This is a great opportunity for experienced finance professionals to play a key role in achieving our visions by providing effective financial management and accounting support to the consortium and to the organisations.Provide financial management support across the consortium programDevelop, implement and monitor internal financial control management systems.Develop or review and update financial policies and procedures and ensure approval of any changes.Ensure timely financial reporting in accordance with consortium financial policiesReport timely on financial matters and operational matters of projects to donors and Country Representative/Director and Programme Steering Committee.Develop quarterly financial reports of the programme and submit to the donor. Ensure financial reports are produced timely and in accordance with consortium policy and procedures and donor requirements.Ensure that budget is available for all the financial transactions and appropriate supporting documents and avoid over-spendingEnsure that the financial system is effectively functioning and authorization levels are appropriate to the structure of the country programme.Ensure financial, procurement and budgetary guidelines and controls are in place.Manage and supervise the finance staffMonitor the financial position of the consortium and propose measures to guarantee continuous liquidity for attainment of consortium goals.Enhance financial management capacity of partner NGOs and community based organisations such as pastoralists’ associations(PAs).Train the finance team and PAs on project financial management.Develop the bank reconciliation reportsEnsure effective grant management as per the consortium policy and performance targets.Ensure that effective financial systems is in place in line with donor regulations/requirementsEnsure timely request for transfer of funds from the donors through established procedures.Ensure that no expectations are raised in the field for which budget is unavailable.Ensure that the programme administrative system is update and up to the international standardsEnsure that contributions of the personnel to the programme is documented and appropriately filed.Assure that all assets are well registered, maintained, and filed in line with donor regulation.Ensure that HR system is functional and that all staff issues are addressed timely.Ensure that programme complies with donor policies/requirements and organizational policies and procedurePay regular visits and ensure the field offices comply with the donor requirements/donor and organizational policies and procedures.Ensure that consortium complies with income tax regulations of Kenya.Qualifications/Competencies and Experience:The ideal candidate will have a University degree majoring in finance, with a professional qualification in the field of Accounting (ACCA, CPA, ACEA, ACA, AMCA or equivalent).You will have at least 3 years working experience in finance management in an INGO environment, with three years grant accounting experience.Relevant experience in setting up training in project finance.At least 2 experience in managing consortium financeAt least 3 years experience in developing financial systems (policies and procedures) for a consortium programme and/or for organizations.At 2 years experience in launching a programme financial system and Sun System etc and ensuring its effectiveness and efficiency.At least 2 years experience in capacity building of partners in financial management.At least 3 years experience in working with institutional and non-institutional donors and intergovernmental organizations.Experience in working with pastoralist communities and in Arid and semi-arid lands preferably Isiolo, Baringo and Tana-river counties.You will have practical knowledge of accounting packages and software (Excel and or Quick books, SUN systems etc preferably Sun-system) and proficiency in Microsoft office.Excellent communications skills and commitment to the consortiums’ vision, mission and values. Fluency in English required.Must be Kenyan and a person with high level of integrity, transparency and accountability.If you think you meet the job specification, please send your CVs/Resume and motivation letter (specifying your achievements and why you think you are the right person for this position) to consortium2014@yahoo.com and consortiumresilience@gmail.com not later than 8 July, 2014. Please put Finance/Admin and Compliance Manager-Kenya in the subject line of your email. Because of the urgency of this position, we will review the applications regularly as we receive. Female candidates are encouraged to apply. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Title: Kenya Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Resilience Programme (ARP) Livelihoods Project Officer
 Reporting to: Senior Programme Officer, ARP
 Department: Kenya Country Programme
 Location: Nairobi, with frequent travel within the ASAL regions of Kenya
 To be an active member of the Kenya ASALs Resilience Programme (ARP) team contributing to the delivery of its integrated livelihoods/DRR/humanitarian programme. In particular, to provide dedicated support to a new project funded by DFID, especially in the preparation of quarterly donor reports. The project will be implemented with the Diocese of Lodwar, Turkana, and carried out in collaboration with government offices, such as the NDMA, as well as other implementing agents.
 In recognition of the chronic and cyclical nature of drought in Kenya’s ASAL regions, Trócaire has modified its programmatic approach and developed an integrated ASALs resilience programme. Within the ARP humanitarian responses are situated within a broader and longer term DRR and sustainable livelihoods context. In addition, components from other programme areas, such as Governance and Human Rights, are incorporated to address underlying mechanisms that currently undermine coping strategies. The programme has a team of 3 led by a Senior Programme Officer (SPO).
