The
National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) is a State Corporation, created by
Legal Notice No. 171 of 24th November 2011, under the Ministry of State for
Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands, with the mandate of
providing leadership and coordination on all matters relating to drought
management.
The
Authority’s Board of Directors intends to fill the following positions.
Senior Accountant
(REF:
NDMA 23) ( 1 Position)
Reporting to the Finance and Accounts Manager, the Senior Accountant will contribute to the realisation of the Authority’s goals and objectives by assisting the Finance and Accounts Manager to ensure sound financial management and to undertake field monitoring and evaluation missions to project sites to verify financial accounts at field level.
Core duties and responsibilities:
- Maintain
and control bank accounts including checking of bank statements and Bank
Reconciliation Statements
- Preparation
of payment documents and ensuring they are processed in a timely manner
taking them for authority to pay and issuing out cheques
- Handling
all programme daily cash transactions and keeping petty cash imprest
- Processing
of computerized payroll for the programme
- Handling
the payments of statutory and other payroll deductions and filing annual
returns to the relevant government bodies
- Accounting
for all Receipts including interest earned/accrued on all bank accounts
and Appropriation In Aid (AIA) received by the Authority
Applicants
must meet the following minimum requirements:
- A
Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business
Administration (Accounting option) from a recognized institution.
- CPA
Part II or the equivalent level in ACCA
- 5
years of relevant experience in fully computerized government or
commercial environment
- Knowledge
of Kenyan government financial, and accounting procedures
- ICT
skills – Microsoft based software
County Drought Information Officer
(REF:
NDMA 24) ( 26 Positions)
Reporting to the Drought Management Coordinator, the County Drought Information Officer is responsible for operation of the county drought information system
Core duties and responsibilities:
- Ensure
punctual quality control of data collection and analysis
- Coordinate
food security and drought management data collection and analysis
- Responsible
for timely compilation and distribution of County Drought Early Warning
bulletins including the feedback of County Drought Early Warning messages
to recipient communities
Applicants
must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Bachelor’s
degree from a recognized university in Range Management/Science, Rural
Development Studies, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Sociology.
- Applicants
with a Master’s degree these specified areas will have an added advantage
- Proven
experience in conducting household surveys and managing survey data
- Practical
knowledge in use of GIS and Remote Sensing applications
- Relevant
working experience of at least 3 years
All
applications with positions and reference numbers clearly indicated on the
envelope should be sent to the address below by registered mail, hand delivery
or by courier on or before 27th November 2012.
The Chairman
Board of Directors
National Drought Management Authority (NDMA)
P O Box 53547-00200
Kenyatta International Conference Centre, 17th floor, Door No 1710
Harambee Avenue
Nairobi
The National Drought Management Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.