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Save the ChildrenChild Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.
Dimensions:
Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country.
We employ nearly 300 staff and will have an operating annual budget in 2015 of approximately US$20-25 million.
We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts.
All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.
1. Position Name: Finance Coordinator
Position Code: SCI/FIN OFF/DAD-01
Location: Daadab
Team / Programme: Finance
Grade: 4
Post Type: National
Role Purpose:
The Finance Officer will support the Area Office in delivering the Finance teams’ objectives in a timely and accurate manner.
Supervise the Finance Assistant and ensure that processing and reporting deadlines are fully met; financial controls and procedures are strictly adhered to by all field office staff.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Area Programme Manager, with a technical reporting line to the Roving Finance Coordinator, based in Nairobi
Staff Directly Reporting to this Post: Finance Assistant
Key Areas of Accountability:

Maintain robust and adequate financial internal control systems and cash management across the field office in line with SCI Finance Manual, Awards management and good accounting practices.

Ensure sufficient cash in the field office by producing monthly cash forecasts for the Office, sending to Nairobi office and following-up to make sure cash is received in time.

Process GLACOS spreadsheets after verifying their accuracy ensuring that data is submitted to Nairobi office by the set deadline for processing in Agresso, preparing Field Office Monthly review report for Review by Area Programme Manager

Support the Area Manager and the Roving Finance Coordinator in the preparation and on-going management of the field office Master Budget with potential gaps actively highlighted and included in new proposals.

Verify the accuracy, validity, legitimacy of all payments completeness of financial documents, (purchase requests, work orders, pro forma invoices), proper coding and approval by responsible managers before payments are made while ensuring SCI creditors are paid promptly.

Support budget holders in developing proposal budgets, as well as phasing of budgets for posting into Agresso and provide support to budget holders in reviewing and understanding monthly financial budget monitoring reports and follow up on any recommended action points.

Liaise with the Area Manager to schedule and take lead in planning and convening the monthly finance and grants meetings in the field office ensuring relevant teams are included and action points followed up.

Induct new staff into financial policies and procedures applicable in the field offices while ensuring that changes in policies are communicated to staff at all levels.

In collaboration with the Field HR office, provide monthly information to Nairobi Financial Accounting Officer for payroll preparation and on staff departing from SCI.

Work closely with the Awards team in ensuring donor compliance amongst the implementing partners at the field level and that audit recommendations related to

Field Finance and Awards are followed up & implemented in good time and field staff fully understand and comply with the standard financial procedures

Staff Management, Mentorship, and DevelopmentManage performance of direct reports in the work area through:

Effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations;

Coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities;

Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance;

Documentation of performance that is less than satisfactory, with appropriate performance improvements/ work plans.

Build the capacity of staff to monitor/ manage grants and awards as well as understand and implement compliance requirements from donors, Save the Children and/or the Government of Kenya.

Maintain clear communication with both the functional (direct) line manager and the technical manager to foster a smooth working relation under existing matrix structure.Competencies
1. Leading

Delivering Results: Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals for children, continually improving own performance or that of the team/organisation.

Developing Self and Others: Invests time and energy to actively develop self and others to help realise their full potential, and to build the organisation’s capability for the future.

Leading and Inspiring Others: Demonstrates leadership in all our work, role models our values and articulates a compelling vision to inspire others to achieve goals for our children.2. Thinking

Problem Solving and Decision Making: Takes effective, considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating relevant information from within or outside the organisation and making appropriate judgements.

Applying Technical Expertise: Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards, promotes and shares best practices within and outside the organisation.

Innovating and Adapting: Develops and implements innovative solutions to adapt and succeed in an ever – changing, uncertain work and global environment.3. Engaging
Working Effectively with others:

Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives.

Knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross- boundary working.

Communicating with Impact: Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and Influence, Promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust with others.

Networking: Builds and uses sustainable relationships and networks to support the work of Save the Children.Qualifications and Experience

Bachelors of Commerce degree in an area Finance or equivalent.

