View Vacancy - Portfolio Deputy Manager C4 (CSSF) (48/18 NR)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
CSSF (Conflict, Stability and Security Fund)

Main purpose of job:

Deputy to the CSSF Portfolio Manager, helping run a £30m portfolio that delivers effective programme activity to support the UK Government’s security and stability objectives in Somalia.

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Leading small team of specialist staff to provide assistance, advice and support to programme teams on technical issues, ensuring that Somalia CSSF complies with best practice in programme and project management from within HM Government, delivered through a team of project managers and technical leads;
  • Ensuring robust financial management and compliance across the Somalia CSSF portfolio, driving accurate forecasting and budgeting
  • Oversight and monitoring of programme impact and risk mitigation, helping the team track and record impact and results; and manage and report on the fiduciary, delivery and political risks on behalf of the Local Strategy Board
  • Focal point for London within the Somalia CSSF team for programme reporting, information management and compliance issues
  • Coordinator of CSSF Somalia communications and publicity activity

 

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

Staff: 2 x B3(L) Finance and Portfolio Assistants

Expenditure: £30m annual CSSF budget, overseen by the Portfolio Manager

  • BA in International Relations, Program Management, Finance, Business Administration or any other relevant degree

  • Experience of programme management.  

  • Strong grasp of financial processes and assurances, and how to manage them

  • Confidence and ability to work with colleagues across the team, including with senior colleagues in Mogadishu and London

  • Experience of financial management and budgeting, procurement and risk management

  • Experience of working on security, governance and conflict issues

  • Knowledge of communications and publicity approaches

15 November 2018
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Fixed Term
24 months
Africa
Kenya
Nairobi
British High Commission
KES
348,141
21 January 2019

Learning and development opportunities:

  • UN SAFE training course
  • Mandatory e-learning courses for post

Leave:

Members of staff are entitled to paid annual leave, which is earned, from the day they commence employment. Entitlements are as follows:

  • Grade C4 - 30 days

In addition to annual leave, the BHC normally observes no fewer than 9 and no more than 14 Kenyan and British public and religious holidays in a year. These vary from year to year and are at the discretion of the High Commissioner. A list of holidays is published each year.


Working Patterns:

Subject to the Flexible Working Scheme (see below) normal office hours are:
• Monday to Thursday: 0730 - 1600
• Friday: 0730 - 1300.

Flexible working requests will be looked upon favourably where possible.

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