Jobs at World Vision Kenya

Job Description:

Strategic Financial Planning and Management

• Review monthly funding requests from Field/Regional Offices and ensure that they are in compliance with their committed budget.
• Coordinate submission of monthly requests with the Field Offices and Global Treasury.
• Assist the RFD in ensuring that cost efficiency is embedded in planning and utilization of resources. This is to ensure Field Offices and Regional Office are monitoring their spending against budget commitments to assure that spending occurs only where there are commitments and to minimize year-end overspending.
• Assist the RFD in the region’s financial planning and budgeting process.
• Ensure timely compliance of all Field offices and Regional office with the Finance calendar of activities from regular monthly, quarterly & annual reporting, Annual Budgeting, Annual Insurance and Fleet Updates and implementation of Global initiatives.

Financial Accountability and Reporting

• Monthly review of Field Office and Regional Office financial reports to ensure that the  reports are reliable and provide accurate information.
• Ensure appropriate financial and monitoring frameworks are in place, and operating satisfactorily, in each National/Regional Office to support WV’s ministry in the region. This involves assisting National Offices designing and improving internal control systems and project accounting systems.
• Oversee and evaluate the region’s financial performance and efficiency through the quarterly financial scorecard issued by the Global Finance Solutions.

Risk Management

• Assist the RFD in enforcing mechanisms to mitigate risk in EAR.
• Support the roll out and monitoring of the implementation of the Anti-Corruption and Accountability Framework in EAR.
• Regular review and update of policies to respond to the emerging risks.
• Improved Balance sheet monitoring through regular reviews and monitoring of Field Office Balance sheets and internal controls.
• Review the EAR Finance Risk Register on Riskonnect to ensure that it is up to date.
• Full and timely implementation of finance audit findings.
• Assist the RFD to ensure acceptable audit ratings and implementation of any audit findings and Process Improvement Memos.

Regional Finance Systems and Processes

• Assume the role of Regional Finance Process Owner which includes coordination and ensuring Shared Service Full Adoption by all offices (P2P & R2R), roll out of Global initiatives and continuous process improvements, full optimization of Provision in all offices, continuous training on systems and process deployments across the offices in EAR.
• Assume the role of SunSystem/ProVision/LEAP point person for the region, which includes the co-ordination of SunSystems & LEAP point persons for the region, co-ordination of training and defining a strategy.

Capacity Building

• Assist the RFD to build financial capacity at National/Regional Office.
• Identify gaps and collaborate with Field Offices to facilitate & coordinate training and capacity building for the staff.
• Sensitize Finance Team Leads on Capacity Building of Teams through the various learning platforms.
• Organize experience sharing engagements among FOs on different subject matters.
• Identify capacity gaps of the FOs and support/ organize learning sessions for the offices in collaboration with RFA, GFM and other subject matter experts.

Others

• Perform special projects for the RFD as necessary. This could include researching key finance ratios to set benchmarks; developing training material for use by FO/RO finance staff (e.g. PowerPoint presentations); identifying alternative options for cost-cutting; researching cost allocation methods within the region; investigate problem areas in RO/FOs; compiling socio-economic data to assist with a model for the effective allocation of resources, etc.
• Act on behalf of the RFD during their absence.
• Attend and participate in devotional meetings.
• Any other business as may be delegated from time to time.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

• High level computer literacy and knowledge of spreadsheet applications, Power BI, SUN System
• Solid knowledge of accounting principles, financial systems, budget/cash-flow monitoring and internal accounting controls
• Knowledge of and experience with government grant regulations and financial reporting requirements preferred
• Experience in establishing and enforcing common protocols and standards throughout a large organization
• Senior leadership experience in strategic financial management
• Track record of successfully training, developing/mentoring and supervising finance staff
• Working knowledge of the WV Partnership preferred and ability to interface sensitively with people from various departments in both field, global and support offices
• Strong inter-personal skills, and proven team-player
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities
• Able to solve complex problems and to exercise independent judgment
• Able to work in a cross-cultural environment with a multi-national staff
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Attend and able to lead in devotions and Chapel services

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Masters in Finance, Business Admin or Accounting Preferred
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), ACCA, or CA (Chartered Accountant) or CWA (Cost and Works Accountant) or CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
• Work experience in a similar Regional role and managed remote teams
• Experience working in a challenging environment (either in a fragile context or a relief environment)
• Require significant WV Finance Leadership experience and desirable to have working experience in strategic financial management, reporting and compliance for donor funded organizations.
• Proven record of developing people in cross cultural and restricted contexts.

