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Participates in participatory assessment teams, bringing in her/his/their specific financial-administrative knowledge.
Capacity strengthening
Supports, guides and coaches individual or joint grantee-organizations, or CoAs in strengthening their financial-administrative capacities.
Contract management
Prepares contracts with grantees, in coordination with the project officer and in line with agreed plans
Administers funding-streams, and monitors implementation of budgets contracts in terms of ‘rights and obligations’ to comply with.
Follows-up on reporting cycles and prepares internal and external financial program and project statements.
Assesses financial reports and statements of grantees ensuring compliance with Hivos and donor requirements.
Income statements
Reviews and administers revenue and expenditure and income statements for individual implementation contracts assigned to Hivos, according to donor and Hivos regulations and procedures.
Quality improvement
Advises and supports the overarching management team about the improvement of formats and ways of working, in order to enhance accounting and reporting methods and capabilities on both the organization and the individual level.
Cashflow and Payments
Support payment processing for the Hub and advise on cashflow for program activities.
Requirements
Relevant degree or equivalent work experience, and professional level of working and thinking.
Minimum of three to five years working experience.
Work experience in fast paced, complex financial environments and with external customers.
Expertise in accounting, business economics and project finance management.
Work experience in a global setting.
Supports Hivos and Free to be Me values, has a progressive and positive view on LGBTIQ+ rights and the leadership of rightsholders.
Good professional proficiency in English, and preferably French or another relevant language
Job skills: Customer orientation, independence, accuracy, collaboration. Hands-on person!


Reports to: Finance Manager, Free To Be Me
Period: 1/4/2021- 1/1/2026
Scope: East and West Africa
Location: Nairobi, Kenya, Hivos Regional Hub
Hours: Fulltime
Salary range: Ksh. 154, 194-196,178 per month

We particularly welcome applications from women, trans and/or intersex people (in the broadest sense of each of these terms). We offer a contract based on Hivos East Africa local labor conditions, with a remuneration commensurate with the experience and expertise requested.

Apply here: https://hivos.org/vacancy/finance-officer-free-to-be-me/