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  • Posted: Feb 24, 2017
    Deadline: Mar 22, 2017
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    ATI provides political risk and trade credit risk insurance products with the objective of reducing the business risk and cost of doing business in Africa. Our main goal is to help increase investments into our African member countries and two-way trade flows between Africa and the world. We facilitate exports, foreign direct investment into and trade flows...
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    Special Project Assistant

    The Special Project Assistant will work in the underwriting operations department of ATI within the portfolio services team and will be reporting to the Chief Underwriting Officer

    Key Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Provide necessary support to the Underwriting (UW) System Project Team in day-to-day tasks: draft correspondence, collect, compile and distribute all data activities
    • Organize and co-ordinate meetings according to the UW project agenda, including logistics and taking minutes
    • Prepare and follow-up on correspondence, presentation, project documents and/or reports as required
    • Facilitate the documents issue process in the UW system
    • Act as an interface between the project stakeholders and the project manager
    • Coordinate the generation of reports from the UW system (in cooperation with the ICT Specialist)
    • Monitor and track project milestones for UW system improvement and ensure that requirements and deadlines are met
    • Carry out the user acceptance testing of the UW system
    • Quality assurance – monitoring of the quality and quantity of the input in the UW system by end users
    • Principal point of contact with the suppliers of the UW system, follow up on errors, prepare specifications for improvements and further developments
    • Develop and update the end user manual for the UW system, training and coaching of the end users
    • Develop and implement workflows
    • Develop and implement template documents to be generated from the UW system
    • Develop and generate standard and ad hoc reports from the UW system
    • Support the members of the portfolio management team as needed

    Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

    • Seeking candidates should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Risk, Actuarial Science or other relevant fields
    • A minimum of 2-3 years’ work experience in a comparable responsibility
    • Hard worker, quick learner, and ability to assume responsibility
    • Ability to work efficiently within team environments and as an individual contributor
    • Strong written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills
    • Accuracy and attention to details
    • Ability to learn new software applications rapidly
    • Strength in analysing, researching, organizing, and problem solving
    • Strong MS Word, Excel and Power Point skills

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    IT Assistant

    Reporting to the IT Specialist, the functions and duties of the IT Assistant shall be as follows:

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Receive and promptly handle all calls from users in both headquarters and field offices related to telephone, network,  printing and PC issues and ensure the issues are logged into a Helpdesk Ticket Management System.
    • Repair and recover hardware and software failures.
    • Maintains, upgrades, and improves existing systems including Windows,  Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Skype, Windows Clients platforms/infrastructure.
    • Administer the Agency’s Polycom Video/Audio Conferencing Infrastructure.
    • Administer Printer Server, File Server and DHCP Server Infrastructure.
    • Administer Printer, Fax, Projector, Photocopy and Scanning Infrastructure.
    • Administer WAN links for remote field offices.
    • Monitor Internet performance and escalate issues to the respective ISPs whenever necessary.
    • Provide Technical Support at External ATI events.
    • Install, test and configure new workstations, peripheral equipment and software.
    • Train Users whenever necessary.
    • Administer the Agency’s Pabx, ensure all lines on all Telkom Providers are working and follow up lines issues with the Telkom Providers whenever necessary.
    • Assist in following up Contractors and Providers.
    • Assist the Procurement Unit in maintaining the ICT inventory and stock of ICT items.
    • Facilitating Data backup and Restore whenever necessary.
    • Perform any other duties as may be required.

    Qualifications required

    • Bachelors degree in ICT/Computer Science
    • CCNA or MCSE/MCITP Certification
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Packages.
    • Excellent interpersonal skills.

    Years of Experience: At least 2-3  years’ experience in working in a busy helpdesk environment

    Competencies and Attributes

    • Ability to perform work of confidential nature.
    • Ability to provide basic IT support services.
    • Ability to operate a wide variety of computer hardware and software and to quickly learn the use of new technologies and applications.
    • Ability to provide input to the elaboration and implementation of new systems.
    • Knowledge of data analysis tools and techniques will be an added advantage.
    • Experience in New System Implementation would be an added advantage

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    Accounts Assistant

    Under the CFO through the General Accountant, the job entails:

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    1.    Managing daily posting and ensuring that all entries are properly documented

    2.    Payments & cash management:

    • Managing petty cash transactions
    • Managing payments to suppliers, making sure payments are made in time and coordinating with suppliers
    • Assisting with handling and issuing cheques payments
    • Allocating payments and receipts

    3.    Transaction processing:

    • Receiving and processing all invoices and requests for payment
    • Generating  new suppliers and vendors

    4.    Performing reconciliations:

    • Preparing bank and balance sheet reconciliations
    • Reconciling credit card expense returns and credit card monthly statements
    • Performing reconciliations with supplier’s statements

    5.    Ensuring proper recording of all the new asset acquisitions or/ and disposals

    6.    Basic book keeping functions as may be requested

    Qualifications

    • BA in accounting/ finance
    • Holds or working towards a CPA/ ACCA/ CIMA certificate or equivalent

    Years of Experience

    • 2-3 years’ experience in a busy organization

    Competencies & attributes

    • Ability to work under tight deadlines
    • Attention to details
    • Familiarity with Microsoft Excel
    • Familiarity with accounting systems, preferably SAGE
    • Rigorous
    • Good  written communication skills
    • Excellent interpersonal skills
    • Good organisational skills

    Method of Application

    Please submit an application letter, Personal History Form (this may be downloaded via http://www.ati-aca.org/images/jdownloads/personal-history-form.XLS),CV, details of your current remuneration package and three references to recruitment@ati-aca.org

    The closing date for application is 22nd March, 2017 at Midnight, Nairobi time.

    Only candidates meeting the minimum requirements and submitting applications in compliance with point 1-3 above will be  considered for this position and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

    The African Trade Insurance Agency offers a competitive salary and benefits package and a collegial working environment commensurate with other multilaterals.

    ATI reserves the right not to make any appointment to the above vacancies, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.

    Please note that canvassing will disqualify you from consideration in these roles.

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