 Within the context of the ARP, support the implementation of the ARP-Loima project in Turkana.design and oversee a project-specific monitoring and evaluation plan.compile all donor and internal reports (narrative and financial) for the project, with input from the partner and under the guidance of the SPO.in conjunction with partners, ensure that agreed reporting schedules (financial and narrative) are met, all reports respond to the relevant project indicators and that they are in line with institutional funding requirements and organisational policy.liaise with members of the finance team to ensure that all financial reports are reviewed and signed off in a timely manner.provide ongoing and comprehensive technical support to the DoL in the implementation of the projectcarry out regular field trips to the partner, the Diocese of Lodwar (DoL), its communities and other implementing agents to provide ongoing oversight of the project’s progress against the agreed workplan, budget and other programming commitments.facilitate capacity building for the partner including on the job training, workshops, exchange visits and formal training courses in project, technical and organizational issuespropose and support constructive solutions to emerging issues and unexpected events in the light of field visits and ongoing communication with the partner.ensure that partners have appropriate monitoring and documentation systems in place to gather the information needed in a timely fashion.carry out administrative procedures (through the Document Library and Agresso systems) in relation to the project and in conjunction with the Programme Administrator.ensure that learning from all forms of review and evaluation is applied to the project and amendments are implemented as agreed.work with partners to gather lessons learnt, best practice and stories of change across the projectidentify and document lessons learnt; collecting information for case studies from the fieldfacilitate learning amongst partners and ensure that this is captured and shared, including with colleagues in Trócaire.support the SPO (and, whenever necessary, regional and Head Office staff) in monitoring food security, livelihoods trends and humanitarian needs that may undermine food security and livelihoods in the fragile Kenya ASAL Ecosystems.and with the rest of the team ensure case studies are documented and shared and materials for the web are regularly produced.other project related work may be assigned by the SPO according to programme needs.ensure that all relationships with partners are in keeping with the principles and values set out in the organisational Partnership Policy.using the Partner Capacity Building Framework, develop partner capacity building plans to strengthen and support partners in areas where they are weak, and together establish clear targets and indicators and review on a regular basis.work with the SPO and members of the finance team to ensure that all existing partners have completed the Partner Governance and Finance Capacity Assessment and that it is undertaken with new partners prior to making any commitments.promote accountability of partners to target communitiespromote and strengthen partnership with government particularly in building capacity of duty bearers in target communities.Networking and communications:
Under the direction of the SPO and as a team member:represent Trócaire in relevant assessments, forums and networks.maintain relationships with donor agencies, church partners and other groups working on the ARP.liaise with local government officials and ensure that partners keep local authorities informed of Trócaire supported programmes.accompany visitors (Trócaire or external) to programme sites and carry out promotional or media work as directed from time to time.contribute to the development of a quarterly newsletter for the ARP programmeprovide material for Trócaire’s Communications, Campaigns, Fundraising and Education units as required.coordinate with the SPO to ensure effective communication with the organisational programme team in Maynooth.under the guidance of the SPO participate in relevant thematic working groups, networks and learning forums, nationally and possibly internationally in order to improve programme and advocacy learning, sharing and impact.Programme Evaluation and Development:
At the request of the SPO contribute to the:ongoing analysis of the sustainable livelihoods sector in Kenya and global developments within the field.completion of the Annual Programme Review process, incorporating clear evidence of progress and challenges and adhering to internal and external reporting requirements.completion of mid-term and end-of-project/programme evaluations, annual development of the ARP programme and design of any new programmes.ensure that the learning from the evaluation process is explicitly incorporated into future project implementation.adopt evaluation methodologies that maximise opportunities for learning for Trócaire and the Partners.support the SPO and Regional Institutional Funding Officer (RIFO) in identifying new institutional funding sources for the programme.support the SPO to ensure that all institutional funding for the programme is managed in line with donor requirements and that reports are compliant with donor needs, including Irish Aid (IA) and Trócaire’s internal needs.ensure that partners are aware of the grant management and reporting requirements of back donors and where necessary provide training and support to partners in order to meet these demands.

