Specialist - Capital Markets and Financial Inclusion.

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is currently seeking a talented individual for the role of a Specialist - Capital Markets and Financial Inclusion. 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Job Type: In-Country National
 

Employment Type: International Employment
 

Job Function: Strategy
 

Travel: 30%

The Specialist - Capital Markets and Financial Inclusion is responsible for implementation and coordination of the capital market and financial inclusion strategy in the Africa area. 

He/she will be responsible for the growth and development of the existing housing finance and SME portfolio in the region, consistent with HFHI standards and strategic goals towards sustainably serving families. 

At the same time, he/she will contribute to the implementation of a regional expansion and capital mobilization strategy with special focus in partnerships with Financial Service Providers (FSP) and SME’s through the Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter (TCIS: Shelter Venture Fund, Micro Build Fund) and other investors or investment vehicles.

This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

About Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter:

The Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter works with housing market systems by supporting local firms and expanding innovative and client-responsive services, products and financing so that households can improve their shelter more effectively and efficiently. 

Acting as a market facilitator through the Terwilliger Center, Habitat for Humanity will have exponentially more impact by improving systems that make better housing possible for millions more families, most of whom build their homes in stages. 

The Terwilliger Center’s approach stays true to Habitat for Humanity’s original principles of self-help and sustainability by focusing on improving systems that enable families to achieve affordable shelter without needing ongoing direct support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATION OF CAPITAL MARKETS AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION STRATEGIES AND MODELS

• Coordinate and implement technical support strategies on Housing Finance and SME issues: product development, financial modeling, conceptual innovations, evaluations, involvement on specific projects.
• Coordinate and implement capital mobilization strategies for supporting the funding needs for both demand (clients and FSP’s) and supply (SME’s) side of the housing value chain, in collaboration with Market Systems.
• Promote inter-institutional adoption and adaptation of successful housing, financing and micro-finance models.
• Monitor and evaluate innovative projects, generate learnings and promote scaling of effective models, sharing and knowledge transfer.
• Support Manager CMFI in development of project proposals to potential donors, or investors, focusing on coordination and development of the capital market/financial inclusion design and objectives.

DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS

• Position TCIS EMEA-niche as a solution to Housing Finance, Housing Microfinance and SME’s in Africa region.
• Identify, prioritize, establish and maintain relationships with Implementing Partners (Micro Finance Institutions, other Local Finance Institutions, Donors, Investors, SME’s, consultants, etc).
• Develop and pilot partnership projects in cooperation with partners and area office team.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION

• Support Manager CMFI to identify new funds to support Housing Finance and SME’s activities and programs.
• Identify, prioritize, establish and maintain relationships with Funding Partners (Investors, Guarantors, Donors).

SUPPORT MICRO BUILD FUND, SVF AND TCIS LEADERSHIP

• Promote and identify potential MFI and SME’s partners.
• Conduct the appropriate due diligence (both desk and on-site) and a proposal development for each MFI and SME partner.
• Carry out additional responsibilities and projects as assigned by supervisor.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required. Master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred in international development, business administration, or related discipline.
• At least 5 years of work experience in international development, preferably with an INGO, experience in developing countries is a plus.
• At least 5 years’ experience and demonstrated success in capacity building of partners.
• Experience in designing and delivery of housing microfinance and SME’s investment projects.
• Experience in selecting and coordinating consultant base.
• Working experience in microfinance and/or housing finance; with an understanding of low income segments.
• Investment, portfolio management and financial literacy experience strongly preferred.
• Credit and micro credit analysis abilities.
• Strong Excel & other MS office skills.
• Strong evaluation skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Cross-cultural communication skills.
• Negotiation and partnership development skills.
• Process facilitation and organizational development skills.
• Decision making and problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team.
• Must be currently eligible to work in Kenya without sponsorship.

Preferred: Fluent in French

How to Apply

CLICK HERE to apply online

Closing Date for Applications is 27 October 2017.

HFHI is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Finance Manager

Our client, is a leading ICT Solutions provider in East Africa region. 

They are seeking to recruit a highly talented professional to fill in the following position in their Nairobi office:
 

Finance Manager

Reporting to the Managing Director, this position will responsible for designing & implementing the key financial policies, procedures and systems required to help the company manage its financial operations.

 

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Financial Management:

• Ensure sound financial management for the company in compliance with IFRS and Kenyan statutory requirements
• Manage monthly financial reporting, bank reconciliation, cash flow analysis and management, accounts/banking management, processing expense vouchers
• Ensure adherence to the financial policies, procedures and practices; ensure compliance with governmental contracts, supplier and other agreements;
• Work closely with the External auditors to facilitate annual audits; identify and coordinate audit process with the finance team.

2. Tax Management:

• Compliance with tax, legislative and statutory requirements for both the company and the employees.
• Prepare and submit tax returns (Income Tax, VAT and Withholding Tax)
• Monthly PAYE submissions, PAYE reconciliation (mid-year and annual).
• Ensure taxes are paid on time and go through ledgers to ensure tax is withheld where applicable.

