Technical Director -Finance and Administration

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Title of position: Technical Director -Finance and Administration
Reports to: Deputy Executive Director

 Job summary (purpose of position)
The Technical Director –Finance and Administration will provide effective financial leadership and
management for KANCO’s programmes and projects. He/she will be expected to provide leadership in
Finance and Administration.
Specifically, the job holder will be responsible for the functions of Procurement; Accounting;
Budgeting; Budget monitoring; Internal control; Compliance; Reporting and; Grants administration
and Human Resource.

 Major duties and responsibilities:
 Develop planning and implementing the administrative operations of the organization in the areas of
financial planning/budgeting, accounting and control; human resource; procurement and inventory
management; staff travel; premises; security; and communications in accordance with Board
approved Staff and Financial Regulations of KANCO.
 Liaising with the Donors and Partner Institutions pertaining to the implementation of signed agreements
 Controlling and approving financial payments and obligations
 Providing F&A oversight to all KANCO projects and sub recipients
 Provide leadership in the preparation of all donor budgets, sub-agreement budgets and ensure compliance with project and donor rules and regulations
 Provide substantive assistance and advice to the Executive Director, the senior management team, implementing partners, and sub grantees, on financial management practices and procedures, budgeting, reporting, and project related financial management
 Performing other tasks as required by the Director

 B. PERSON SPECIFICATION
a) Level of education:
Post graduate qualification (Master degree) in a business discipline with a financial and accounting
emphasis required.
b) Special training:
 CPA (K) or CPA (K) certification or similar certification
 Human Resource Management
c) Other competencies:
 Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
 Have strong influencing and leadership skills
 Have excellent planning, organisational and time management skills
 Be resilient and able to work well under pressure, prioritize a heavy workload and work both reactively and pro-actively
 Have a strategic outlook with the ability to drive change where necessary
 Have experience of motivating & developing teams – including performancemanagement & appraisals
 Have a high degree of integrity, tact, diplomacy and corporate spirit
 Have a hands on approach and be a team player
 Thorough understanding of USAID financial guidelines and regulations and sound judgment in applying them to diverse field based operations.
 Sound understanding of and ability to use accounting software (Quick books) and the MS office suite of applications with emphasis on MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
 Fluency in English and Swahili languages. French would be an added advantage
(d) Job experience:
Minimum of seven years' experience in financial and administrative management in the NGO sector at similar capacity

 How to apply
Kindly send your application letters with a detailed CV and names of three (3) professional referees,
telephone contact, and current and expected monthly remuneration to reach the address below on
or before 31st July, 2013. Those who had applied earlier need not to re-apply. Kindly note that only
shortlisted persons will be contacted

KANCO is an equal opportunity employer. Applications to be sent to the Human Resource Office
ONLY via email: jobs@kanco.org. Please do not attach certificates and testimonials at this point.

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