Crown Agents Careers

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF JOB

• To ensure the profitable and efficient delivery of procurement services in order to meet the annual gross margin target.
• As part of the Procurement Leadership structure, contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the Global Procurement Business.

 Strategic Direction

• Provide transformational leadership to the global procurement team, including a review of process and procedures.
• Design and implement a strategy for transactional procurement that ensures that our processes provide efficiency, quality and are reflective of modern procurement practices.

 Management and Leadership

• Manage the global transactional procurement team ensuring most effective time/cost utilisation.
• Demonstrate leadership skills and strong technical expertise to ensure development of all team members under your management.
• Ensure that our transactional work across the entire global delivery platform, conforms to corporate systems and policy, client regulations and applicable standards.
• Where necessary, deputise for the Procurement Director or Deputy Director in meetings related to governance of the Global Procurement Team.
• Assist the Director of Procurement in development of annual operating plans.
• Assist the Director of Procurement in producing regular updates on progress against the Department’s AOP as requested.
• Build compelling and consistent thought leadership in subject area.
• Provide mentoring and support to members of the team, as appropriate.

 Technical Delivery

• Be a ‘go to’ point of expertise for quality advice on transactional procurement and procurement related issues across the organisation.
• Deliver technical procurement inputs on specified procurement assignments.
• Provide Quality Assurance/Peer Review support to team members on their technical outputs.
• Prepare and deliver procurement training.
• Ensure that all contracts managed by your team meet the agreed delivery and financial targets.
• Provide oversight on projects, as Project Director or Project Manager, as required. When acting as Project Manager or Director, ensure:
  • Contracted annual financial target is met or exceeded;
  • Deliverables are produced on time and to the highest quality;
  • Risks are mitigated and managed;
  • Client and partner relationships are managed.

Business development

• Engage with the Procurement Growth Team and share the latest technical knowledge in order to win new projects and grow a profitable and sustainable transactional procurement pipeline.
• Promote our procurement offering to clients and external parties, via client visits, participation in relevant conferences, etc.
• Provide inputs into marketing and promotion materials.

Requirement

Qualification

• An internationally recognized professional procurement qualification.

Experience

• Relevant government or private sector experience in procurement leadership (minimum of 8 years);
• Demonstrable experience in delivering technical procurement solutions;
• Experience of working in a developing country (desirable);
• Demonstrable experience of working in complex and time-pressured contexts;
• Experience of driving process improvement within a procurement services team;

Closing: 16, April 2023

Main Job Purpose

This role works to support Group Legal Counsel and business units with timely advice on Group legal issues ranging from contractual arrangements with clients, partners, subcontractors and consultants, tender submissions, various forms of guarantees, international supply chain procurement and enquiries from our overseas offices.

MAIN ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide timely and accurate legal advice and practical solutions to all Crown Agents’ businesses both locally and internationally
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary colleagues at Head Office and in international operations on contractual and other legal matters relating to the day-to-day operation of the business
• Draft, review, negotiate and provide legal advice to internal business clients on a wide range of contractual documents including teaming and consortium agreements, joint venture agreements, subcontracts, confidentiality agreements, consultancy agreements, services agreements, framework agreements, licensing agreements, guarantees, international supply chain arrangements, tender documents and all forms of procurement undertaken by Crown Agents
• Ensure that contracts and other legal documents are effectively and properly drafted, and reviewed and interpreted to identify legal risks and minimise such risks and liabilities for the business
• Assist with the development and updating of legal templates
• Liaise with and manage external counsel when required
• Provide advice and assistance on other matters as and when required, including but not limited to:
  • setting up and maintenance of Group legal entities
  • Group’s existing and future intellectual property rights portfolio
  • data protection related matters
  • disputes and litigation
  • Group’s office leases
• Liaise with Group Compliance when required on legal matters
• Convey legal advice in a manner understandable to non-lawyers
• Assist with the delivery of legal training
• Remain abreast of legal developments in the key jurisdictions in which Crown Agents operates
• Be aware of, adhere to and reinforce Group policies and procedures, particularly in respect of safeguarding, in accordance with Crown Agent’s commitment to working to the highest quality standards and striving for continual improvement
• Be aware of and compliant with all the standards following Safeguarding procedures and policies. Promote Crown Agents speak up culture to protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
• Any other duties as appropriate to the position, as may be required

