Senior Finance Director Job in Kenya for a USAID-Funded HSDSA Project - Abt Associates

Abt

Associates, a mission – driven global leader in research, technical

assistance, and program implementation across more than 40 countries

worldwide in the fields of health, social / environmental policy, and

international development.

Abt

Associates, seeks qualified candidates for potential employment

opportunities in an anticipated USAID-funded HIV Service Delivery

Support Activity (HSDSA) in Kenya.

Senior Finance Director

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides
  
  overall leadership and direction for the financial management,
  
  operations, and administrative support functions of the project.  


• Develops
  
  and tracks budgets, manages payroll and vendor relations, and controls
  
  all financial transactions and reporting, both for the client and for
  
  Abt associates headquarters.  


• Responsible
  
  for contract management, sub-award contracting, procurement, budgeting,
  
  and financial reporting, human resources, and commodity logistics.  

Qualification Requirements:  

• Bachelors
  
  Degree (minimum), or a Masters Degree (desirable), in Business,
  
  Administration, Finance, or Accounting and 10+ years of professional
  
  experience managing financial and contractual aspects of large
  
  international development programs, preferably USAID-funded.  


• Requires
  
  significant experience in managing financial and procurement personnel,
  
  in developing and managing large budgets; and in developing and
  
  managing donor-funded grants programs.  


• Demonstrated
  
  knowledge of US Government Cost Accounting Standards, supervisory
  
  skills, and proficiency in relevant computer applications, with an
  
  emphasis on budget and financial analysis, are required, as is
  
  experience in logistics and procurement.

How to Apply

To be considered for any position, an applicant must submit his/her CV

and an application letter that provides details of the applicant’s

specific qualifications for the desired position to:

KenyaJobs@AbtAssoc.com

In

the subject line of the email, write the title of the position for

which you are applying. 

If you wish to apply for more than one position,

please submit separate applications for each position.  

Deadline for

applications is Monday, July 4, 2016.  

Applications that do not follow

these instructions, or that do not meet the stated minimum qualification

requirements, or that are received after the deadline, will not be

considered.   

All positions are contingent upon project award and

funding, and all positions require the following: 

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively manage relationships with the
  
  Ministry of Health, other government representatives, for-profit private
  
  sector entities, local community organizations, donors, and other
  
  stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level.


• Professional level of oral and written fluency in the English language.


• Ability and willingness to travel frequently to program sites throughout the country.


• Candidates who are Kenyan nationals are highly preferred.

Interested individuals can learn more about Abt Associates at www.abtassociates.com