an independent Agency of the US government that operates at local levels in

Africa in support of economic development.  

For

the successful implementation of the grant, Achukule Irrigation project is

seeking to hire an Enterprise Manager who will work with the Achukule Board to

implement the grant in achieving set objectives.
 

Position: Enterprise Manager
 

Location: Lokichar – Turkana

County;    
 

Duration: 1 year with possibility

of extension based on performance and availability of funds
 

Report

to: ACHUKULE

BOARD;
 

Summary

of Duties and Responsibilities 
 

The

Enterprise Manager will:
 

Oversee

ACHUKULE Operations

• Oversee
  
  all ACHUKULE Enterprise activities, delegate as needed, and follow up to
  
  ensure activities are completed;


• Lead
  
  and motivate the project team;


• Designing
  
  project sustainability proposals for discussion with ACHUKULE board, and
  
  thereafter sharing with other potential funding hence spearheading the
  
  pursuit of requisite resources.

• Play
  
  the role of contact person for the donor, partner, all staff, stakeholders
  
  and the beneficiary community ensuring timely dissemination of necessary
  
  information from the donor and partner to the board and members;


• Ensure
  
  close collaboration and coordination with cooperating partners for smooth
  
  implementation of activities and achievement of results as specified in
  
  the grant agreement;


• Continually
  
  read to understand the ACHUKULE/USADF Project grant agreement and ensure
  
  that ACHUKULE  activities, procedures and conduct are in line with
  
  the terms and conditions of the grant;


• Continually
  
  liaise with the USADF partner on necessary adjustments or changes ACHUKULE
  
  might seek to introduce during the grant implementation period that were
  
  not mentioned in the original grant paperwork, and, letting USADF know
  
  ahead of changing including but not limited to budget shifts;

Required

Project Activities

• Ensure
  
  implementation and achievement of at the minimum 95% projections Appendix
  
  A Indicator Projections for ACHUKULE.


• Responsible
  
  for Disbursement Requests and Quarterly Reports on regular basis to the
  
  donor and any other report that may be requested based on need;


• Ensure
  
  that project activities comply with the policies and regulations of the
  
  ACHUKULE and USADF;


• Be
  
  responsible for overseeing  the development  and 
  
  execution  of project  deliverables and action  points,
  
  planning, budgeting  and monitoring  processes;


• Coordinate
  
  work with Apprentices, Consultants and organize Committees and Board
  
  meetings as applies;


• Ensure
  
  close collaboration  and coordination  and cooperation 
  
  with the USADF partner for smooth  implementation  of activities
  
  and  achievement  of result  as specified  in the
  
  grant agreement;


• Facilitate
  
  operations on a day to day basis;


• Ensure
  
  timely deduction and remittance of Statutory deductions that include
  
  National Social Security Fund-NSSF, National Hospital Insurance Fund-NHIF,
  
  Pay As You Earn-PAYE, Applicable Higher Education Loans Board-HELB,
  
  Withholding Taxes-WHT;


• Working
  
  with the Procurement Committee, Apprentices, USADF Lodwar Office and CEZAM
  
  (USADF Partner) and Applicable Suppliers, process Value Added Tax (VAT)
  
  exemption for goods to be procured under the USADF grant;


• Working
  
  with Apprentices, ensure to address any unmentioned accounting duties for
  
  the ACHUKULE.

Hire

and Train Apprentices

• Prepare
  
  and implement a training schedule for 2 or more ACHUKULE Job trainees
  
  (Apprentices) in areas of financial recording and organizational
  
  operations;


• Prepare
  
  and carry out ACHUKULE Job trainees interviews to determine the trainees’
  
  suitability for ACHUKULE work;


• Continually
  
  monitor the progress, interests, and the performance of the ACHUKULE Job
  
  trainees (Apprentices) and make timely recommendations for new skills’
  
  training or replacement;


• Train
  
  apprentices to record direct and indirect expenses of the ACHUKULE, and
  
  oversee this work. 


• Train
  
  and oversee apprentices.

Monitoring

and Data Management

• Monitor
  
  project activities and tracking, ensuring accurate documentation related
  
  direct and indirect expenses and share progress with stakeholders;


• Track
  
  and ensure accurate documentation of farm revenues/fees collected from
  
  crops transacted.


• Ensure
  
  that the daily revenues collected from Farmers and the number of crops
  
  sold are accurately recorded in the ACHUKULE records, and accurately
  
  reflected in the already existing performance indicators template as
  
  quarterly totals; 


• Ensure
  
  that farming revenues/fees and related expenditures are accurately
  
  recorded in the monthly and quarterly Simplified Financial Statement on
  
  the provided template;


• Conducting 
  
  any  other  business as may  be in the interests of
  
  ACHUKULE and USADF

Qualifications

for the ACHUKULE Enterprise Manager

• Diploma
  
  in Business Management and Administration or Agribusiness management or
  
  its equivalent from a recognized institution with 3 years of on Job
  
  related experience or;


• Degree
  
  in Business Administration and Management, Agribusiness management or
  
  their equivalent from a recognized institution with 1 year of Job related
  
  experience;


• Must
  
  be computer literate;


• Must
  
  have basic accounting skills;


• Must
  
  have conducted trainings or mentored low capacity/grassroots groups
  
  successfully;


• Be
  
  proactive and able to work with less or no supervision and be able to meet
  
  the stipulated deadlines;


• Fluent
  
  in both written and spoken English/Kiswahili;

Applications

should reach the office before May 29, 2016 at 5:00pm. 

Hand

delivered applications should be dropped at ACHUKULE offices in Lokichar.

Emailed applications should be sent to: achukulefs@gmail.com and a copy to

e.kaniu@cezam-usadf.org