Post Doctoral Fellow - BIODEV
Location: The post doc is based in Burkina Faso and
will cover Sierra Leone site
Type: Full time
Job opening ID: 32
Number of positions: 1
Deadline: 15 Sep-2013
Job Category: Internationally
Recruited Staff
Department: SD6 – Climate
Change
Country: Burkina-Faso
Roles and responsibilities
1. Implement the work agenda of
WP2 at project site
2. Collect information on drivers, trends, opportunities and constraints of climate change at project sites in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.
3. Identify carbon mitigation strategies opportunities including those related to more sustainable energy strategies
4. Synthesis of likely climate change scenarios and their potential impacts on ecosystems on livelihoods.
5. Carry studies on degree of synergies between biocarbon synergies on livelihood and on environmental services.
2. Collect information on drivers, trends, opportunities and constraints of climate change at project sites in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.
3. Identify carbon mitigation strategies opportunities including those related to more sustainable energy strategies
4. Synthesis of likely climate change scenarios and their potential impacts on ecosystems on livelihoods.
5. Carry studies on degree of synergies between biocarbon synergies on livelihood and on environmental services.
Skill set
• PhD on forestry Agroforestry
with a strong focus on climate change mitigation, in particular on carbon
sequestration with trees in Africa.
• No more than 2 years’ experience post PhD completion
• Experience working in West Africa
• Very good in computer skills
• Good writing skills in English
• French language skills are essential.
• Speaking one of the indigenous West African languages is an asset
• Be able to work in interdisciplinary groups
• No more than 2 years’ experience post PhD completion
• Experience working in West Africa
• Very good in computer skills
• Good writing skills in English
• French language skills are essential.
• Speaking one of the indigenous West African languages is an asset
• Be able to work in interdisciplinary groups
Work experience
2 years
Advert
Duty station
The post doc is based in Burkina
Faso and will cover Sierra Leone site
Job Summary
To work on site level activities
to support monitoring plans for integrated sustainable development of biocarbon
and sustainable energy at small-scale. The candidate will work under WP 2 whose
objective in the programme is to develop frameworks, approaches, and component
interventions for successful high value biocarbon for rural development. It is
a cross cutting WP that takes inputs from other WPs to build replicable tools
and framework for high value bio-carbon in West Africa.
Compensation and Benefits Manager
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Type: Full time
Job opening ID: 33
Number of positions: 1
Deadline: 06 Sep-2013
Job Category: Nationally
Recruited Staff
Department: Human
Resources
Designation: Compensation
and Benefits Manager
Country: Kenya
Roles and responsibilities
1. Compensation and benefits
• In conjunction with Management, plan and regularly review staff benefits and compensation philosophy, policies and procedures in line with ICRAF values and principles.
• Analyse market trends and recommend actions to align ICRAF to best compensation and benefits practices appropriate to its chosen principles and values.
• Effectively engage in and contribute to, harmonization efforts in compensation and benefits within the CGIAR environment.
• Plan, conduct and monitor appropriate bi-annual salary surveys.
• Play a pivotal role on yearly promotion, performance management and salary review processes
• Develop appropriate forms/tools regarding staff benefits
• Provide guidance and coordination in job evaluation process
• Coordinate salary and benefits survey for the Centre, lead bidding process, select the firm and monitor the survey process.
• Update and maintain the salary scales
• Coordinate pension schemes for the Centre and review as may be necessary.
2. Payroll
• Design, develop and review the payroll process with clear guidelines for efficiency, effectiveness and integrity of the system.
• Manage payroll for the centre, coordinate with regions and ensuring that all monthly payrolls are received at HQ in a timely manner.
• Ensure that ICRAF complies with all statutory deductions and these are remitted in a timely manner
• Manage AIARC payroll.
3. Job evaluation:
• Take the lead in the development of guidelines and procedures for compensation and benefits for the
Centre, which will ensure that staff JD’s are appropriate and updated in a systematic and coordinated manner.
• Competency profiling.
4. Information Systems and data management
• Lead the implementation of the HR database, access for all regions, establish links between software for automation of the Centre’s activities, to design necessary queries and reports, to connect to payroll.
• Design, develop and regularly review a reliable HR data management system.
• Manage global data inputting and updating in HRIS.
• Provide timely and accurate information as required.
• Develop guidelines on global staff leave management.
• Develop guidelines on global staff list maintenance and update.
• Design fi ling and archiving processes and guidelines, ensuring that all staff information is stored and backed up both in hard and soft copies.
5. Staff Welfare
• Under guidance of the Head of HRU, play a lead role in handling staff welfare issues.