The closing date for receiving applications is 3 August,2022.

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Job Purpose

The Global Head of Learning & Development will set L&D strategy that is integrated with the organization’s talent management framework. The position will establish minimum standards, develop learning platform and materials, and manage the delivery of training to MFIs and their clients across the network. A key focus is to ensure that MFI leadership and staff are equipped to deliver high quality, client-centric financial services especially as new technology and related processes are implemented. It is also to enable staff to unlock client’s knowledge and skills for business success and well-being.

The Regional Training roles, will have a dotted reporting line reporting into this role. This is a leadership role that is critical to our focus on people at all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate will have a combination of training, consulting, facilitation, supporting and leading change, influencing, and project management skills. 

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Development and Execution

• Creates a strategy and plan for learning and development for the network;
• Leads all learning and development activities globally; 
• Provides a broad range of learning solutions across different countries and cultures, including digital/e-learning, virtual and instructor-led environments; 
• Establishes a partnership with P&C to ensure learning and development activities are integrated with VFI’s talent framework; 
• Establishes a VisionFund University platform and creates communication accordingly so employees can find the right content at the right time; 
• Responsible for designing, curating leading, and evaluating L&D programmes at all levels; 
• Ensures VisionFund and World Vision values and behavioral practices are the foundation of all L&D initiatives;
• Develops and drives relevant metrics that produce useful insights to guide our strategies and measure the business impact of our learning programmes;
• Manages the global L&D budget; 
• Serves as liaison or champion between VF GC,, Regional, WVI and MFI L&D communities to establish common platforms, standards, best practices, policies and procedures; 
• Develops/implements set of minimum standards (incl. content, annual training plans, delivery, reporting, budget, structure, etc.); 
• Selects and manages the Learning Management System (LMS) for the network; 
• Embeds L&D at all levels of network to establish a learning culture; and 
• Is a voice of Influence on L&D within the microfinance industry. 

Technical Capacity Building

• Directs Technical Capacity Building in MFIs, working closely with Regional teams to design and implement; 
• Owns and implements the Loan Officer and Branch Manager training programmes – ensuring that these are kept up to date, delivered and followed through, and integrating client education; 
• Works within the DOC team to develop new training programmes and refresh existing programmes to support the implementation of new technologies and attendant ways of working; 
• Develops or supervises creation of training, development, and assessment tools to be used in MFIs;  
• Networks and collaborates with MFI leadership, Regional management and GC technical staff in the development of training to ensure effective operations; and 
• Responsible for creating a learning environment within VisionFund MFIs 

Client Education

• Identifies client education needs, both technical and other areas such nutrition, health and the ‘biblically empowered world view’ and as appropriate works with MFIs to develop integrated training with WV; 
• Manages embedded client education implementation in VisionFund affiliated MFIs, including development, curating and consolidation of front-line training materials, coordination of consultants, budget monitoring, and day to day communications, collaboration and guidance with MFI leadership; 
• Develops and executes strategic client education rollout plan, aligned with product development & Operations, that utilises regional champions for highly efficient implementation to reach large scale impact; and 
• Oversees development of educational topics to build a library of appropriate, client-focused modules.

Others

• Represents VFI with technical donors; and 
• Carries out additional responsibilities and projects as assigned. 

Key Requirements and Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years learning and development experience; 
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Project Management Professional
• Learning and development, certified professional in training management, learning and performance and similar courses 
• Demonstrated ability to teach and train in both formal and informal processes; 
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate meetings and to foster employee involvement; 
• Demonstrated skill and understanding in cross cultural situations and values diversity; 
• Demonstrated ability of exceptional analytical and facilitation skills; 
• Demonstrated ability as a team leader and effective team member; 
• Proven consultancy skills; and
• Is a systems thinker able to examine various processes and systems for improving organisational effectiveness and then converting this into a scalable training programme.

The closing date for receiving applications is 1 August,2022.