Latest Jobs at International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)

Job Description

icipe seeks to recruit a Driver / Technical Assistant. The position is tenable in Nairobi at the icipe Duduville campus. This is two-year contract, renewable subject to continued project needs, funding for the position, and performance of the staff member. This is a nationally recruited position. A competitive compensation package
will be offered to the right candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The position is responsible for assisting the following Plant Health theme projects field research activities in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania:

•  AU-Tuta IPM Project
•  SipFeed Project, and
•  Other projects in the Plant Health Theme.

Responsibilities

• Assist the scientists, PhD and MSc students in performing routine field activities related to the Plant
  Health Theme.
•  Provide logistical support to the Plant Health Theme at icipe and during field activities
• Participate and support laboratory activities when based at icipe headquarters.
•  Liaise with field staff of NARS partners and community members to undertake field activities.
•  Driving Plant Health Theme project vehicles in the research areas and on any errands within Nairobi and
  its environs.
• Carry out routine basic maintenance of the vehicles as deemed necessary to keep them in good working
  condition.
•  Carry out other daily chores, casual labour, and any other activities assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• A valid and accident-free driving licence, with at least three years’ post-qualification driving experience
  and good knowledge of automobile mechanics.
• Mean grade ‘D’ in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), or equivalent level of education.
• Basic computer skills, such as MS Word and the ability to communicate via e-mail.
• Minimum professional knowledge/skill required
•  Good knowledge of automobile mechanics.
•  Ability to communicate effectively in both English and Kiswahili.
•  Familiarity with the geography (road network) in East Africa will be an added advantage.
• Minimum relevant practical work experience required
• Must be aged below 40 years.
•  Prior experience with similar research and development organisation and knowledge of basic concepts
  in conducting experiments

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Job Description

ICIPE is seeking to recruit a Project Accounting Manager in the Finance and Budgeting Unit. The position is tenable in Nairobi, Kenya. The position will be offered for an initial contract of 2 years, renewable, subject to continued project needs, funding for the position, and performance of the staff member. A competitive and generous compensation package that includes housing and transport allowances, education allowance, comprehensive health and life insurance cover, and an offshore retirement package (all payable in US Dollars), will be offered to the right candidate. Furthermore, the incumbent will receive paid annual vacation and return airfare for themselves and their dependents to their nominated home base each year. If the successful candidate is appointed from outside Kenya,
he or she will be offered support to relocate and settle in Nairobi. Qualified candidates from Africa (and especially females) are invited to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged. Living in Nairobi, Kenya

Responsibilities

•  Lead in the preparation of the Centre’s annual restricted budgets and individual project
  budgets. Issue of budget instructions, development of templates, monitoring for completeness, consolidation and presentation.
•  Understanding and assessing restricted and unrestricted incomes cycle and managing processes relating to tracking proposals, donor contracts, income recognition, spending within budget and contract terms, donor reporting & invoicing, tracking donor payables & receivables.
• Lead in full costing exercise, cost classifications & allocations, linkages of staff time as a cost driver of allocable costs and other full costing models.
•  Implementing and continuous update of a sub grantee grants systems and imprest systems to ensure timely disbursement & accounting of sub grants and risk management of sub-grants and imprests. Review subgrantees and field station imprest returns and reports, the reconciliation of grants/imprest held and subsequent update of system records
•  Taking a lead role in the implementation of and maintenance of the ERP system in relation to
  matters relating to project accounting – user requirements, inputs and outputs and
  programmed procedures.
•  Management and support of processes that ensure the timely preparation of Support,
  Professional, Students & Casuals contracts and timesheets.
• Provide overview of projects by periodic generation of reports relating to – income portfolio forecasts, cumulative burn rates; trends of expenditure and key financial indicators (dashboard).
• Management of reporting systems of performance against budget to the budget holders and
  Senior Management
•  Plan and facilitate timely external project audits and follow up and implementation of the
  recommendations of the auditors.

Qualifications

•  A degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Professional accounting qualification (e.g. CPA-K, ACCA, ACA).
•  At least (7) years of progressive project management experience, of which 3 years should be at senior level in finance and accounting.
• Expertise in budget monitoring and quantitative data.
•  Strong conceptual, analytical and numeracy skills.
• Attention to detail and a high level of organization.
• High level of IT proficiency, preferably in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
•  Strong leadership and people management skills.