Latest Recruitment at Kenya Leather Development Council (KLDC)

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating the day to day running of the Audit Department;
• Spearheading the preparation of risk based annual audit plan for approval by the Board;
• Coordinating the day to day running of the Audit Department;
• Spearheading the preparation of risk based annual audit plan for approval by the Board;
• Interrogating and analyzing key Council financial and systems, and identifying potential areas of concern thus providing assurance on the management of high risk/cost and sensitive areas
• Managing the risk register.
• Developing and maintaining the Internal Audit procedures to ensure that the Council adheres to the best practices.
• Developing internal control systems to manage risk maps to support the staff in implementation of their activities;
• Presenting the audit report to the management audit committee highlighting any areas of concern and the resultant action plan;
• Verifying existence of assets administered by the Council
• Providing advice and training to KLDC staff on internal controls procedures
• Ascertaining the Council’s compliance with the relevant Internal Audit statutes, policies, administrative government circulars and guidelines; audit governance mechanisms and systems.
• Assessing compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Overseeing the reviewing of internal controls and documenting on their effectiveness and adequacy.
• Overseeing the reviewing of internal controls and documenting on their effectiveness and adequacy.
• Providing secretarial services to the Board’s Audit Committee during it’s meetings;
• Providing professional advisory services on matter related to Audit in the Council;
• Developing and implement the internal audit charter;
• Ensuring that the internal audit systems, procedures and guidelines are prepared for approval;
• Coordinating the implementation of the internal audit systems, procedures and guidelines;
• Coordinating the implementation of internal audit work plan/programmes to ensure that audits are planned and well managed;
• Developing periodic individual performance reports;
• Implementing risk mitigation measures;
• Reviewing effectiveness of financial and non-financial performance management systems and present the audit report to the management and audit committee highlighting any areas of concern and the resul
• Following up the implementation of internal audit recommendations;
• Facilitating the audit by external auditors and follow-up to ensure implementation of the recommendations;

Qualifications and skills

• Have a Master’s Degree in any of the following: Business Administration, Finance or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution.
• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Finance, Business Administration/Business Management (Accounting/Finance Option) or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Have a management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• Have a minimum of eight (8) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been at a supervisory level in Audit function.
• Proficiency in Computer Applications
• Be a member of a relevant professional body; Institute of Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (ICPAK), and or Institute of Internal Auditors of Kenya (IIA-Kenya) or Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), in good standing.
• Be in possession of any of the following: - CPA (K), CISA, CFE, CIA or any other relevant qualification

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Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring expenditures of projects and programmes based on approved budgets on a periodic basis
• Reviewing of bank reconciliation statements
• Ensuring safe custody of KLDC’s financial records and assets
• Managing KLDC cash flows
• Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books and other accountable documents
• Preparing annual budgets and provide technical support to technical departments during the budget making process by providing reliable up to date financial information
• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports to the management
• Managing the commitments and Expenditures within available budgetary provisions
• Preparing fiscal reports and follow up disbursement of funds from National treasury and other financing agencies
• Participating in Resource Mobilization initiatives of KLDC by developing donor budgets and accounting for donor funds

Qualifications and skills

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Finance, Business Administration/Business Management (Accounting/Finance Option) or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Have a certificate in Supervisory Course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Have a minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience
• Be a member of a relevant professional body; Institute of Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (ICPAK) or any other recognized professional body.
• Passed Part III or Advanced level of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or any other relevant qualification

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Key Responsibilities

• Undertaking training of hides and skins quality improvement, compliance to standards, marketing of leather and leather products along the value chain
• Undertaking inspection and verification of leather and related products (imports and exports)
• Carrying out leather sector training needs assessment.
• Collating leather sector data.
• Preparing sectional reports from the activities on Monitoring and Evaluation of quality of raw materials, inputs, leather and finished leather products and any other reports from specific programs of
• Assisting in operationalization of components of the Council’s projects.
• Carrying out quarterly, and annual reports of the respective Section.
• Executing activities of the Section as assigned.
• Providing technical support to stakeholders.
• Advising the in-charge on matters pertaining the Section.
• Drafting administrative and operational documents of the respective Sections.
• Implementing promotion and marketing activities.

Qualifications and skills

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in a leather related field or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Previous work experience will be an added advantage
• Be a member of a relevant professional body if any;

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Key Responsibilities

• Sourcing for goods, works and services as per the procurement law
• Raising purchase orders for goods and services for approval
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of goods and services;
• Maintaining and update a list of prequalified suppliers;
• Assisting in undertaking market surveys to ensure the Board obtains value for money;
• Ensuring safe custody of all procurement’s records
• Participating in the opening and evaluation of tenders/quotations
• Preparing statutory reports to the National Treasury, PPRA and other Government Agencies

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelors Degree in Procurement & Supplies Management, Business Administration, or other relevant field from a recognized institution
• Previous experience in similar role will be an added advantage
• Member of professional body either Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) or Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supplies (CIPS) in good standing

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Key Responsibilities

• Assisting in preparation of departmental and Council’s budget
• Assisting in preparation of annual corporate and departmental performance contracts;
• Assisting in preparation of Council’s performance Contract progress reports
• Assisting in development of monitoring and Evaluation tools and progress reports;
• Assisting in preparation of research tools and frameworks and collecting, collating
• Analyzing statistical data on the planned programmes

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines:-Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Project Management, Governance, Public Administration, Demography or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Previous experience in similar role will be an added advantage
• Be a member of a relevant professional body