Job Opportunities at SNV Netherlands - 2 Positions

Programme Overview

HortIMPACT (2015-2019) is a programme financed by the Dutch Embassy in Kenya that builds on the lessons learnt and up-scales the experiences of the ‘Kenya Horticulture and Food Security Programme’. The programme closely cooperates with Dutch and Kenyan entrepreneurs and makes use of their advanced technologies, products and market linkages in so-called business cases: the focus of the programme is on small and medium sized, entrepreneurial farmers. Simultaneously HortIMPACT addresses policy and market related, systemic issues at farm, industry and government level, supported by results from innovative and market oriented business cases. HortIMPACT is addressing the following three critical issues in the Kenya horticulture sector:

Farmers’ inclusion in market oriented supply chains,

Food safety and integrated crop protection, and

Food losses in supply chains.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Take initiative in identification and development of new business cases and take lead in coordination and implementation of assigned hortIMPACT business cases: business planning, coordination, monitoring and reporting.
• Build capacities of and promote and manage linkages between business case companies,farmers, producer organisations, technical and financial service providers, etc.
• Ensure market-driven business viability, sustainability and coordination and advise, facilitate and backstop where required.
• Ensure the three themes of reduction in food losses, food safety and inclusion are strongly imbedded and addressed in the BCs, including balancing benefits (gender equity and inclusion of youth).
• Liaise, coordinate and garner support from stakeholders (central or local government, other projects, etc) and extend the network of the programme in the sector
• Contribute to analysis, knowledge and solution development around the three hortIMPACTthemes and beyond.
• Contribute to the other hortIMPACT business cases where required and to up-scalingactivities of hortIMPACT.
• Manage and control quality of service providers.
• Contribute to hortIMPACT’s Management for Results Framework and system, working closelywith the M&E support officer to undertake monitoring and evaluation on all business cases and other assigned activities.
• Responsible for the preparation of activity reports and contributing to SNV knowledgedevelopment agenda.
• Work with team members to organise hortIMPACT conference and stakeholder forums.

Qualifications

• At least a Bachelors’ Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Agriculture or related field
• Over 3 years of relevant work experience in fields relevant and related to this scope of work.
• Proven experience in agricultural market system development, private sector engagement, and business management.
• Experience in linking farmers to markets; financial and other service providers.
• Proven networking skills in the sector and ability to maintain relationships with other programs,national & county governments, stakeholders and international agencies.
• Management, leadership, and interpersonal skills required.
• Result oriented and problem solving capacity
• Prepared to travel widely and undertake substantial fieldwork.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills and capacity to facilitate dialogue across multiple sectors.
• Experience in reduction of food losses, food safety, working with producers, sector organizations and private sector and gender mainstreaming will be an advantage.

Additional Information

Contract duration

The position is offered based on a National contract for a term of 1 year with possible extension.

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Job Description

Reporting to the country finance manager, under the guidance of senior project administrators, the junior project administrator will offer administrative and finance support to various project teams. He/she will collect and record (financial) data into various systems, all according to the donor- and SNV project policies. The work location is Nairobi with incidental travel to field offices.

Responsibilities

• Offer project administrative support
• Prepare complete and accurate financial transactions on a daily basis into the financial systems(SAP By Design) as required and facilitate monthly closure. These would entail purchase orders, goods receipt, invoices, payments, bank reconciliation and others.
• Follow up on project related receipts and payments
• Prepare, register and monitor LCB and consultant contracts, reports and payments
• Organize, document and archive various relevant documentation, keep files complete and up to date and maintain quality and accessibility of archive and files, conform to administrative and filing procedures
• Maintain asset list at project level
• Support project audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in finance, business management or related field
• Professional accounting qualifications like CPA (K) or ACCA up to final level
• At least 3 years relevant working experience with an international organisation
• At least 3 years relevant working experience in projects
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of donor regulations and compliance issues related to management of donor funds
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Experience with SAP will be an advantage.