REGIONAL FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
Background
WAHA International is a non-governmental organization, which was created in 2009. The organization’s goal is to improve healthcare for women and children in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the world.
Position
You will report to WAHA’s Representative in Nairobi, and the Financial and Administration Manager at the headquarters in Paris and will work in cooperation with the administrators in the relevant countries. You will be responsible for supporting field officers with financial and administrative reporting in the following countries: Kenya, South Soudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
Key Responsibilities
ACCOUNTING
Objective: Maintain accounting controls for operations in east Africa.
You will control and validate monthly accounting reports before sending them to the headquarters.
You will ensure that the tools and procedures developed at the headquarters are properly implemented in the field.
You will provide support and training for administrators in the field under your responsibility.
You will carry out internal audits when needed.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Objective: Budgetary and financial management
You will supervise the production and follow-up of budgets created by the field administrators and ensure that they are consistent with the rules established by the funders.
You will participation in the production of intermediary and final financial reports to be submitted to the funders.
You will participate in the preparation of field audits carried out by the funders.
Skills/Qualifications
· Experience in producing financial reports and budgetary follow-up required.
· Experience as a finance field coordinator with an NGO required.
· Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
· Command of computer software (Word, Excel, Saga and Homere).
· Flexible, independent and curious person with demonstrated ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
· Team player, strong communication and interpersonal skills.
· Languages: French and English (written and spoken).
· Ability to travel extensively within countries of operations.
Conditions
Pay : 2 800USD/month.
Employment Type : Full time.
Based : NAIROBI.
Frequent regional travel (10 to 15 days/month).
Travel, per diem and accommodation costs will be covered, in accordance with WAHA’s travel policy.
Contract : 1 year.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and covering letter to andrew.strang@waha-international.org
