Education Development Center Finance and Administration Manager Jobs in Kenya

Education Development Center Finance and Administration Manager Jobs in Kenya

Company Description

Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity. Since 1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs in more than 80 countries around the world.

EDC promotes equity and access to high quality education and health services and products that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse backgrounds learn, live, and work together. We support an inclusive workplace culture that embraces many perspectives and broadens our understanding of the communities we serve, enhancing and enriching our work.

Project Description

The purpose of the Activity is to assist USAID and the MOE to deliver interventions at scale as well as pilot and expand new innovations that address the language and literacy needs of primary grade learners while building more inclusive, accountable, and resilient education institutions and systems. The Kenya Primary Literacy Program will reclaim and build upon the learning outcomes achieved at 2019 Tusome EGR endline evaluation.

Position Description

The Finance Manager shall work under the leadership of the COP or DCOP and will be responsible for all aspects of operations, including administration, finance, procurement, and human resources, if relevant.

The candidate for the position of Finance and Administration Manager shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or equivalent from an accredited university. Relevant professional certifications and membership from accredited accounting institutions.

Skills and Experience:

At least 10 years of experience as a Finance and Administration Manager on donor-funded projects;

Experience with USAID projects, including contracts, and understanding of USAID rules and regulations’

Knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices, financial reporting standards, financial management processes, and procedures;

Demonstrated exemplary management, supervision, communication, and interpersonal skills to ensure internal coherence among diverse team members and productive relations with the GOK, donors, and the international community; and

Logistics experience, such as large-scale textbook procurement and distribution, in a developing country, preferably in Kenya or East Africa, is highly desired.

Language:

Professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Education Development Center Finance and Administration Manager Jobs in Kenya

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