General

• Be aware of and adhere to organisational quality standards and procedures in accordance with Crown Agent’s commitment to working to the highest quality standards and striving for continual improvement.

Safeguarding

• Be aware of and compliant with Safeguarding procedures and policies.
• Promote Crown Agents speak up culture to protect the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

Requirements

• Qualified Lawyer
• Experience in commercial, procurement, corporate law practice.  
• Knowledge of the international donor and aid sector an advantage.

Closing: 31, April 2023

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB

Financial Accounting

• Ensure comprehensive financial accounts are maintained for CA Kenya to comply with local regulations & corporate governance
• Record all financial transactions by entering them into the accounting system
• Review the monthly P&L and balance sheet of the CA Kenya, ensuring that the balance sheet is reconciled monthly
• Liaise with HQ to ensure finance month end processes are completed in line with deadlines
• Manage the timely preparation & submission of the annual statutory accounts for the CA Kenya and liaise with the external auditors regarding the annual audits

Management Accounting

• Manage and review monthly management accounts providing detailed commentary for actual versus budget analysis
• Assist management with the preparation and review of required budgets and forecasts, including the annual corporate CA Kenya budget
• Preparation of meaningful statistics, KPIs and variance analysis
• Posting of required month end journals such as accruals and prepayments

Project Accounting

• Manage the project accounting for any locally delivered contracts
• Work with project managers to ensure project expenditure incurred in line with budget whilst adhering to all client and internal CA controls
• Support in the preparation and submission of client reports as and when required

Treasury

• Forecast cash flow positions, related funding needs from HQ, and available funds for HQ cash-pooling
• Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and project delivery requirements
• Maintain and implement a system of polices and procedures that create an adequate level of control over treasury activities

Payroll

• Undertake the preparation of the monthly payroll ensuring all necessary payment adjustments and deductions are efficiently and accurately reflected
• Ensure compliance with internal CA payroll policies as well as local statutory payroll and tax requirements

Control Function

• Ensure that adequate financial and internal audit controls are in place, are aligned with group polices and are monitored on a regular basis
• Substantiate financial transactions by reviewing and verifying supporting documentation

Fixed Assets

• Manage the fixed asset process, ensuring assets are correctly capitalized, depreciated and disposed in line with internal controls and processes

Taxation

• Ensure that local taxation requirements for the CA Kenya are adhered to including meeting Revenue Authority deadlines (corporation tax, sales tax, withholding tax, payroll etc)
• Liaise with company secretary to ensure prompt filing of company documents and statutory returns as and when due
• This role may be required to ensure taxation and legal compliance for Crown Agents Uganda Ltd

Office Operations

• Ensure relevant insurance (WIBA, Personal Accident, medical, asset etc) is in place, manage regular payments and coordinate claims as the need arises
• Manage membership to group pension scheme ensuring liaison with the fund and making timely payments of staff contributions
• Oversee the management of office operations and ensure the smooth running of the office
• Ensure all licenses, business permits are obtained and renewed within the legal requirements

Line Management

• Line manage and successfully develop the Admin Assistant/Officer

Requirements

Qualification

• Minimum of a degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
• Full professional qualifications in accounting CPAK, ACCA or similar.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in finance
• Proven track record in financial accounts and management reporting
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities and work independently
• Experience of working in an international organisation.
• Knowledge of local tax legislation required.
• Experience with Sun Accounting System (desirable not essential)

MAIN JOB PURPOSE

Crown Agents is looking to recruit a Test Consultant to lead and facilitate testing on two key transformation programmes, driving strategic objective and business improvement for the whole organisation.

