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Finance Head of Department

Action Against Hunger (ACF) was founded by a group of prominent French figures in response to the emergency caused by Afghan refugees fleeing to Pakistan to escape fighting in 1979, with the aim of eradicating hunger in a more global, lasting and effective way worldwide.

Responsibilities:

Budget management: Prepare project budgets, Define the expense approval channels and thresholds and ensure the implementation of standard ACF purchase vouchers for the whole mission, Check ,edit and communicate monthly budget follow-ups to the co-ordination team and admin teams on the bases, Prepare the annual budget for the mission,

Finance Head of Department Supervise the accounting of the mission performed by the Finance Manager : Supervise the invoice checking as well as the double monthly filing, Physically check the capital cash counting and on the bases during visits, Supervise the accounting, extra accounting and expatriate data entering in the accounting software.

Finance Head of Department Consolidate cash: Consolidate and validate the cash forecast for the mission and send to headquarters, Communicate payments made by Paris for the field,

Follow up on financing and the financial risk: Ensure production and filing of interim and final financial reports depending on donors deadlines and formats, Supervise the preliminary audit of donors financing contracts, Follow up on payments of contracts signed in the field,

Develop partnerships: Initiate and / or develop relations with local authorities for Financial issues and administrations,

Supervise the Administrator team: Take part in hiring and training the local team in co-operation with the Finance Manager, Assess the executives,

Qualification and previous experience: - Degree in economy or finance - Experience in finance and management and Experience in human resources management - Field experience required - High degree of independence - Rigor, Diplomacy and Good level of English

Status: Employee - Total average yearly gross income: from 41160 to 47160 - Food and housing: 1000 / month average

Per Diem : 210 / month average

Support to the R & R costs : 110 / month average

Transportation costs to and from the mission : 460 / month average

Monthly gross salary ranging from 1650 to 2150 (Net: from 1518 to 1978) depending on relevant experience (possibility to increase up to 2750 gross (2530 net) according to seniority and performances) - 25 days of annual paid leaves and 20 days of R & R per year (taken as recovery time breaks of one week every 2 or 4 months depending on the mission) - Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance provided by the institution - Accompanied position (partner, children) according to the place of assignment - Training before departure and all along the career with Action Contre la Faim.

Motivating Job Prospects in the medium and long term

How to apply:

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Finance Head of Department

Closing Date: Sunday, 14 April 2013

Country » Kenya

Action Contre la Faim (ACF-International) has been conducting humanitarian programs in Somalia from May 1992.

ACF Somalia is currently looking for suitable a candidate to fill the following position which will be based in Nairobi.

ACF Somalia: Head of WASH Department

Purpose / Duties of the Role:

The WASH Head of Department provides strategic direction, advice and oversight on WASH programming.

The WASH HoD is responsible for the overall quality, management and expansion of the ACF Somalia WASH program and the integration of WASH activities within ACF Somalia.The provision of technical and management guidance and leadership to on-going WASH projects .

Overall project development and management responsibilities for the WASH program, including budget management, donor compliance, reporting and staff management.

To develop ACF knowledge on water, sanitation & hygiene education issues in Somalia.

The holder of this post will also be required to establish and develop strong working relationships with key WASH stakeholders including, but not limited to, representatives from the Government, UN, donors, INGOs, Local NGOS, partner organisations, private sector and other ACF country programmes in the region..

Forming strategic WASH alliances and/or consortia with appropriate partners is also the responsibility of this position.

Requirements for the Position:

A minimum of 5 years managing a WASH program with an I/NGO in various humanitarian context.

In-depth knowledge and experience of developing and managing urban and rural WASH programs, preferably in Somalia or in the region.

Strong demonstrable experience in all aspects of project management including project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, financial management and the design/utilization of appropriate project management tools, and the capacity to transfer this experience to others.

Experience with institutional donor such as ECHO, DFID, UN, etc.

Master’s Degree in Public Health, Water and Sanitary Engineering or Civil Engineering or equivalent.

Excellent interpersonal, motivational and management skills with extensive experience and staff mentoring capacity.

Exceptional communication, networking, analysis and writing skills

Strong demonstrable experience in liaising with governmental/local authorities and other NGOs.

How to apply:

If you meet the requirements of the above position, please send a cover letter and resume to recruitments [at] so.missions-acf.org not later than 12th April 2013, clearly mentioning the position you are applying for.

This position is open to Kenyan Nationals Only.

ACF regret that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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