Additional details of exceptional aspects of the job

keep abreast of developments in the development sector as a whole and within livelihoods/ humanitarian/ DRR sector in particular.undertake other agreed tasks related to Trócaire sustainable livelihoods and humanitarian programming and projects as needed such as assistance with preparation of proposals, reports, project summaries, monitoring visits etc. at the request of the SPO.

Qualifications, Attributes and Other requirements specific to the role
Technical Skills and Experience

graduate education and/or professional qualification in an appropriate technical subject or subject relevant to development/livelihoods work and Project Managementminimum 3 years work experience in the field of implementing development projects (experience of work in a livelihoods context will be an advantage)excellent written and oral skills in English (essential)proven ability to maintain relevant, accurate and comprehensive records in the context of work planning, coordination and reporting (essential)regular donor reporting, preferably for DFID or ECcoordinating or managing development programmes through local partners.carrying out community-based needs assessmentprogramme planning, preferably through programme cycle management, and monitoring and evaluationproven experience in capacity building processes and techniques, and the provision of technical advice through on the job training.financial management within a development programming contextimplementing social welfare (food-for-work, cash vouchers etc) programmesworking with international donors, especially DFID or ECworking in support of national NGOs and partners in developing countries.action oriented person with initiative and self-motivationexcellent all-round communication skills, both facilitating and presenting but also producing written work of a high quality in Englishability to organize his/her work independently, ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and multitask.good inter-personal skills with the ability to communicate sensitively to a broad range of people and organisations within a cross cultural context.ability to work effectively within a team and in support of colleagues, and to provide leadership and direction for the small team, retaining courtesy in stressful environments.proven organisation and administration skills, including familiarity with standard IT packages and their applications and specifically Word and Excel.commitment to a partnership approach.willingness to work out-of-office/weekend when necessary, in response to work demands

How to apply:

If you meet the above selection criteria, please send your curriculum vitae and a covering letter on ms word only to hr@trocaire.or.ke and state the reference number on the subject line.

Closing date: 14 Jun 2013

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Regional Child/Youth Resilience Advisor East Africa

Team/Programme: Child Survival and Protection 

Role Purpose: 

This deployment plays a vital part in enhancing the regional capacity of Save the Children in the region and to strengthen Save the Children International’s coordination and networking mechanisms, for the Global Initiative on Child Protection (CPI).

Scope of Role: 

Key Areas of Accountability: 

Application Deadline: 6th August 0900hrs CET.

Contact: Kai Yamaguchi-Fasting with any further enquiries. KYF@redbarnet.dk

Save the Children is the world’s largest independent child rights organization. We’re working in over 120 countries; saving lives, fighting for children’s rights and helping them reach full potential. 

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Save the Children Denmark

JOB TITLE: Regional Child/Youth Resilience Advisor East Africa

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Child Survival and Protection LOCATION: East Africa

GRADE: Professional Advisor POST TYPE: International, non-family post

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

ROLE PURPOSE: Psycho-social support is one of the core competencies of Save the Children Denmark within the field of Child Protection. To strengthen Child/Youth Resilience programming in East Africa through fund-raising, strategic support and coordination, capacity building and surge capacity for implementation and emergencies Save the Children Denmark seeks to recruit a Regional Child/Youth Resilience Advisor.

This deployment plays a vital part in enhancing the regional capacity of Save the Children in the region and to strengthen Save the Children International’s coordination and networking mechanisms, for the Global Initiative on Child Protection (CPI).

SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: a) Head of Section Child Protection and Child Survival; Save the Children Denmark b) Regional Directorate – East Africa Budget Responsibilities: Budget associated with the functions of the position. Regional Dimensions: Roaming, regional position with extensive travel

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: The regional Child/Youth Resilience Advisor will work towards outcomes on four levels:

Child and youth resilience. Ensuring that programmes in country have sufficient resources and expertise at hand to build capacity, to monitor, to ensure quality and to develop further in their ability to meet the psycho-social needs of children and adolescents. The advisor should also trigger advocacy efforts related to the resilience programmes and drive learning and innovations in liaison with other key stakeholders.

Regional programme support. The regional advisor will work closely with the Child Protection Initiative and regional programmes to integrate Save the Children Denmark tools and lessons learnt on psychosocial support, youth and child empowerment and sexual violence into programming in humanitarian and development strategic and tactical planning.

Fundraising. Identification of funding possibilities for psycho-social support, specifically child resilience and action against sexual violence, and with the active participation in policy-building on regional and local level.

Child Protection In Emergencies - deployments. The regional advisor will be available for Child Protection in Emergencies deployments and undertake deployments for Save the Children International for up to 3 months per emergency.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS Accountability: • The position is professionally ultimately accountable towards the children.

Collaboration: • The position requires a high degree of self-motivation, while demanding the capacity to coordinate with a series of internal and external stakeholders.

Creativity & Innovation: • The field of psycho-social support to children is often suspected to be a rather “soft”, un-measurable discipline. Save the Children Denmark is spearheading Monitoring & Evaluation systems, including quantifiable and verifiable indicators of outcome and impact. The position is expected to contribute to this endeavour.

Integrity: • Firm knowledge of Child Safeguarding and Protection standards and high professional and moral integrity are indispensible.

Mobility • The position requires extensive travel in the region in emergency and non-emergency contexts (50% of working time).

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in Humanitarian Affairs, Human Rights, Human Geography, Project Management, International Relations, Disaster Risk Reduction/Disaster Management, Social Work, Psychology or related field.

• Demonstrated active planning and responding role in Child Protection in several humanitarian settings.

• Solid experience in psycho-social programming in emergencies and non-emergencies a strong asset.

• Working knowledge with NGOs, especially Save the Children, highly desirable.

• Experience in conducting training and capacity building highly desirable.

• Fundraising and reporting experience with bilateral and multi-lateral donors. Knowledge of ECHO application and reporting procedures an asset.

• Proven output-oriented networking capacity a requirement.

• High level of computer literacy a must.

• Knowledge of East Africa an asset.

• A sense of humour even in stressful situations wouldn’t do any harm.

• Commitment to Save the Children values.

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Save the Children Kenya, Care International in Kenya, Islamic Relief and FH Kenya have on going programmes in Northern Kenya that seek to meet immediate needs and build the capacity of households and communities in Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALS) to withstand future shocks.

The areas of operation include: Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir and Mandera and the project’s thematic areas are: Food Security, WASH and Health.

Following the 2010-2011 protracted drought that affected pastoralists in Northern Kenya, these four organizations with funding from DFID agreed to form a Consortium under Improving Resilience and Reducing Dependence Project (IRRD), led by Save the Children Kenya Programme.

The goal of the programme is to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain dignity amongst drought affected communities in Northern Kenya, which will directly contribute to stabilizing food security and protecting the livelihoods drought affected households in Northern Kenya.

Its main purpose is to meet the immediate needs of young children and their families while protecting livelihoods and restoring community resilience. The project started on August 01, 2011 and closes March 31, 2012.

About the Consultancy assignment:

The evaluation is required to examine the extent to which the project satisfactorily achieved its three outputs in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, impact, coordination as well as sustainability.
Critical Issues to consider include; Relevance and Appropriateness, Timeliness, Efficiency (Value for Money), Effectiveness/performance, Impact and Sustainability.

The consultant shall report directly to IRRD DFID Consortium Manager and evaluation methodology requires each Prospective consultant to submit a detailed methodology based on their interpretation of the evaluation objectives.

The consultancy shall be completed within a period of 30 days and as part of Evaluation Process, the Consultant will prepare and submit the proposed evaluation methodology based on his/her interpretation of the evaluation objectives, Evaluation Workplan, Field Visits schedule, findings, a draft and then final evaluation report.

