FEMNET Jobs Opportunities in Kenya
FEMNET Member Liaison Officer (Ref: FNT-MLO 2018) Jobs Opportunities in Kenya
Job SummaryFEMNET is seeking to recruit a suitable person to be in charge of the affairs of her diverse members across the continent and diaspora. Among other responsibilities, the Members Liaison Officer will support implementation of various activities across the various programme areas, nurturing partnerships, monitoring and evaluating, capacity building related activities and other activities meeting the set standards required and agreed upon by the Network in line with the organizational Strategic Plan.
Responsibilities
Work with other team members to coordinate FEMNET’s membership to ensure that FEMNET meets its obligations to its constituency in Africa and Diaspora;
Develop and implement a holistic membership recruitment and retention strategy that ensures none is left behind;
Revise membership guidelines and policies including the proposed “freemium” membership services;
Lead in production of information for use in data and analytics relating to membership;
Maintain and improve the membership database, member administrative systems and maintain a members section on FEMNET’s website;
Manage registration of new members and renewals and providing analysis of such records quarterly;
Lead as the interface between the Secretariat and her members, to ensure symbiotic information sharing and communication;
Source for and share information with members on opportunities for training and fundraising that will be beneficial to members;
Facilitate cross networking amongst FEMNET members on the one hand and the Secretariat and her members on the other hand;
Liaise with other staff to support members in identifying and developing best practice stories and sharing them with other members;
Establish hubs and zones of expertise to boost specialization of the members within thematic areas of the network;
Interest FEMNET members in the use of social media and other forms of networking tools;
Work in partnership with colleagues to raise funds in support of the triennial FEMNET General Assembly and Programming Conference;
Qualifications
A minimum Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university, any additional relevant trainings will be an added advantage;
At least 4 years relevant work experience at international, regional or sub- regional level;
Experience in handling people of diversity, and multicultural backgrounds;
Proven experience in, exposure to, and capability for collaborative work, nurturing of networks and alliances and motivate people;
Knowledge of and experience in advocating for at least two of FEMNET strategic priorities;
Sound knowledge on gender and its mainstreaming strategies, leadership development and generally women’s rights issues in Africa;
Knowledge of strategies for women’s movement building using inclusion principles and feminist leadership including key regional and global women’s rights policy frameworks;
Experience coordinating pan African women’s movement using on-premise or cloud based IS, IT and innovative strategies is highly desirable.
Must be bilingual with strong English and French writing skills for report and proposal development.
How to apply
Interested applicants are requested to send to the Executive Director; their CVs with 3 referees (two of whom must be professional), salary expectations with a 1 page application cover letter explaining why they are best fit for the relevant position by email by 5th February, 2018 to:
recruitment@femnet.or.ke.
For more information and job application details, see; FEMNET Member Liaison Officer (Ref: FNT-MLO 2018) Jobs Opportunities in Kenya
FEMNET Finance Officer -Accounting and Reporting (Ref: FNT-FO 2018) Jobs Opportunities in Kenya
Job Summary
Accountable for all aspects of financial and management accounting, and donor reporting. The person will be expected to prepare financial statements and audit schedules in line with applicable International Standards (IAS, ISA, IFRS, IPSAS), and other generally accepted practices.
Responsibilities
Support the Finance HR and Admin. Manager in ensuring full compliance with policies & procedures, particularly around cash, advances, banking and assets.
Being the main data entry person into the accounting system to produce periodic and end of year Income and expenditure, financial position, cash flows, fully reconciled bank reconciliations etc;
Professionally draft multi-year organisational and specific programme
activity budgets.
Support in safeguarding of the assets of the organisation, including the maintenance of the Fixed Asset register
Support finance and admin. department in its function as procurement focal centre, to drive the implementation of procurement policies and plans, aimed at cost effective acquisition of high quality materials, goods, consultancies and non-consultancy services;
Producing monthly and quarterly actual v budget (variance) analysis and other management information that may be required from time to time,
Preparing cash forecasts to identify monthly funding requirements
Contributing on operational and strategic issues as a member of the Finance and Admin. Team.
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree (B.com accounting option or any other business, accounting or economics related discipline), from a recognized reputable university;
Must be a fully qualified accountant (CPA, ACCA, CMA), with at least 3 years post qualification experience in a busy organization;
Experience in a similar position at an international or regional Not-for-Profit organization deep working knowledge in NGO accounting and reporting is required;
Must have hands on experience in use of networked common accounting and/or ERP, on-premise or cloud based systems, using QuickBooks, Sun system, oracle etc;
Fully understands and applies relevant and irrelevant costs for decision making;
Conversant with Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA);
Assessing risks using sensitivity analysis approach especially using margin of safety for the relevant factors, and scenario building (for more than one factor);
Resilient person- able to maintain personal effectiveness by managing own emotions in the face of pressure, setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations. Can demonstrate an approach to work that is characterized by commitments, motivation and energy.
How to apply
Interested applicants are requested to send to the Executive Director; their CVs with 3 referees (two of whom must be professional), salary expectations with a 1 page application cover letter explaining why they are best fit for the relevant position by email by 5th February, 2018 to:
recruitment@femnet.or.ke.
For more information and job application details, see; FEMNET Finance Officer -Accounting and Reporting (Ref: FNT-FO 2018) Jobs Opportunities in Kenya
FEMNET Human Resource and Admin Assistant (Ref: FNT-HRA 2018) Jobs Opportunities in Kenya
Job Summary
The organization needs a generalist who will perform a broad range of duties relating to Human Resources, Procurement, logistics and general administrative duties
Responsibilities
Supporting recruitment and training and development of staff and interns.
Working together with programme, finance and admin staff to make sure that staff get paid correctly and on time.
Handle pensions and benefits administration.
Support in drafting job descriptions in line with established job design and applicable policies and generally accepted practices.
Support actions geared at looking after the health, safety and welfare of all FEMNET staff.
Support organization of staff training sessions and activities.
Advising line managers and other employees on employment law and the employer’s own employment policies and procedures.
Support the negotiation of salaries, contracts, working conditions or redundancy packages with staff and representatives.
Support the procurement processes especially documentation of technical evaluation during staff and consultants’ recruitment, and bid analysis for procurement of goods and non-consultancy services.
Support general administrative and logistics duties (booking of tickets, organization airport transfers, etc).
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree or higher national diploma (HND) in a relevant subject such as HR management or any relevant discipline.
Candidates with relevant apprenticeship, such as a higher apprenticeship in HR management may be considered
A professional qualification in HR management and membership with recognized professional bodies will be an added advantage.
How to apply
Interested applicants are requested to send to the Executive Director; their CVs with 3 referees (two of whom must be professional), salary expectations with a 1 page application cover letter explaining why they are best fit for the relevant position by email by 5th February, 2018 to:
recruitment@femnet.or.ke.
For more information and job application details, see; FEMNET Human Resource and Admin Assistant (Ref: FNT-HRA 2018) Jobs Opportunities in Kenya
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