Finance System and Business Transformation programme include implementation of an upgraded version of Infor SUN and relaunching the business processes to deliver the most value to the organisation. Another key piece of work is to replace the existing Time Recording and Expense Management system, a global corporate system which is used by permanent employees, project employees, agency staff and contractors. 

Both programmes are running in parallel and with the launch scheduled for July 2023, would have multiple dependencies which need to be identified and managed appropriately.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF JOB

• Determine and advise the programmes on the overall testing approach, key inputs, dependencies and resource demands.
• Lead and facilitate on the designing test plans, managing test execution, collating results and produce test outcome reports.
• Work with the business team to define test cases to ensure it meets the business requirements for both technical and non-technical parts of the final solution.
• Identifying and agreeing the effort required from the business and clearly defined success criteria with the end users.
• Actively contribute to the project plan to ensure testing is completed within the required timelines.
• Facilitate and attend progress review meetings to provide updates on the status.
• Seek guidance on the business-critical processes and support the programme to make decisions on the final summary of the test report.
• Collaborating with the users present in different geographies and business areas across the organisation.
• Identify any risks and issues emerging from the testing and escalate to the Programme Manager. 

Requirement

Qualification

• Degree level or equivalent working experience

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience of leading and facilitating testing within transformation programmes, ideally on the Finance Systems.
• Demonstrate strong experience of Microsoft Office.
• Experience of testing tools would be an advantage.
• Self-motivated and willing to take ownership of the planning and execution of testing tasks, with the flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines, and ability to deliver under pressure.
• Works effectively across cross geographies teams.
• Being able to articulate challenges and risks to the senior stakeholders in the plain and non-technical language. 

CLOSING DATE: 22-Mar-2023

We are now seeking an energetic, passionate and highly ambitious individual to join our Executive Team to drive the next stage of growth in an organisation that combines commercial expertise with a deep public sector ethos. 

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Commercial Officer will lead, invigorate and develop business growth and delivery, with responsibility for the overall leadership, development, planning and delivery of the Supply Chain function and Commercial Development Office. 

As a key member of our Executive Team, you will participate in corporate decision making, advocating and implementing strategies throughout the organisation. You will be a compelling thought leader and will manage key relationships on behalf of Crown Agents with governments, donors, partners,the international development community, and other stakeholders.

This role offers a unique opportunity for an individual with a genuine passion to bring lasting change all over the world, and across a multitude of disciplines. The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic and a can-do attitude. 

You will demonstrate significant experience of strategic and operational leadership internationally, leading teams to win and deliver large scale programmes. 

You will have excellent interpersonal skills, a strong network and a proven track record of building impactful relationships across a range of stakeholders. 

Crucially, you will bring an ability to inspireand lead others through positivity, ambition and drive, a strong commercial acumen and, most importantly, will be demonstrably aligned with our mission, values and goals.

CLOSING DATE: 03-April-2023

MAIN JOB PURPOSE

• To manage, execute and grow Crown Agents inspections business across multiple sectors (including Humanitarian, Utilities, Energy and Industrial) in local country and support the same regionally across the African continent.
• Contribute to establishing the company as a respected provider of inspection services regionally across the African continent.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Win

• Win new Inspection opportunities across both areas to help clients ensure the integrity of their purchases
• Network with clients, partners and associate consultants to enhance client awareness of company services and capabilities
• Develop and manage relationships with senior clients and their teams, acting as a trusted expert advisor
• Identify new business opportunities, by helping clients identify further inspection needs and by identifying and developing potential new inspection clients.