Consultant Specifications/ required competencies:

For a full TOR request and to send your detailed CV together and current contacts of three referees including immediate clients in similar work please write to:

Human Resources Director,
Save the Children, Kenya Programme
email: jobskenya@scuk.or.ke not later than 13th March 2012.

Quote the Consultancy title on the subject line.

“Consultants from North Eastern Province are strongly encouraged to apply”

Only short listed consultants will be contacted.

Save the Children recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to equal employment opportunities and the protection of children from abuse.

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This September we are offering you the chance to take part in a ground-breaking field skills programme in Nairobi. The programme is aimed at relief and development staff who spend significant amounts of time in the field and want to stay both physically secure and psychologically resilient.

The training will be delivered to you by a coalition of expert organisations at the forefront of NGO staff care and training in the region; InterHealth, RedR UK, Kenya Red Cross and Amani Counselling Centre.

Security Management Monday 12 – Friday 16 September 2011 Risk management, security assessment, crisis management and team management through security programming

Essential Skills for NGO Workers Monday 19 - Wednesday 21 September 2011 First aid, field and travel safety and personal resilience

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Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 15 July 2011

Job reference: EAP/043/JG

With 140 partners working on Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate change adaptation, emergency response and secure livelihoods in 40 countries, we are brilliantly placed to tackle the broad ranging impacts of disasters on livelihoods.

We are a vibrant team, carrying out highly innovative work on Secure livelihoods, Disaster risk reduction, Climate change adaptation and Emergency response.

For you, that means the chance to build on your existing knowledge on DRR, Secure livelihoods and linkage of emergency response to development and other poverty related issues.

About the Role

You will develop resilience programmes in the country in line with the agreed resilience programme strategy.

You will primarily focus on the delivery of the DFID funded CHSJ PPA and the general PPA but will also play a key role working with the secure livelihoods, climate change and emergency program officer in the implementation of high quality resilience programmes across the country programme.

You will maintain project financial records and financial and narrative report to DFID, keep partners and country colleagues informed about contract and compliance procedures, provide support to partners based on frameworks agreed with country team, present case studies of work undertaken to a variety of audiences, represents Christian Aid and the PPA programme externally with DFID, partners, other NGOs, and other agencies.

You will appraise, monitor and review programmes in line with CA and external requirements, develop new initiatives and recommend actions to be taken to further resilience work in country. Liaise with relevant stake holders to improve accountability, participation in decision making, information sharing

About You

You will have a good understanding of program cycle management approaches and tools – including Participatory Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment, and Planning.

You will be familiar with issues of governance, power and rights, financial controls and procedures. Able to work independently, you will have a good knowledge of approaches to livelihoods and resilience, direct experience of programme appraisal, monitoring and evaluation and of developing partners’ capacity.

You will have a good understanding of emergency relief, preparedness and humanitarian aid and their link to development work, experience of disaster risk reduction work, understanding of advocacy, campaigning and lobbying, experience of facilitation and training and project reporting to major institutional donors preferably on a large scale.

You will also need skills in network and alliance building, understanding of partnership approach to international development, gender and exclusion.

You will have a good working knowledge of institutional donors, particularly DFID, EU, ECHO policies and funding modalities and rules.

This role requires a university degree in development studies or similar; experience in DRR, monitoring & Evaluation, understanding of financial controls and procedures.

About Christian Aid

More than half the world lives in poverty. We aim to put a stop to that. So we campaign against the structures and rules that keep people poor. And we work with local organizations to give people strength to find their own solutions to the problems they face, irrespective of their religion.

If you are as determined as we are to end poverty and injustice across the world, work with us to make change happen.

About the Rewards

We value the input of everyone who works for us. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards that helps you enjoy a good work/life balance.

To apply for this position you need to access the full advertisement on Christian Aid website on www.christianaid.org.uk/jobs and follow the links to download the international application form and role profile.

Please email your completed application forms to: nairobi@christian-aid.org; (quoting the reference number)

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

You will require current and valid permission to work in Kenya.

Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

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