Jobs at Palladium International

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Expertise

• Make foundational, technical architecture decisions, and confirm adherence to the agreed upon architectural and integration principles, designs, and patterns
• Ensure appropriate integration standards and patterns are in place to ensure that all solutions are integrated in the most efficient, standardized, and secure manner, aligning to the Information System team's principles and strategies
• Serve as a technical resource for team members and mentor other engineers and team members
• Write testable, scalable, and efficient code and lead peer-review of designs, code, and artifact delivery
• Work closely with systems analysts, designers, and program staff to translate user requirements into detailed product specification reports and management plans
• Lead the development of high-quality innovative solutions using appropriate industry-standard tools, technologies, and languages for decision-makers to generate actional insight
• Lead the testing and debugging of applications developed by the engineering team
• Develop lifecycle documents, including use cases, detailed functional requirements, software requirement specifications, detailed design specifications, test scenarios, and user manuals
• Ensure Information System projects are implemented according to applicable standards as appropriate emphasizing interoperability and improved data use
• Stay up to date on latest technology trends and contribute to open-source software communities of practice and champion the Principles for Digital Development

Business Development

• Contribute to active proposals through the preparation of strategy inputs, technical approaches and capability statements

Key Competencies Required:

• Relevant experience in multiple roles in the Information Systems domain (application development, data engineering, data warehousing, ETL etc.)
• Experience in leading deployment and implementation of large-scale software projects (national or multi-national scale)
• Comprehensive knowledge of system architectural principles, patterns, methods, and techniques
• Knowledge of relevant technical standards and frameworks for global ICT
• Experience in designing solutions incorporating cloud components, including PaaS and SaaS solutions
• Full stack development knowledge and be continually open-minded to new technologies.
• Ability to responsibly delegate tasks and be a good mentor
• Excellent communication skills and maintain a clear vision of the Palladium’s big picture goals

Professional Expertise/Competencies Preferred:

• Experience working in international development projects such as CDC, USAID, FCDO etc.
• Experience working with global good products
• Working experience with technical standards and frameworks for global ICT such as COBIT, ICD10, HL7, OWASP, SNOMED, OpenHIE, etc.
• Documented experience managing a diverse portfolio or work and technical staff
• Ability to travel for extended periods of time within the region on short notice

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Primary Responsibilities:

The Manager, Finance & Administration is primarily responsible for ensuring that the Palladium Kenya corporate office functions efficiently and in compliance with all Palladium financial and administrative procedures. Specific responsibilities include:

Operations Responsibilities

• Ensure Palladium & Client policies are followed and adhered to as it pertains to procurement and financial reporting and that all expectations are met
• Work with the Country Representative and Operations Director and HQ in Washington, DC to lead the development of annual budgets, projections, financial plans, costing estimates and monthly cash forecasting
• Maintain regular communication with the senior management team and HQ by providing relevant and timely financial, HR, operations or procurement information for planning and decision-making purposes, record keeping, compliance and reporting
• Maintain and oversee internal controls, review estimates of monthly cash requirements for HQ, coordinate with the Director,
• Operations and Manager, Program Operations from Palladium HQ
• Participate in weekly meetings (phone or Skype) with Washington, DC Program Operations staff to discuss financial and contractual items

Financial Responsibilities

• Ensure complete accurate and timely financial records, review and submit monthly financial reports as directed by the Country Representative in timely manner and supporting documents are filed appropriately in hard and soft copies
• Ensure proper project bank account management, ensure monthly account reconciliation is completed and bank statements are received
• Review and ensure field vouchers are prepared accurately, supporting documents are in place, and all transactions are coded in accordance to chart of accounts and project charge code(s) before submission to Palladium HQ
• Manage the overall program budget and ensure adequate cash flow
• Oversees all Accounts Payable transactions by ensuring all outlays are made against completed deliverables and in support of Palladium policies and project regulations
• Oversee annual audit and prepare management response on any queries
• Train staff on financial principles and ensure there are separation of duties within the team
• Maintains regular communication with the senior management team providing relevant and timely financial information for planning and decision-making purposes
• Produces accurate and timely cashflow projections, financial and other reports as required for internal management, the headquarters office, and international donors, as appropriate and requested

Procurement Responsibilities

• Manages the procurement activities in all aspects of all procurement for DIAS Nairobi office and corporate office shared services for effective project implementation
• Ensures sound contracts and grant management systems for awarding and executing agreements
• Negotiates, administers, and ensures compliance with all procurement agreements from award through closeout
• Ensure that US procurement procedures are adhered to and program staff are familiar with the procedures. This includes training staff on procurement mechanisms and new procurement procedures
• Leads the negotiations with vendors, ensures competitive competition, ensures procurement process is documented appropriately
• Any other duties as assigned

Key Competencies Required:

• Relevant expertise in managing financial and administrative functions
• Solid knowledge working in international development projects with proven experience working with CDC and/or USAID projects, private sector and/or other donor experience including DFID and AusAID desirable
• Ability to travel for extended periods of time within the region on short notice
• Works with respect and dignity for all colleagues
• Previous experience in managing international development projects is desired
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Financial acumen and ability to interpret and analyse financial reports
• Contracts and compliance experience
• Sound problem solving and decision-making skills
• Strong management skills with ability to mentor, coach, lead, develop and evaluate staff
• Ability to work with a low level of supervision and as part of a team when required
• Ability to work and excel in an agile work environment

Professional Expertise/Competencies Preferred:

• Proficiency in international languages is desirable