Professional qualifications in Accounting (CPA II section finalist or ACCA II)

Recommended a minimum of 3 years experience in Accounting/financial management; payroll, purchase ledger, cash / bank reconciliation in an INGO

Strong working computer skills especially in accounting packages

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching

Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets

Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in

Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner

Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies

Fluency in English, both verbal and written, preferred

Commitment to Save the Children values2. Facilitation for Drafting of Behavior Management Manual for Basic Education Institutions
Location: Daadab / Nairobi
Duration: 30 days
Purpose of the Consultancy:
Save the Children through a collaborative initiative with the Directorate of Basic Education (DoBE) in the Ministry of Education (MoE), and their stakeholders have started off a process to enhance positive nurturing teacher-pupil engagements in schools through drafting of a Behaviour Management Manual for Basic Education Institutions in Kenya.
During the Kenya Children Assembly third national session held April 2014 in Nairobi, the Ministry of Education Science and Technology was presented with several requests by the children, one of them being to end corporal punishment and canning in schools.
In response to the issues raised by the children, the Ministry through the Directorate of Basic Education has initiated a process to eliminate all forms of violence against children in basic institutions.
This effort will contribute to improved access, retention, transition and completion rates in basic education.
The MoE banned corporal punishment in March 2001 through the Ministerial circular no 36 after complaints about the violent and inhumane nature of the form of correction methods used by teachers.
The Legal Notice number 56/2001 by the government also abolished corporal punishment in all learning institutions
The MoE however did not provide teachers with adequate positive and non-violent ways of handling indiscipline in schools.
This has frustrated the efforts to implement the two policy directives in learning institutions.
The recently launched report on Violence against Children of 2010 indicates that teachers were responsible for 99% of physical violence meted by authority figures against the boy child and 96% against the girl child.
The report further states that nationally violence against children in Kenya is extremely high.
Corporal punishment and other forms of humiliating punishment compromise both physical and psychological safety of our children.
It is against this background that the Technical Working Group under the leadership of DoBE wishes to enlist the services of a facilitator/consultant to help in developing a Behavior Management Manual that will inform teacher-pupil relations in schools towards instilling positive discipline as an approach to behaviour management.
In order to ensure schools become safe havens for children to learn and develop their potential, the DoBE is committed to further include a module on positive discipline as a subject in the Teacher Training Curriculum.
This will result into trained teachers being prepared with skills to nurture boys and girls in our schools through positive methods of instilling discipline.
To a large extent, the expected result is a reduction in instances of physical and humiliating punishment in schools in Kenya, towards achieving a total ban on corporal punishment in schools.
Scope of the work
Responsibilities of the consultant
The consultant will work with a team of experts to:

Identify the key issues around teacher pupil relations that need to be addressed in the Behavior Management Manual (BMM)

Guide the team to draft the Behavior Management manual

Guide the team in developing a module for inclusion in the Teacher Training Curriculum

Compile and edit the manual and the module

Oversee peer review of the two documents

Present the final drafts to MoEST senior management for validation and approvalConsultancy Deliverables

Consolidate the DoBE desk review output on available materials on positive discipline and capture key aspects that could be adapted

Facilitate 2 five day drafting and editing workshops composed of 15 experts drawn from various government departments and organizations involved in child protection and education fields.

Compile expert workshops’ outputs into a draft manual and a draft training module on behaviour management in schools

Presentation to stakeholders for review and validation

Final draft for adoption and launch by the Directorate of Basic Education.Qualifications of the consultant

At least a Master’s Degree in social sciences or any other relevant field

A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in curriculum development.

Extensive knowledge of and experience as a consultant with documented experience in writing

Extensive knowledge of behavior management among learners

Strong interpersonal, communication skills

Have strong analytical skills

Must be committed to keeping to agreed timelines.What the consultant should submit

A proposal demonstrating understanding of the scope of work, proposed work plan indicating timelines against deliverables.

A quotation indicating the cost of assignment

Profile/CV indicating profiles of previous consultancies and references

Personal Identification Number (PIN) or registration and compliance certificates in case of companies

Profiles of institutions/clients they have offered a similar service to Suggested time limesThis scope of work is expected to take place from June to August 2015, with the consultancy days spread within the period in line with the TWG activity time lines.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to indicating the Position Code on the subject line kenyadadaabjobs@savethechildren.orgby 28th June 2015.
Due to the urgency of these positions, applications will be reviewed as and when they are received.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted