5 Nov 2024

Finance and Contracts Assistant – Initiator and Verifier at Delegation of the European Union to Kenya

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Job Description

The Delegation has the status of a diplomatic mission (Embassy or High Commission) and officially represents the European Union in Kenya. We promote the European Union’s (EU’s) values and interests, monitor the political, economic and commercial situation in the country and the region, oversee the various forms of cooperation between the EU and Ke…

Finance and Contracts Assistant – Initiator and Verifier

We look for

  • We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, reliable, well-organised person with a good team spirit and excellent planning and coordination skills. The candidate should be pro-active, flexible and able to organise the work independently with a strong sense of responsibility. The candidate should be able to adjust to multiple tasks even under tight deadlines.
  • A positive attitude, excellent writing and communication skills, excellent inter-personal skills and a good judgement are also essential as well as a good knowledge of EU financial and contractual procedures.
  • The candidate should have at least 2 years’ experience in finance, contract and procurement. Experience in audit or financial/project management in EU Institutions or equivalent in private sector, international organisation or other public administration is an advantage, as well as previous experience in an EU Delegation. An excellent knowledge of English is essential and a good knowledge of French is an asset.
  • Security clearance: If not already acquired, the selected candidate should request it when taking up function.
  • The candidate is invited to consider carefully the living conditions and security situation in Kenya. Before taking her/his duties, the selected candidate will have to undertake the Security trainings BASE and SAFE. It will afterwards be recommended that the candidate participates in the Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT).


Method of Application

The applicant must send, A Curriculum Vitae using one of the europass templates, available at: https://europa.eu/europass/eportfolio/screen/cv-editor?lang=en     (Attention: other formats will be reason for rejection of the application!), A Motivation letter, signed, addressed to the attention of the Head of EU Delegation to the Republic of Kenya. Scanned version of:
  • Certificate(s),
  • Declarations of work, attesting to the relevant experience,  (no original received will be returned!) Until 15/11/2024 12h00 EAT.
The applicant must send all documents to the following email address: 

[email protected]





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