Legal Resources Foundation Trust (LRF) is national civil society organisation. Our vision is for a ‘just and equitable society’ and mission is to be ‘a resource for justice for the poor, marginalised and vulnerable through participatory interventions and mutual partnerships’.
LRF is seeking to employ results orientated, innovators and team players in the following positions; Programme Coordinator, Finance Officer, Programme Officer and Assistant Programme Officer for the Research and Development Programme
1. Programme Coordinator
(Ref:PC/10/2009)
Key Responsibilities/Duties
LRF is seeking to employ results orientated, innovators and team players in the following positions; Programme Coordinator, Finance Officer, Programme Officer and Assistant Programme Officer for the Research and Development Programme
1. Programme Coordinator
(Ref:PC/10/2009)
Key Responsibilities/Duties
- Provide overall direction and coordination in respect to the Research and Development and Outreach Programmes;
- Coordination of programmes and related donor reporting and compliance;
- Management of private sector and state actors training and networking;
- Development of innovative activities, concepts and proposals for sustainability;
- Assist in the development of institutional briefs or proposals on national policy issues to guide LRFs position and advocacy strategies;
- Assist in the allocation and management of resources within and between programme;
- Approval, confirmation and programme imprest applications and returns;
- Develop, plan and manage quarterly work plans and budgets, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on various programmes;
- Conceptualize and manage strategic mainstreaming of gender, environment, persons living with disability and/or HIV and AIDS;
- Assist in the recruitment, training, mentorship, discipline and appraisal of staff;
- Ensure that staff and programmes are delivered in a cost effective, safe and secure manner;
- Management and attendance of the quarterly programmes, bi annual planning and EXCOM meetings;
- Deputize the Executive Director in their absence;
- Any other duties as may be directed by the Executive Director
Key Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelors of Law or relevant Social Sciences. Masters in international human rights will be an added advantage
- Diploma in Project Management or organizational development and Certificate in Resource Mobilization will be an added advantage
- Three years experience in programme management and development work in an NGO
- Good interpersonal, communication and team player skills
- Ability to work effectively with people of different cultural
- Good report writing, planning, analytical and editorial skills
- Proven experience in personnel and financial management
2. Finance Officer
(Ref:FO/10/2009)
Key Responsibilities/Duties
(Ref:FO/10/2009)
Key Responsibilities/Duties
- Prepare budgets, financial accounts and manage budget tracking and reviews;
- Assist to develop and analyze monthly, quarterly, annual budget forecasts and expenditures;
- Ensure effective cash and currency conversion management, payments and disbursements including liaison with the banking and financial service industry;
- Prepare, attend, negotiate and liaise with external auditors, business, tax consultants, development partners and mutual stakeholders;
- Supervise and manage the maintenance of petty cash, bank statements, preparation of cheques, and bank drafts;
- Manage cash withdrawal and receipting from the bank ;
- Review, receipt and banking of over or under expenditures of imprest application or claims;
- Assist in asset management, records, tracking and capitalization;
- Preparation and confirmation of Journal, Payment and Petty cash Vouchers;
- Monitoring and charging the individual imprest balance(s) to the monthly payroll;
- Assisting to supervise, discipline, train and mentor, appraisal of the programmers, accounting and administration staff to build professionalism, financial accountability and action oriented approaches;
- Any other duties as directed by the Finance and Administration Manager.
Key Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelors of Commerce, mathematics or Business management. A Masters in Finance or Business Management will be an added advantage
- Professional accountancy qualification: registered C.P.A (K) / Chartered Accountancy/ICMA
- Two years experience in financial accounting, investments and senior management preferably in a N.G.O environment
- Proficient in accounting software’s: SAGE or other relevant package
- Knowledge in financial reporting and donor compliance
- Integrity and strong interpersonal, leadership and analytical skills
- Excellent in communication skills, both verbal and written
- Good knowledge of employee’s taxation, insurance and labour laws
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multi cultural and human rights focused environment
3. Programme Officer
(Ref:PO/10/2009)
Key Responsibilities/Duties
(Ref:PO/10/2009)
Key Responsibilities/Duties
- Provide overall leadership, design, coordination and implementation of national action research and development initiatives;
- Develop and review periodic programmatic status narrative reports on a quarterly and annual intervals capturing learning from the programmatic interventions;
- Designing, training, implementing and building a pool of desk and field researchers for programmatic research and baseline surveys;
- Establishing strategic networks with research and academia institutions for joint research projects, dissemination and publishing of research findings;
- Development and preview of press statements, official remarks and papers for the Board of Trustees or Executive Director
- Coordinate, supervise, mentor, discipline and appraisal of the Assistant Programme Officers;
- Assist in the development and negotiation of innovative activities, concepts and proposals for funding;
- Assist in the development institutional briefs or proposals on national policy issues to guide LRFs position and advocacy strategies;
- Development and implementation of the monitoring, evaluation and reporting frameworks and tools at both the programmatic and institutional level;
- Monitoring, initiating, documenting and managing Parliamentary Liaison advocacy initiatives and activities;
- Approval, confirmation and programme imprest applications and leave;
- Any other duties as directed by the Programme Coordinator
Key Qualifications/Requirements
- Degree in Social Sciences especially in Policy Analysis, research, anthropology and MER
- At least two years experience managing research or policy in justice or governance sector
- Certificate in Statistics and Project Management will be an added advantage
- Certificate in paralegalism will be an added advantage
- Proven skills and experience in designing and carrying out action oriented or social science research
4. Assistant Programme Officer
(Ref: APO/10/2009)
Key Responsibilities/Duties
(Ref: APO/10/2009)
Key Responsibilities/Duties
- Provide programmatic and logistical support in the monitoring, evaluation and documentation of programmes and research findings;
- Coordinate, train and mentor the Assistant Programme Officers in information management, trends analysis and documentation;
- Assist in the develop and archiving of conventional and non-conventional proposals or concepts for fundraising
- Assist in the development, management and distribution of materials in both hard and soft version;
- Archiving and digital tracking of official communication and reports;
- Review and manage all e- databases for the institution;
- Review, document and upload case studies and research findings on website and related ICT platforms;
- Develop, manage, archive and upload all ICT platforms including the website, e-networks and Resource Centre;
- Document and review case studies and trends
- Any other duties as directed by the Programme Officer
Key Qualifications/Requirements
- Diploma in information management or monitoring. A degree in Social Sciences especially in monitoring and evaluation will be an added advantage
- One year experience in information management, documentation and archiving especially in the NGO sector
- Certificate in Results Based or Project Management will be an added advantage
- Certificate in paralegalism will be an added advantage
- Proven skills and experience in designing and carrying out action oriented or social science research