• Develop and coordinate the implementation of staff welfare programs.
• Participate in conducting the staff Global Consultation and surveys.
• Ensure ICRAF conforms to being an equal opportunity employer.
• Develop programs to deal with the following but not limited to; flexible working counseling, stress management, harassment and violence at work, etc.
• Develop and implement grievance procedures and awareness programs on the same.
• Cultivate skills, enhance efficiency and work quality, and build employee allegiance to ICRAF.
• Develop and coordinate teambuilding sessions that are geared to improve working relations.
6. HR Projects
• Participate in the various HR projects as assigned.
• In conjunction with Management, plan and regularly review staff benefits and compensation philosophy, policies and procedures in line with ICRAF values and principles.
• Analyse market trends and recommend actions to align ICRAF to best compensation and benefits practices appropriate to its chosen principles and values.
• Effectively engage in and contribute to, harmonization efforts in compensation and benefits within the CGIAR environment.
• Plan, conduct and monitor appropriate bi-annual salary surveys.
• Play a pivotal role on yearly promotion, performance management and salary review processes
• Develop appropriate forms/tools regarding staff benefits
• Provide guidance and coordination in job evaluation process
• Coordinate salary and benefits survey for the Centre, lead bidding process, select the firm and monitor the survey process.
• Update and maintain the salary scales
• Coordinate pension schemes for the Centre and review as may be necessary.
2. Payroll
• Design, develop and review the payroll process with clear guidelines for efficiency, effectiveness and integrity of the system.
• Manage payroll for the centre, coordinate with regions and ensuring that all monthly payrolls are received at HQ in a timely manner.
• Ensure that ICRAF complies with all statutory deductions and these are remitted in a timely manner
• Manage AIARC payroll.
3. Job evaluation:
• Take the lead in the development of guidelines and procedures for compensation and benefits for the
Centre, which will ensure that staff JD’s are appropriate and updated in a systematic and coordinated manner.
• Competency profiling.
4. Information Systems and data management
• Lead the implementation of the HR database, access for all regions, establish links between software for automation of the Centre’s activities, to design necessary queries and reports, to connect to payroll.
• Design, develop and regularly review a reliable HR data management system.
• Manage global data inputting and updating in HRIS.
• Provide timely and accurate information as required.
• Develop guidelines on global staff leave management.
• Develop guidelines on global staff list maintenance and update.
• Design fi ling and archiving processes and guidelines, ensuring that all staff information is stored and backed up both in hard and soft copies.
5. Staff Welfare
• Under guidance of the Head of HRU, play a lead role in handling staff welfare issues.
• Develop and coordinate the implementation of staff welfare programs.
• Participate in conducting the staff Global Consultation and surveys.
• Ensure ICRAF conforms to being an equal opportunity employer.
• Develop programs to deal with the following but not limited to; flexible working counseling, stress management, harassment and violence at work, etc.
• Develop and implement grievance procedures and awareness programs on the same.
• Cultivate skills, enhance efficiency and work quality, and build employee allegiance to ICRAF.
• Develop and coordinate teambuilding sessions that are geared to improve working relations.
6. HR Projects
• Participate in the various HR projects as assigned.
Skill set
• Master’s degree and a post
graduate qualification in the HR, Business or relevant field.
• Minimum of over 10 years relevant experience.
Personal Attributes
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Ability to influence key decision makers.
• Analytical, problem-solving skills and capacity building skills.
• Proficiency in ICT.
• Demonstrable oral and written communication skills.
• Tactful, discrete and confidential, persuasive, sound and timely judgment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Minimum of over 10 years relevant experience.
Personal Attributes
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Ability to influence key decision makers.
• Analytical, problem-solving skills and capacity building skills.
• Proficiency in ICT.
• Demonstrable oral and written communication skills.
• Tactful, discrete and confidential, persuasive, sound and timely judgment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Work experience: 10 years
Duty station: Nairobi,
Kenya
Job Summary
Take the lead in the development
of a compensation and benefits plan for the Centre in line with the Centre’s compensation
and benefit strategies
Finance Officer
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Type: Full time
Job opening ID: 34
Number of positions: 1
Deadline: 06 Sep-2013
Job Category: Nationally
Recruited Staff
Department: East and
Southern Africa Region
Designation: Finance
Officer - East and Southern Africa Region
Country: Kenya
Roles and responsibilities
• Manage and maintain the ESA SUN
system database, fixed assets database and the online financial statements.
• Manage the region’s monthly closing and annual finalization process as per the ICRAF cut-off dates and ensure the timely submission of monthly reconciliations, fixed assets movements and trail balance.
