He/ She will be responsible for overseeing the financial management of the award including one sub-award and small alumni grants and ensure the transparent and appropriate use of all USG funds. The minimum qualification requirements for the Finance and Administration Manager are as follows:

• A Masters degree in business administration, Accounting, Finance or a relevant field;
• Possession of relevant professional certifications, specifically, CPA-K or ACCA;
• Eight years of relevant and progressively increasing responsibility in finance, accounting and administration, including four years in a supervisory role managing finance and administration of a donor funded activity;
• Demonstrated experience administering and managing complex grant funding;
• Experience developing and/or maintaining budget tracking tools;
• Demonstrated experience managing a team and supervising office and field staff;
• Ability to implement effective workflow processes and procedures to monitor, evaluate, and report on grant implementation and expenditures;
• Ability to work with community stakeholders and build capacity of nascent youth organizations and networks.