Head of Administration and Finance Job Vacancy: German Development Service (DED)

German Development Service (Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst, DED) is part of the German development co-operation with Kenya and operates in the country since 1964.

Support is provided in the areas of agriculture, health, water supply/water resources management as well as in civil peace building and conflict management.

Currently, DED is working with about 40 national and international experts at more than 20 partner organizations.

Closing date: 10 Jan 2010

Location: Kenya - Nairobi

Tasks include supporting the Country Director in administering the DED Office and running the programme operations.

These involve DED’s core programme as well as special programmes such as the Peace Building component and cooperations with other organisations.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing accounts and handling various journals, financial controlling, preparation of monthly and annual end-of-period reports, organizing and supervising procurement and logistics as well as handling external relations to Government institutions (e.g. work permit processing), DED partners and other development partners.

In addition, he/she will be responsible for personnel matters related to Technical Advisors and Office Staff (e.g. contract and salary matters).

DED Kenya seeks a person who is experienced and able to deal effectively with a great number of persons and organizations in an international environment.

It is therefore expected that applicants are able to plan and prioritize the work in order to meet tight timelines.

Since much of the communication (especially with DED Headquarter in Bonn, Germany) is in German, knowledge of German is an important asset for this position.

DED Kenya offers a competitive remuneration and a friendly working atmosphere plus the possibility of further training and personnel development.

How to apply

Interested and qualified applicants are invited to submit their CV and non-returnable copies of their documents and testimonials by 10th January 2010 to:

German Development Service,
P. O. Box 47136, 00100
Nairobi

or via e-mail: ken@ded.de

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