Jobs for Rural Finance Specialist, Administrative Assistant and Driver in Nairobi Kenya April 2015
Republic of Kenya
The Treasury
Programme for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT)
GOK / IFAD Funded Programme
Coordinated under The National Treasury
Recruitment of Programme Coordination Unit Staff
The Government of Kenya (GoK) has signed a Financial Agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in December 2010 to support a six year Programme for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT).
The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to the reduction of poverty in rural Kenya.
Its development objective is to increase incomes of the target group as a result of improved production, productivity and marketing in the various rural enterprise sectors.
The Programme intends to achieve this through an enhanced and systematically sustainable access to a broad range of financial services coupled with the necessary capacity building to the rural poor households. PROFIT has a national coverage with a focus on rural areas of Kenya.
Special focus is given to areas with agricultural potential, areas of high poverty incidence, and the ASAL region.
The Coordination Unit (PCU) is based at The National Treasury in Nairobi.
The Programme wishes to recruit suitable candidates to fill the positions of Rural Finance Specialist, Administrative Assistant and Driver.
Rural Finance Specialist
Ref No: PCU 003/2015
Under the supervision of the Programme Coordinator, the Rural Finance Specialist will be the lead technical officer for the programme implementation.
Administrative Assistant
Ref No: PCU 004/2015
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Programme/Administrative Assistant’s shall undertake administrative duties for the PCU.
Driver
2 Positions
Ref No: PCU 005/2015
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Driver shall perform driving duties and general clerical duties.
Full details on the Duties, Responsibilities, Qualifications and Application Process for the positions can be found on the National Treasury website www.treasury.go.ke
Applications, indicating the position Ref No. on the envelope, should be addressed to:
The Principal Secretary
Attention: Acting Programme Coordinator – PROFIT
The National Treasury
P. O. Box 30007- 00100
Nairobi.
Attention: Acting Programme Coordinator – PROFIT
The National Treasury
P. O. Box 30007- 00100
Nairobi.
Tel: + 254 20 2252299
Website: www.treasury.go.ke
The applications should be received by April 15, 2015