Finance and Administration Manager

Reports to: Executive Director

Salary: Negotiable

Background

Moving the Goalposts (MTG) is an innovative Community Based Organisation that uses football to provide opportunities for GIRLS to fulfill their potential. MTG has built up a solid reputation as an effective grass roots organization, committed to the well being of young women and girls.

It is based in Kilifi district but carries out its activities in Kilifi, Kaloleni and Ganze Districts in Coast Province. Started in 2001 with one volunteer staff member and six girls’ football teams,

MTG is now a strong and accountable organization reaching out to approximately 3000 girls in more than 150 girls’ football teams (www.mtgk.org) with a core value of girls’ participation in programme planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

MTG has 22 staff members with 16 working directly on programmes and 4 support staff.


MTG is looking to recruit a Finance & Administration Manager to lead the organizations’ financial and administrative functions.

Purpose of the job

To provide Financial and Administrative leadership and oversight to MTG’s multiple donor funded projects.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage the administration of all grants
• Review and monitoring of MTG financial records
• Provide timely and accurate financial reports in line with Organizational and Donor requirements
• Ensure MTG’s compliance with statutory and international accounting policies as set out in the international reporting standards handbook.
• Responsible for the everyday finance and administrative management of MTG

Person specification

• A graduate with a degree in administration, financial management 2. Experience in managing an administrative function, with adequate exposure to project accounting, financial management including budgeting, grants and contracts.
• Strong accounting background
• At least five years work experience in finance and administration
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and computer skills in MS Office
• Strong experience in grants and contracts management is a must

Application process

Please send your CV with a covering letter explaining how you meet the specifications for the post to info@mtgk.org not later than September 5th 2011

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.