Finance Assistant - Gender Statistics (KNBS)

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In Kenya, Making Every Woman and Girl Count (MEWGC) is an initiative meant to strengthen the capacity of the Government and Non-State Actors to produce and use gender statistics in order to inform and monitor the implementation of Kenya’s gender-related commitments in the 2030 Agenda. The program has three objectives: 1. Promoting an enabling environment by putting in place a supportive and well-coordinated policy environment to ensure gender-responsive localization and effective monitoring of the SDGs; 2. Increasing data production by removing technical barriers and constraints to ensure that quality, comparable and regular gender statistics are produced to monitor the implemen-tation of national policies and meet reporting commitments under the SDGs; and 3. Improving data accessibility by ensuring that the data produced are widely available and used effectively by different players with sufficient capacities to understand, analyze and use them to inform advocacy, research, policies and programmes and to monitor pro-gress on the SDGs.

UN Women Kenya is seeking a program finance assistant to support implementation of the Making Every Woman and Girl Count (MEWGC) programme, as well as other interventions under the Democratic Governance Programme. Reporting to the Programme Specialist-Gender Statistics, under the strategic guidance of the Operations Manager in the CO, the Programme Finance Assistant works with and provides support to the members of the MEWGC team in the development and implementation of effective programmes consistent with UN Women rules and regulations. S/he contributes to research, financial management and programme implementation, including providing necessary operational, administrative and programmatic support.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist - Gender Statistics, under the strategic guidance of the Operations Manager in the CO, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

  1. Provide financial support to the management of the Programme in full compliance of UN Women rules, regulations, policies, and recording and reporting systems • Perform duties in full compliance with UN Women financial regulations and rules, policies, and standard operating procedures, including internal controls; • Review and verify financial transactions, activities, and documentation; taking cor-rective action as needed; • Provide administrative support in monitoring budget preparation and the finances of programmes/projects; including the finalization of FACE forms; • Prepare information for the audit of programme and support implementation of au-dit recommendations; • Perform other finance related tasks.

  2. Prepare and administer the Programme budgets in full compliance of UN Women rules, regulations, policies, and recording and reporting systems • Support in formulating the budget, control allotments, monitor expenditures, and prepare revisions according to the needs of the programme; • Track the appropriate and timely use of financial resources, implement and maintain control mechanism for programme through monitoring budgets preparation and modifications and budgetary status; • Collect, verify and present information and data for use in the planning of financial resources and the formulation of the programme work plans, budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements and execution modalities;

  3. Provide financial support to Programme and Operations Team • Monitor regularly transactions posted to projects ensuring actual expenditure has been recorded against correct budget category and activity, take timely corrective actions as required; • Monitor proper follow up with project managers on advances to implementing part-ners, review their financial reports together with project managers; • Keep KNBS and UN Women informed for timely actions/decisions and review status reports for quality control; • Prepare regular financial reports on implementation status with detailed breakdown of delivery and utilization rates by projects by funds.

  4. Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing • Provide administrative support synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices related to programme management and finance; • Collect and compile lessons learned and best practices in financial management and service; • Contribute to financial business operational practices and management innovations.

Core Values: • Respect for Diversity • Integrity • Professionalism

Core Competencies: • Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues • Accountability • Creative Problem Solving • Effective Communication • Inclusive Collaboration • Stakeholder Engagement • Leading by Example

Functional Competencies • Strong knowledge of financial rules and regulations and accounting principles; • Strong knowledge and application skills of IT tools and understanding of man-agement systems; • Strong knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages; • Ability to administer and execute financial and accounting processes and transac-tions

experience in finance and accounting; • Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based manage-ment systems; • Experience in working with government ministries, department, and agencies is an asset; • Experience in working with UN Agencies, grants and programmes is an asset.

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO).

Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP.

The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.

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