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Childfund Work Location Nairobi, Kenya
Childfund Division Global Operations
ChildFund Department Country Management
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Job Description
Title: Assistant II, Administration and Finance
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reporting: Senior Field Coordinator
About Childfund
Worldwide, 570 million children live in extreme poverty, vulnerable to many factors that threaten their well-being. Children need protection, support, and care at each stage of childhood to stay safe, healthy, learning and on track to achieve their potential. ChildFund works with local partner organizations, governments, corporations, and individuals to help create the safe environments children need to thrive.
ChildFund International is committed to a workplace culture that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms. Furthermore, ChildFund International is committed to ensuring a workplace that safeguards and protects all children, including preventing their sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as preventing the sexual exploitation and abuse of its staff, partners, and program participants.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Senior Field Coordinator, Assistant II, Administration and Finance will maintain efficient financial and administrative systems and procedures as well as control mechanisms to support the smooth running of the operations of Nairobi Metropolitan Program (NMP-Nairobi) in compliance with ChildFund policies and procedures. The incumbent will manage the day-to-day financial and administrative resources of the office; conducts regular checks of the internal controls, support end month accounts closure processes, proposes the administrative budgets of the office, ensuring that disbursements are in accordance with the administrative budget and ChildFund financial Policies and Procedures.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day financial and administrative tasks.
- Settle amounts due and/or recover outstanding receivables for the program.
- Ensure that expenses are properly coded as per prescribed costing structure.
- Monitor the program budget and ensure expenditures incurred are within budget.
- Prepare monthly financial reports and share with management.
- Coordinate training and capacity-building activities for staff in finance related areas.
- Undertake field visit in program locations to review administrative and financial arrangements and make appropriate recommendations as required.
- Handle any other organization’s duty as may be directed by the Supervisor.
Skills And Competence
- An undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent qualification.
- Minimum of CPA II
- Computer literate – Word processing, spreadsheets, internet.
- Practical experience in the use of an accounting software. Knowledge in QuickBooks accounting package will be an added advantage.
Required Experience
- At least one year of experience performing tasks in finance and administration.
- Good organization and time management skills and ability to work under pressure.
- Good communication and writing skills.
- Must have very good interpersonal skills.
- Must be a person of very high integrity.
- Experience developing and/or maintaining budget tracking tools.
- Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices.
Disclaimer : This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
ChildFund International is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children.
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