Capacity Building Accountant
Tracking Code: 302267-818
Job Description
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Build Financial Management Capacity of
Community Organizations and Partners to facilitate disbursement and
accounting for Grant and Sponsorship funds by the Community Organizations and
other Partners.
Promote the highest standards of integrity
and accountability in line with ChildFund values.
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Required Skills
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Training facilitation skills, innovative with
ability to analyze issues and provide practical solutions.
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to promote the highest standards of
integrity and accountability.
Strong skills in assessment of proposals,
monitoring partner’s records and accounting for funds.
High Integrity and team player with excellent
communication and interpersonal skills.
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Required Experience
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Bachelors Degree CPA (K) with 3 years post
qualification experience.
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Assess financial management capacity of
community based organizations with a view to identifying the gaps.
Promote improvement in accounting skills
amongst Community Organizations staff and management committees through
relevant training.
Ensure compliance with policies and
procedures.
Review and development of specimen financial
records of Community Organizations and Partners.
Review all projects annual and quarterly
budgets before approval by the Finance Director and National Office Team
Leader.
Ensure timely submission of reports by the
projects and review and provide feedback. Ensure timely disbursement of funds
to the projects.
Send project balances to the International
Office by 15th of every month.
In consultation with the M&E Coordinator,
assess the clusters roll out plans of the Bright Futures key messages and
give the necessary support.
Review monthly reports from the Bright
Futures Areas and facilitate timely disbursement of funds.
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Job Location
NAIROBI, Nairobi, Kenya
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
Salary
97,850.00 - 140,000.00 KES
Field Officers - Turkana DRR Project
Tracking Code
302291-818
Job Description
The Field Officer for the Turkana DRR project will be tasked
with the implementation of the project activities. The officer will undertake
the day to day project activities at the field level. S/he will ensure
timely activity implementation and monitoring of the activities at the field as
well as facilitating regular updates to the PO and rest of Turkana programme
team. The field officer will ensure that at the field level the project is
implemented in synergy with ChildFund Kenya, Turkana program. The
incumbent will ensure a smooth working relationship and in collaboration with
other partners and personnel on ground from relevant line/county ministries and
NGOs.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Mobilizing and sensitizing community on the DRR
project goals and objectives
Facilitating of the pre and post KAP surveys in the target
areas.
Organizing and facilitating local documentation and
dissemination of KAP survey findings and good practices to local stakeholders.
Facilitating mobilization, training/workshops and running of
community based risk reduction management committees.
Facilitating dialogue among the community local leadership,
government, and other stakeholders.
Facilitating and supporting the community in linking up with
the established local SMS based platform disseminating DRR and climate change
information
Ensure smooth collaboration with vernacular radio station
for dissemination of whether forecast information and education of agro -
pastoralist communities in the target area
Facilitate establishment of 2 youth led mobile public
theatres for integrating child protection in community managed disaster risk
reduction and climate change adaptation.
Conduct mobilization and formation of community groups for
trainings
Facilitate the various groups trainings including VSL, DRR,
CCA and the follow up with mentoring and support with relevant
livelihoods inputs
Facilitate 3 water resource users groups in registration,
training and development of sub catchment management plans.
Undertake regular field monitoring of project interventions
Develop and submit progress reports on timely manner and as
per the donor agreement.
Any other duties that may be allocated to him or her by the
supervisor.
Required Skills
- Proven
organizational, analytical, negotiating, communication (oral and written)
and training skills
- Knowledge
of local language and sensitivity to culture is very necessary.
- Community
mobilization & sensitization skills
- Team
player skills,
- Inter-personal
skills
- Leadership
skills
- Communication
skills.
- Problem
solving skills
Required Experience
- A
minimum of a Degree, preferably in natural resource management
- A
minimum of 1 year proven experience in working/programming in emergency
relief, recovery or development.
Job Location
Lodwar, Nairobi, Kenya
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
