International
Peace Support Training Centre
International Peace Support Training Centre (Kenya) Job Vacancies
International Peace Support Training Centre (Kenya) Job Vacancies
The International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) is a Research and Training institution focusing on regional peace support capacity building to respond to conflicts through preventive, management, recovery and peace building measures.
The centre wishes to engage a competent candidate on contractual basis in the following position:
Post Title: Head of Finance and Administration Department
Type of Appointment: 2 years contract.
Duration: 2 years renewable.
Location: Karen.
Direct Supervision: Director IPSTC and/or Chief of Staff (COS) IPSTC.
Remuneration: Ksh300,000 gross.
Job Description
Reporting to Director IPSTC, you will be responsible for the daily management of Finances and Human Resources at IPSTC, which includes 2 schools based in Karen and Embakasi.
You
will be responsible for the financial oversight and supervision of all IPSTC
finance staff including :
- The
IPSTC Budget Manager,
- The
Peace and Conflict Studies School (Karen) Accountant,
- The
Humanitarian Peace Support School (Embakasi) Accountant,
- The
Procurement Office.
You
will be expected to develop the business plans of the above with guidance and direction
from Director/COS.
This
will involve a thorough management of the cost structure and implementation of
financial controls and processes.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Implementation,
management and development of financial processes and systems in line with
guidance and direction from Director/COS. This also includes the
procurement approvals procedure.
- Supervision,
management and development of 1 Budget Manager, 2 Accountants and 1
Procurement Officer.
- Management
of procurement and invoice approvals.
- Maintenance
and monitoring of debtors, ensuring quick recovery of funds and thus
reduced level of risk to IPSTC.
- IPSTC
international bank accounts management and regular reconciliation.
- Preparation
of monthly management accounts for presentation to Director IPSTC in line
with established reporting systems.
- Administrative
Management of IPSTC Human Resources sticking to Human resource Manual and
law in force.
- Maintenance
of accurate local records and audit trails.
- Reporting
when required on Finance and Budget to IPSTC Staff and Joint Control Board
Members.
- Ad
hoc duties as directed.
Education,
Qualifications and Experience
- University
education at Masters Level in Finance or MBA.
- Recognised
Local or International Accounting Qualification, e.g. CPA(K), ACCA, CIMA.
- Highly
competent user of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Experience
of using Accounting Software Quickbooks.
- Qualified
accountant with at least 8 years post qualified experience in either the
private or public sector.
- Experience
of setting up and implementing accounting and internal control systems,
particularly in a challenging environment.
- Experience
in international organization or working in an international environment.
Competences
- Management
Accounting.
- Financial
Accounting.
- Working
Capital Management.
- Financial
Scrutiny/Governance & Efficiency Management.
- Business
Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting.
- Legal
background
- Human
Resources Management.
- Communication
skills.
How
to Apply:
Applications including cover letter, CVs, copies of relevant certificates, current remuneration and expected remuneration as well as current notice period should be addressed to the:
Applications including cover letter, CVs, copies of relevant certificates, current remuneration and expected remuneration as well as current notice period should be addressed to the:
Director
International Peace Support Training Centre
Westwood Park, Karen
P O Box 24232 - 00502
Nairobi, Kenya
or emailed to: jobs@ipstc.org
Deadline for submitting applications is 18th November 2012. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.