SNV Netherlands Development Organisation Career Opportunities

The analysis aims at identifying opportunities, gaps and constraints in order to inform EOWE’s policy advocacy strategy towards strengthening enabling environment for growth and prosperity of women entrepreneurship.

2. Scope of work
Specifically the scope of work is as follows;

a) Identify relevant policies, legislations and programmes that support women enterprises at national and county governments’ levels

b) Identify policies, legislations that supporting gender equality including but not limited to women’s equal rights to property ownership, credit and other resources needed for successful entrepreneurial activities in agriculture nad renewable energy sectors.

c) Review and examine the extent to which these institutional and legal frameworks policies, legislations and programmes are supportive to women enterprises and give indication of their effectiveness.

d) Identify the opportunities and constraints presented by these policies and legislations in regard to supporting women and women- led SMEs in agriculture and renewable energy.

e) Identify and assess the institutional mechanisms put in place for implementation of these policies both at national and county government level.

f) The extent and effectiveness of representation of women on relevant government committees in county and national level.

a) Provide recommendations for policy advocacy relevant to the EOWE project

b) Using the findings from this analysis, develop an advocacy and communication strategy.

3. Methodology - is to be developed and specified by the consultants and will cover the following:

Inception meeting and report; select and detail the approach and tools for collecting the information and undertaking analysis. Indicate the rationale and expected results

Desk/literature review

Field work covering six County visits information gathering among selected women enterprises and other key informant interviews

Analyse the data / information, synthesis, derive the recommendations and conclusions; And Document in a concise report

Development of advocacy and communication strategy

4. Deliverables

A comprehensive report (in soft copy) addressing the scope of work above.
An advocacy and communication strategy addressing the four policies of interest any other arising from this assignment and is relevant to the EOWE Project.

5. Qualifications, skills and experience required:

Firm understanding of Kenya’s’ policy environment with specific focus on gender and women economic empowerment.

Extensive understanding of gender and development issues

The consultant should have more than 7 years of experience in policy analysis and advocacy in gender equality and women's economic empowerment

Experience in undertaking similar work both at county and at national level

6. Requirements
Interested consultants are requested to submit their proposals which should contain the following:

Technical Proposal;

Interpretation and understanding of the terms of reference

Capability statement (Profiles of the team members demonstrating their academic and professional qualifications and experiences in similar work profiles of the team members are to be included).

Methodology and approaches

References from previous clients

Gantt chart with a fixed delivery time

Financial proposal – fixed budget

Professional fees

Disbursements (Please note that, in line with SNV policy, all activity costs (e.g. workshops, meetings) including travel/DSA costs will be paid directly by SNV)

7. How to apply
Interested consultants to submit their technical and financial proposals demonstrating their ability to deliver on this assignment based on their qualifications and experience. Detailed proposals should be emailed to kenya@snvworld.org citing ‘EOWE Policy Analysis & Advocacy Strategy; on the subject line of the email by 2nd December, 2016.

8. Assignment duration
This assignment is expected to take no more than 30 man days 10th Dec 2016 to 30th Jan 2017

1 International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)

2 FAO, (2011). Women in Agriculture: Closing the gender gap in development

For more information and job application details, see; SNV Netherlands Development Organisation Jobs in Kenya

Are

you interested in joining an Organisation with a long term commitment to fighting poverty? Would you like to work in a challenging environment and develop an international career focused on demonstrating shared core values that achieve results?

SNV Kenya is looking for a:

6. Project Administrator

Based in Nairobi, Kenya

Position Summary
Reporting to the finance officer, the project administrator will offer administrative and finance support to the project team.

He/she will collect, record (financial) data into systems, analyze, take appropriate actions in case of deviations, prepare the financial reports including HR and/or project related data to the donor and to SNV according the donor- and SNV project policies. The work location is Nairobi with incidental travel to field offices.

Responsibilities

Offer project administrative support;

Support budget development in proposal stage;

Familiarize oneself with project proposal budget and its translation to the relevant project documents as per project management procedures, all donor requirements, reporting dates and formats and SNV internal reporting requirements;

Support the project manager in preparing donor budget revisions compliant with SNV and donor procedures and guidelines;

Record and ensure complete and accurate financial transactions into the financial system as required. Review and correct project data on a monthly basis;

Monitor if all financial transactions are done according to donor and SNV authorizations and procedures, especially the procurement regulations;

Follow up on project related receipts and payments, reconcile bank balances, prepare financial transactions and manage liquidity levels of the project, based on guidelines of the donor and SNV accounting procedures and internal control frameworks;

Ensure accurate and timely financial reports to the donor;

Ensure provision of monthly reports, including cash flow forecasts, and up to date overviews of financial project status for project manager, finance officer and country management;

Prepare, register and monitor LCB and consultant contracts, reports and payments;

Organize, document and archive relevant documentation, keep files complete and up to date and maintain quality and accessibility of archive and files, conform to administrative and filing procedures;

Maintain asset list at project level;

Contribute to efficient planning and time management of the members of the project, including LCB’s and consultants;

Support and guide project audits.

Candidate profile

Bachelor degree in finance, business management or related field;

Professional accounting qualifications like CPA (K) or ACCA up to final level;

At least 3 years relevant working experience with an international organisation;

At least 3 years relevant working experience in projects;

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of donor regulations and compliance issues related to management of donor funds;

Excellent communication and organization skills;

Experience with SAP will be an advantage.

Contract duration

1 year with possibility of extension.

Expected start date

January 2017.

How to apply?
Please apply by clicking on the apply button and complete your application in our in-house recruitment system before 7 December 2016. Please send your application letter and CV that contains three referees as you apply with position title as subject/reference.

For more information and job application details, see; SNV Netherlands Development Organisation Jobs in Kenya

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