RE-ADVERT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
CENTRE FOR RIGHTS EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
Deadline for application: 31st March ,2011
CREAW is inviting applications from individuals for the following position:
Job Title: Finance Officer Duty Station: Nairobi
CREAW is a non-governmental, non-partisan, membership organization
whose Mission is to transform society by empowering women and
expanding new frontiers for women's rights and freedoms. Our Vision
is a just and free society in which women and men have, exercise and
enjoy equal and full rights and opportunities. Our core programs
include: Legal Advocacy; Human Rights Advocacy and Research; Community
Empowerment; Peace and Justice.
Required qualifications and competencies:
• University Graduate in business or commerce, certified as CPA (K) or
ACCA. A masters of business administration (MBA) degree will be an
added advantage.
• Minimum three year experience in NGO financial
management/administration, especially in diverse donor funded programs
and projects
• Excellent skills in MS Office (excel and word) and experienced in
computer based accounting software (QuickBooks).
• Documented knowledge of banking, auditing, financial and internal
control methodologies.
• Solid analytical skills with proven ability to work independently
and complete assignments.
• Good interpersonal and team playing skills with strengths in
discretion and maintaining confidential information.
• Able to manage a diverse workload with competing priorities,
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in procurement procedures and financial capacity
building/leadership is an advantage.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Strengthen sound financial and reporting systems for the
organization to ensure efficient financial management of grant
finances and improvement in accounting skills for the organization.
• Prepare training materials and manuals for reference by team members.
• Do proper book-keeping, accountancy and reporting requirements for
all program and projects and the use of computerized accounting
systems.
• Conduct financial reviews for the organization in the course of
program implementation.
• Work with the partner staff to aid them to submit timely reports in
line with donor regulations and liquidate their advances on time.
• Review of documents and transactions at the organizations and
ascertain compliance, accuracy, relevance and reasonableness of each
transaction.
• Review the quarterly budgets comparison reports and forward them to
the project officers and partners.
Those who qualify and are interested should send (or deliver) an
application letter, curriculum vitae (CV) and copies of relevant
certificates & testimonials to:
Languages
Excellent writing skills in English, with fluency in speaking Kiswahili.
APPLY NO LATER THAN 31st March, 2011
If you know you have the right qualifications and experience, please
send your application together with C.V. and relevant testimonial
noting to provide details of three work related references.
Apply to:
THE SELECTION COMMITTEE CENTRE FOR RIGHTS EDUCATION AND AWARENESS –
CREAW Email: info@creaw.org
Tel/fax: +254-20-3860640/ 3861016/ 2378271/ 720357664
CREAW IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
P.O. BOX 11964 –00100 GPO NAIROBI – KENYA
