International Solidarity Foundation (ISF) Monitoring Officer

The International Solidarity Foundation (ISF) is a Finnish non-governmental organisation established in 1970.ISF’s mission is to support development that strengthens democracy, equality and human rights.
ISF’s most important values are solidarity, equality, equity and participation.
ISF’s work is based on the development vision according to which the preconditions for men and women to live decent and happy lives will have improved.
To implement this development vision, ISF promotes improved access to livelihoods and gender equality.
ISF is now looking for a suitable candidate to fill the following vacancy:
Monitoring Officer
Duty Station: Kisii, Kenya
Supervisor: ISF Somaliland / Kenya Country Coordinator
Type of Contract: temporary, until December 31st 2015
Duties

Ensuring that the ISF projects implemented in Nyanza Province are carried out according to ISF norms and criteria (as stipulated in the ISF Development Cooperation Program and ISF Program Manual and guided by the ISF Country Coordinator)

Facilitating the ISF partner organizations in Nyanza Province in order to ensure that the partner organisations submit their quarterly activity plans, budgets, activity reports and accounts within the time frame stated in the cooperation agreements, ISF Program Manual and Financial Guidelines

Verifying that the contents of the ISF Nyanza Province partner organizations’ quarterly budgets correspond to the quarterly activity plans, the quarterly accounts correspond to the quarterly activity reports and annual budgets correspond to the contents of the annual activity plans

Assisting the auditors to audit the ISF partner organizations’ accounts in Nyanza Province

Facilitating the partner organizations in Nyanza Province to produce the projects’ annual reports

Facilitating the external evaluations and external visits in carried out in Kisii and Nyamyra

Preparing ISF Kisii Office’s quarterly activity plans and budgets, activity reports and accounts to the approval of the ISF Country Coordinator

Monitoring the project beneficiary groups in Nyanza Province

Providing regular feedback to the ISF Country Coordinator and the ISF partner organizations on projects’ strategies and activities

Reporting to the ISF Country Coordinator on the social, political and security situation in Nyanza Province

Networking with the relevant ISF stakeholders present in Kisii

Any other tasks assigned by ISFRequirements:

Tertiary level education (institute or university degree) in development economics/project management/similar

At least five years of practical work experience in project monitoring/financial management

Understanding of the quality criteria of international development cooperation

Excellent numeracy and literacy skills

Proficiency in Word and Excel

Fluency in English (both written and spoken) and excellent spoken Kisii

Excellent communication and time management skills

Excellent team working abilities

Meticulous approach to work

Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks

Subscribing to ISF’s core values of solidarity, equality, justice and participationIf your fulfil the above mentioned requirements, please send your application (including the salary expectation, at least two references and cv) by 17th May 2015 to email address:isf.recruitment.kenya@gmail.com
Note: No recommendation letters or copies of certificates should be included in the application at this stage.
The shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide these at a later stage in the recruitment process.