FARM-Africa is an international NGO committed to improving the lives of marginal farmers & herders through innovative natural resource management approaches. We are currently seeking to recruit 2 staff members for our Nairobi Regional Office.
COUNTRY PROGRAMMES MANAGER (REF: RO/COP)Purpose:
• Responsible for the overall management of FARM-Africa’s traditional & directly implemented field
projects in East Africa & for the development of new initiatives in smallholder agriculture, community
forestry & pastoralism
Key responsibilities:
1. Project & programme management
2. Long term planning
3. Staff capacity building
1. Project & programme management
2. Long term planning
3. Staff capacity building
Essential competencies Desirable competencies
• Bachelors degree in a relevant subject
• 3 years NGO programme management experience
• Knowledge of the NGO sector, donor environment & government policy in East Africa
• Knowledge of at least one of the following subjects: smallholder agriculture, community forestry, pastoralism
• Experience of managing donor contracts
• Fund raising & proposal writing
• Financial management
• Leadership
• Team building
• Planning, monitoring & evaluation
• Masters degree in a relevant subject
• Financial & strategic management systems/approaches
• Experience of making high profile presentations
• Negotiating & managing government relationships
• Staff development
• Policy influencing
• Bachelors degree in a relevant subject
• 3 years NGO programme management experience
• Knowledge of the NGO sector, donor environment & government policy in East Africa
• Knowledge of at least one of the following subjects: smallholder agriculture, community forestry, pastoralism
• Experience of managing donor contracts
• Fund raising & proposal writing
• Financial management
• Leadership
• Team building
• Planning, monitoring & evaluation
• Masters degree in a relevant subject
• Financial & strategic management systems/approaches
• Experience of making high profile presentations
• Negotiating & managing government relationships
• Staff development
• Policy influencing
FINANCE ASSISTANT (REF: RO/FIN)
Purpose:
• To ensure high standards of financial management in the FARM-Africa Regional Office
Purpose:
• To ensure high standards of financial management in the FARM-Africa Regional Office
Key responsibilities:
1. To ensure compliance with the basic standards contained in the FARM-Africa finance procedures manual
2. To assist with general financial management in the Regional Office
3. To ensure safe custody of Regional Office assets
1. To ensure compliance with the basic standards contained in the FARM-Africa finance procedures manual
2. To assist with general financial management in the Regional Office
3. To ensure safe custody of Regional Office assets
Essential competencies Desirable competencies
• CPA (II) qualification
• Project accounting
• Computer literacy (Quickbooks/Sun)
• Monitoring
• Integrity
• Initiative
• Diploma in a relevant subject
• Financial reporting to donors
• Financial training techniques
• Planning
• CPA (II) qualification
• Project accounting
• Computer literacy (Quickbooks/Sun)
• Monitoring
• Integrity
• Initiative
• Diploma in a relevant subject
• Financial reporting to donors
• Financial training techniques
• Planning
HOW TO APPLY
Download the full job description & standard application form at www.farm-africa.org & email your
completed application to: recruitment@farm-africa.org quoting the relevant job reference in the subject line.
Please note that CVs will NOT be accepted.
Only short listed applicants will be contacted & canvassing will result in automatic disqualification
CLOSING DATE: Friday 7th May 2010
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