• Monitor and prepare the ESA regional annual budgets as per ICRAF Plan Of Work and Budget (POWB).
• Support the development of project proposal and concept notes as per the ICRAF full costing policy.
• Preparation and analysis of grant financial reports as per the grant agreement and monitor the funding receipts, supervise the finance team in the region and ensure smooth and accurate flow of data and information to and from ICRAF HQ and the Node/Country Offices.
• Review and post all monthly project imprest reports received from the ESA Node/Country Offices.
• Custodian of all documents received from the region’s Node/Country Offices availing this upon request by donors, auditors and HQ.
• Maintain and enhance internal controls over financial transactions and business processes.
• Monitor the region’s project funds, monitor the Node/Country Offices’ petty cash disbursements and perform surprise cash counts.
• Management of advances to Associate Institutions, collaborators/partners and staff personal accounts as per ICRAF Policy.
• Liaise and consult with the Financial Services Unit (FSU) at ICRAF HQ on all financial and budget related matters.
• Lead budget preparation process by providing instructions and guidance in the formulation or resource allocation in the region.
• Perform quarterly budget analysis and report to the Regional Coordinator on expenditure trends, projected budget overruns and recommend corrective measures where necessary.
• Maintain an accurate fixed asset register for the region.
• Train and build a high performance finance team in the ESA region.
• Manage the region’s monthly closing and annual finalization process as per the ICRAF cut-off dates and ensure the timely submission of monthly reconciliations, fixed assets movements and trail balance.
• Monitor and prepare the ESA regional annual budgets as per ICRAF Plan Of Work and Budget (POWB).
• Support the development of project proposal and concept notes as per the ICRAF full costing policy.
• Preparation and analysis of grant financial reports as per the grant agreement and monitor the funding receipts, supervise the finance team in the region and ensure smooth and accurate flow of data and information to and from ICRAF HQ and the Node/Country Offices.
• Review and post all monthly project imprest reports received from the ESA Node/Country Offices.
• Custodian of all documents received from the region’s Node/Country Offices availing this upon request by donors, auditors and HQ.
• Maintain and enhance internal controls over financial transactions and business processes.
• Monitor the region’s project funds, monitor the Node/Country Offices’ petty cash disbursements and perform surprise cash counts.
• Management of advances to Associate Institutions, collaborators/partners and staff personal accounts as per ICRAF Policy.
• Liaise and consult with the Financial Services Unit (FSU) at ICRAF HQ on all financial and budget related matters.
• Lead budget preparation process by providing instructions and guidance in the formulation or resource allocation in the region.
• Perform quarterly budget analysis and report to the Regional Coordinator on expenditure trends, projected budget overruns and recommend corrective measures where necessary.
• Maintain an accurate fixed asset register for the region.
• Train and build a high performance finance team in the ESA region.
Skill set
A professional with a degree in
finance/accounting, CPA (K) or ACCA.
• Master’s degree in financial management is an advantage.
• At least 5 years’ experience in financial management and accounting in a similar position in an international organisation, non-profi t or development organisation.
• Undertaking and application of financial practices, policies, concepts and procedures.
• Proficiency in ICT with demonstrated experience in MS Office, data management, SUN accounting package as well as other accounting packages.
• Understanding of local laws and practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa region in regard to financial and taxation policies.
• Personal drive and process thinker.
• Team builder and team player.
• Creative thinker and capacity to make good judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a multi-cultural environment.
• Master’s degree in financial management is an advantage.
• At least 5 years’ experience in financial management and accounting in a similar position in an international organisation, non-profi t or development organisation.
• Undertaking and application of financial practices, policies, concepts and procedures.
• Proficiency in ICT with demonstrated experience in MS Office, data management, SUN accounting package as well as other accounting packages.
• Understanding of local laws and practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa region in regard to financial and taxation policies.
• Personal drive and process thinker.
• Team builder and team player.
• Creative thinker and capacity to make good judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a multi-cultural environment.
Advert: Finance Officer - ESA.pdf
Duty station: Nairobi,
Kenya
Job Summary
1. To manage all financial
information and databases for the ESA region. Provide supervision to Country
Finance Officers of country offices in the region.
2. To provide practical recommendation and advise for improving operational efficiency in the region and ICRAF in general.
3. To participate in proposal and project budget formulations, project financial monitoring and evaluation and reporting to project managers, HQ and donors.
2. To provide practical recommendation and advise for improving operational efficiency in the region and ICRAF in general.
3. To participate in proposal and project budget formulations, project financial monitoring and evaluation and reporting to project managers, HQ and donors.
