INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
Finance and Administrative Director - Nairobi, Kenya
Job
Title: Finance and Administrative
Director, Kenya*
Posted: April 24, 2013
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Overview:
The International
Center
for Research on Women (ICRW) is an international development
NGO headquartered in Washington
D.C.
with offices in New Delhi,
India
and Nairobi, Kenya. For 37 years, ICRW has focused on promoting
gender equality and alleviating poverty through rigorous research, advocacy and
policy engagement.
Currently ICRW, with
its partner Pathfinder International, seeks a Finance and Administrative
Director with significant experience in providing overall financial planning and management of
project activities. The incumbent will effectively manage the budgets, expenditures,
and reporting of a multi-million dollar,
multi-year DfID project as well as liaise with partner financial managers. This position will also be
responsible for management of the project office in Nairobi, Kenya. The
incumbent will report to the Project Director in Kenya, as well as the ICRW Senior
Director of Finance in Washington,
DC. Applications are due no later than April 30, 2013.
*Note that this position is contingent
upon funding.
Responsibilities:
·
Provide effective financial planning and
development of budgets for all programme activities
·
Oversee full programme budget, including spending,
projections, sub-contracts, etc.
·
Manage the project office, including all administrative matters
·
Supervise finance and administrative
staff in two locales: Nairobi
and the Northern
Arid
Lands
·
Monitor actual expenditures vs budget on
a routine basis
·
Prepare external and internal financial reports
including accrual reports, audit
schedules and budget schedules
·
Work with DC based staff on financial
matters
·
Work with subgrantee financial staff on
financial report preparation
·
Ensure compliance with donor and ICRW
grant policies
·
Ensure proper stewardship of project
funds
·
Conduct training with program and
sub-contractor/sub-grantee staff on financial management
·
Work with the external audit firm on
audit and government filings
Qualifications:
·
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a related
field
·
At
least 10 years experience with NGO financial management, budgeting and
reporting of large, multi-year, multi-million dollar research projects
·
Experience
with grant regulations and cost principles
·
Experience
in managing project offices and finance/administrative staff
·
Experience
with DfID as a donor is highly desirable
·
Experience
with Quickbooks is highly desirable
·
Proficiency
in the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and with accounting
software
·
Must
possess excellent writing, and communication skills, excellent organizational
skills, detail orientation, and the ability to work on multiple tasks
simultaneously
·
Must
be a team player with excellent
administrative, financial and communication skills
How
to apply:
Interested individuals
should submit a statement of interest, CV, salary history and requirements, and
names and contact information of 3 references to jobs-earo@icrw.org
with “Finance Director” in the subject line by no later than April 30, 2013.