3. Fixed Assets Management:

• Develop and maintain the property management database/inventory spreadsheet; update the database for each new purchase of equipment;
• Supervise quarterly inventories to reconcile database entries with physical counts of property within the office;
• Ensure fixed assets records and database are maintained in both hard and electronic copy
• Ensure all fixed assets are comprehensively insured at all times

4. Working Capital Management (Payables, Receivables, Stocks, Cash and Bank Balances)

• Ensure collection of 80% of debts from the allocated debtors on time
• Ensure timely submission of all monthly bills payments.
• Update receipt payments made by clients into the system on timely basis
• Ensure cash flow management practices by regulating debt, collecting debt and controlling credit.
• Ensure 100% compliance to company internal control procedures and follow the company credit policy in all financial transactions
• Safeguard company stocks and maintain necessary ledgers.

5. Procurement and Logistics:

• Supervise and ensure the consistency of procurement records management; create and comply with standard records file list for all procurement activities – Purchase Order Forms, receipt of goods and services (GRN forms)
• Manage supplies management process that ensures adequate stock of supplies to prevent stock-outs
• Oversee and guide the logistics team as per work plan.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Finance or related course
• MBA in Finance, Accounting or Strategic Management is added advantage
• CPA (K)
• Over 5-7 years in a comparable role (preferably in the IT Industry)
• Experience in a retail environment
• Knowledge of International Accounting Standards
• Familiarity with Kenyan regulations and practices especially in finance & human resources

How to Apply

Interested candidates are requested to forward their updated CVs to recruit@virtualhr.co.ke with the subject Finance Manager by 26th October 2017, stating their current and expected remuneration, daytime telephone contacts and addresses of three referees. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Human Resource Position

Human Resource Position
 

We need a lady with the following qualifications;
 

1. A degree holder in Human Resource
 

2. Good communication skills
 

3. Computer literate
 

4. Accountable and reliable

Needed before 18th October 2017. 

Kindly send your Cvs to;office@cloversmtc.com

Emergency Specialist, NO-C

UNICEF
 

Job Re-Advertisement: Emergency Specialist, NO-C

Nairobi, Kenya 

(Open to Kenya nationals only)
 

Job no: 507831
 

Work type: Temporary Appointment
 

Location: Kenya
 

Categories: Emergency Programme

 

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. 

Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

UNICEF has a scale up emergency nutrition plan in place. In January 2015, a cholera outbreak was declared in western Kenya and Nairobi. 

Cholera has now spread to 11 counties with over 3200 cases. MoH is calling for a national emergency and ask the stakeholders to step up emergency preparedness and response in affected and high risk area. The current raining season is increasing the risk of further spread of cholera. 

UNICEF will scale up its response and review the HAC accordingly. UNICEF need to increase multi-sector information management to support the GoK and sectors in the response.

While the humanitarian situation is deteriorating, UNICEF KCO has embarked in the reinforcement of the skills and competencies of its three zonal office in planning, managing and monitoring flagship priorities to reach results for children in their geographical area. 

By mid-2015, two out of the three zonal office will have clear defined flagship programs with activities drawn from the CPD and zonal office management plan to deliver them. 

The Field Operation and Emergency section is responsible to support the zonal offices capacity development plan and to develop the tool to monitor the performance of the zonal offices against their flagship priorities.

How can you make a difference?

As an Emergency and Programme Support Specialist you will:

Support the Country Office in developing and maintaining performance monitoring mechanism for the zonal office, and follow up on programme management issues between field and Nairobi. He/She will also support capacity building of the zone office in the use of the system.

Additionally, the deteriorating humanitarian environment compels KCO office to produce high quality humanitarian information and analysis for donors, Government and the general population, to support multi sectoral assessments. 

Under the overall guidance of the Chief of Field Operations and Emergency the key responsibilities of the post will be as follows:

Humanitarian assessment, reporting, documentation/communication

Information for programme planning and monitoring in humanitarian response and recovery settings, in close association with UNICEF monitoring, evaluation and reporting staff and linking with established Government and sector/cluster systems.

1. Provide support for information collection and data analysis as necessary to  emergency sector working groups/clusters that UNICEF supports including WASH, Nutrition, Education and Child Protection
2. Supervise and support compilation of regular situation updates on humanitarian, recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction Programmes as well as specific analytical reports on programmes as requested. Produce target-group tailored information and visual products to complement analysis and reporting.
3. Support the implementation of the phase 4 of KIRA, improving the transfer of skills and leadership to the Government of Kenya and the Kenya Red Cross.
4. If required , support/lead Kira field assessment of humanitarian crisis
5. Produce high quality donor reports for UNICEF’s humanitarian donors, including quality review of quarterly UNICEF’s Humanitarian Performance Monitoring report and HAC end of year report. Including support in development of info graphic and maps on request.
6. Support HAC mid-year review and 2016 HAC development.
7. Establishment/strengthening performance monitoring tool for zone office and provide maintenance and follow up of reporting mechanism from the Zone office.
8. Develop systems for effectively monitoring management performance of zone office
9. Work with Zone office during the development of the system and its implementation.
10. Analyze Zone office monthly reporting and extract trends on major issues and bottlenecks that impact on the performance of the Zone office.
11. Work with operations and program team to facilitate effective resolution of issues raised by zone office.
12. Evaluate the functioning of the system and provide recommendation for its improvement
13. Support Zone office in review of their flagship priorities and review capacity development requirement for delivering them.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in relevant fields Social Sciences, Public Admin, International Law, Public Health, Nutrition, International Relations, Business Admin, or other related disciplines.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty,

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

How to Apply

CLICK HERE to apply online