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Heifer International's mission is to work with communities to end world hunger and poverty and to care for the Earth. Dan West was a farmer from the American Midwest and member of the Church of the Brethren who went to the front lines of the Spanish Civil War as an aid worker. His mission was to provide relief, but he soon discovered the meager single cup o...
Description
Heifer International is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
FUNCTION
The Finance & Administrative Assistant is the first contact point to visitors, consultants, and partners. S/he is primarily responsible for the day-to-day operations providing support to Heifer team: Project Coordinator, Business Advisor and Finance in Kisumu and Nairobi respectively, and the project by maintaining systems of accountability, establishing and maintaining communications between program offices as well as partners and performing basic administrative tasks as assigned. S/he will develop procedures, which promote financial discipline to meet organizational goals as well as maintaining an efficient document retrieval system.
ESSENTIAL CHARACTER TRAITS:
Intellectual curious, accountable, professional judgment, effective communicator, pragmatic, inspirational, and team player.
RESPONSIBILITIES & DELIVERABLES
A. Act as the initial point of contact for the main office by responding to both internal and external inquiries/requests (30%).
B. Manage a functional and organized office filing system and Field Data entry, to ensure that the project documents and records are appropriately filed and secured for easy retrieval. (30%)
C. Undertake due diligence of the Hubs, within the region on financial viability, financial assessment, and sustainability. (20%)
D. Collaborate with the administrator and travel agents to ensure that visits to the projects are managed smoothly, professionally, and efficiently. (15%)
E. Any other task as assigned by the supervisor. (5%)
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