Plan International Jobs and Careers

Plan International is an international humanitarian, child-centred development organisation, without religious, political or government affiliation.

Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of the organisation.Plan's vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity.

Plan's Regional Office of East and Southern Africa is recruiting for the following positions which will be based in Nairobi.

Regional Office Accountant

Key responsibilities include:

• Communicate instructions and milestones for business planning, including long term planning, budgeting, quarterly forecasting and cash flow forecasting
• Facilitate and coordinate business planning processes
  Consolidate and review planning inputs
  Manage general ledger and cash management processes
  Ensure Finance fulfils the agreed roles for payroll management
  Manage transactions to partners
  Ensure compliance with local regulatory and tax legislation in respect of financial matters
  Prepare periodic financial reports for the Regional Office, including year-end reporting
  Ensure submission of timely and reliable financial information (reconciliations, financial reports etc)
  Ensure appropriate financial controls processes, procedures and systems are in place and adhered to.
• Follow up finance-related audit actions.
• Supervise Accounts Assistant at the Regional Office

Minimum Educational Requirements

• B degree or similar qualification in Accounting or Commerce
  CPA (K) or equivalent .
  At least 7 years post qualification experience in a similar roleSkills Required
  Team-building and motivational ability
  Negotiating, facilitating and influencing skills
  Analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Working in a multi-cultural environment.Office Manager/Personal AssistantKey responsibilities include:
• Providing executive secretarial and administrative services of a confidential nature to the Regional Director's Office (RD/DRD) and the Regional Office Management Team (ROMT).
• Managing all critical communications and documentation to and from the office of the RD.
  Liaising and acting as a point of contact for relevant information/enquiries from all parties external to the Regional Office.
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  Producing, circulating, and following up on minutes of Regional and other meetings.
  Assisting in the organization and documentation of core regional management team meetings.
  Tendering, procurement, payment and management of offices services, supplies and leases.
  Air, ground and accommodation arrangements for regional office staff and visitors
  Lease management, utility, furnishing and security provision of international staff houses.
  Event planning, organisation and management.
• Documenting all budgetary expenditures and look at cost saving measures.
  Providing, monitoring, coaching, supervision and performance management of subordinates.
  
• Maintenance and security of the regional office.

Minimum Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Social Sciences
  Office Administration qualification.
• At least 5 years in a similar positionSkills Required
• Inter-personal skills.
  
• Attention to detail & persistence
  
• Judgment
  
• Cultural and family sensitivity
  
• Highly proficient computer skills including the spreadsheet, word-processing, & e-mail.

Applications will not be acknowledged.

No correspondence or telephone calls will be entered into. Reference & background checks will be performed. Short listed candidates may be required to attend a panel interview.

Email a CV of no more than 4 pages and a cover letter/synopsis to david.hopwood @ plan-international.org by 16th January 2009.