Manage

• Develop, review and approve inspection reports before release to the client
• Undertake line management of relevant staff, supporting them to deliver excellent client outcomes, continually develop their skillset and ensuring future business continuity
• Manage financial inputs/analysis of the company’s regional business as a part of the overall global QAIS business including monthly reporting and narratives associated with forecasting and actuals back to the Head of Quality Assurance and Inspection Services
• Own and ensure achievement of financial targets for the company’s regional business
• Develop and expand a database of new inspectors across the African region, aid the onboarding process and continually monitor the quality of inspection work undertaken to ensure it complies to the company Q&A System

Deliver

• Support and challenge all team members to meet or surpass agreed targets
• Contribute to and maintain refreshed marketing material and utilise to aid business growth
• Contribute to and maintain refreshed website presence and utilise to aid business growth
• Develop and maintain a robust profitable pipeline for the company’s East Asia Inspections Business with an accurate forecast profile
• Strive to adopt new processes and procedures to allow more efficient ways of working across the inspection business

Build

• Lead the development of a compelling Inspection service offer to clients across all potential sectors
• Build a strong Track Record database through corporate systems for the company’s Nigerian Inspection business
• Build a strong internal presence for QAIS in CA by communicating with other areas of the business and sharing QAIS updates
• Build and maintain relationships with the country managers of each Inspection office. Work together to achieve business stream goals

Any other duties as appropriate to the position, as requested

About you

Requirements

Qualifications

• BSc in Engineering or similar qualification (Desirable)
• Previous inspection experience in manufacturing business is required.
• Experience of growing businesses desirable i.e. from either operational management or sales / business development roles

Position Summary

Crown Agents are currently seeking a Demand-Side Incentive Technical Advisor who will be responsible for designing and implementing a multi-country Gavi-funded program to increase demand and vaccination coverage among missed and hard to reach populations. He/ She will be responsible for working with local partners across 4 countries to design and implement low-cost demand side incentive activities (predominately cash-transfers) to boost immunisation coverage. He/She will document lessons learnt and develop plans to scale successful initiatives. He/She will also act a Deputy Team Lead and support to Team Leader in providing overall management to the programme, including management of staff, capacity building, technical oversight and stakeholder engagement. The deputy team leader will assist the team leader in ensuring quality of deliverables and overall compliance with GAVI standards.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and technical leadership and direction, defining and implementing activities in collaboration with local partners to achieve the greatest impact toward project goals and objectives.
• Lead the design and implementation of low-cost context specific demand side incentive activities to increase immunisation demand.
• Support the Team Lead with strategic and operational planning, including work planning, and ensure project compliance with all contractual reporting and financial requirements of GAVI and Crown Agents.
• Mentor and manage staff in a respectful and transparent manner, identify capacity needs and support staff to build their technical and administrative capacities.
• Responsible for providing overall technical guidance, identify learning needs of project staff and troubleshoot technical issues related to project implementation.
• Mentor and manage staff in a respectful and transparent manner, identify capacity needs and support staff to build their technical and administrative capacities.
• Contribute to generate comprehensive, interesting, and accessible progress reports and evaluation reports in collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation Lead in line with the program approved plans and manuals.
• Provide oversight and technical support to implementing partners, and cross-learning between partnerships across program interventions.

Requirements:

• Experience in Cash-Transfer programmes and proven expertise delivering large scale Cash Transfer programmes in health
• Advanced degree from an accredited university in public health, global health, social behaviour change, international development, or a related discipline is required.
• Strong proven technical expertise in the field of demand side incentives in health and/or routine immunisation programming.
• Deep technical understanding of cash-transfer programmes and proven expertise delivering large scale cash transfer programmes in health
• Minimum of ten (10) years of project management experience, including five (5) years in senior management positions responsible for managing staff and consortiums, experience with Gavi-funded projects desirable.
• Experience working in fragile contexts on health programming, including immunizations, health financing, improving and access to care.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee planning, coordination, and day to day implementation of technical activities in partnership with the technical team and the team lead.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop relations with local counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to gender and social inclusion
• Williness and ability to travel
• Fluency in English

Position Summary

Crown Agents are currently seeking a Deputy Team Leader who will be responsible for supporting the Team Leader in providing overall management to the programme, including management of staff, capacity building, technical oversight and stakeholder engagement. He/she will coordinate the development, implementation and reporting on detailed management plans across all countries. The deputy team leader will assist the team leader in ensuring quality of deliverables and overall compliance with GAVI standards. He/ she will also act as technical lead and provide overall technical oversight and technical management for the team.

Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities of the Deputy Team Lead Include:

• Support the Team Lead with strategic and operational planning, including work planning, and ensure project compliance with all contractual reporting and financial requirements of FCDO and Crown Agents
• Support the Team Leader in providing strategic and technical leadership and direction, defining and implementing activities to achieve the greatest impact toward project goals and objectives
• Mentor and manage staff in a respectful and transparent manner, identify capacity needs and support staff to build their technical and administrative capacities
• Responsible for providing overall technical guidance, technical assistance and mentoring in the delivery of immunization services, DSI; identify learning needs of project staff and troubleshoot technical issues related to project implementation
• Mentor and manage staff in a respectful and transparent manner, identify capacity needs and support staff to build their technical and administrative capacities
• Support the Team Leader in engaging and collaborating with other development partners operating in the same geographic location and/or operating in the same technical space.
• Contribute to generate comprehensive, interesting, and accessible progress reports and evaluation reports in collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation Lead in line with the program approved plans and manuals.
• Provide oversight and technical support to implementing partners, and cross-learning between partnerships across program interventions.

About you

The position is open to global applicants, however there is apreference to be based within one of Crown Agents regional country offices (Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe). Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project, and selection of final applicant is subject to GAVI approval. The project is anticipated to begin in April 2023.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree from an accredited university in public health, global health, social behaviour change, international development, or a related discipline is required.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of project management experience, including five (5) years in senior management positions responsible for managing staff and consortiums, experience with Gavi-funded projects desirable.
• Strong proven technical expertise in the field of demand side incentives in health and/or routine immunisation programming.
• Experience working in fragile contexts on health programming, including immunizations, health financing, improving and access to care.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee planning, coordination, and day to day implementation of technical activities in partnership with the technical team and the team lead.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in strategic thinking, policy analysis and communication skills
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop relations with local counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to gender and social inclusion
• Williness and ability to travel
• Fluency in English

About the role

Crown Agents are currently seeking a seasoned Team Leader who will provide strategic, technical, and managerial oversight of the programme. He/She will be responsible for ensuring the successful and timely delivery of the programme deliverables in accordance with the terms, conditions and regulations of Gavi. He/she will supervise a team of country-based experts, local partners as well as a programme technical and support team. He/She will also be responsible for overall management and coordination of consortium partners, implementing partners and other relevant stakeholders.  The Team Leader will act has the primary representational link with GAVI staff for the activity and will liaise with the Mission to provide project updates, discuss strategies, obstacles, performance plans, and progress against targets.

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Set the strategy and oversee total implementation of programme deliverables against contracted deliverables
• Build and support a cohesive technical and operational team that is effective, efficient, and outcome-orientated
• Socialise and lead team to work in ways that align to Crown Agents’ Ways of Working, GESI and Adaptive Management delivery strategies
• Lead and drive continuous quality improvement processes
• Where applicable coordinate activities with other Crown Agents programmes in country
• Work closely with Crown Agents Global Health team to distil and apply lessons learnt from work in the programme countries across the Crown Agents portfolio of programmes

 Stakeholder coordination

• Establish and maintain effective, trust-based relationship and dialogue with Crown Agents programme sub-contractors, MoH and other programme stakeholders across the programme countries
• Establish and maintain effective, trust-based relationship and dialogue with key programme representatives from Gavi
• Represent the project and Crown Agents in national, regional, and international fora, including technical conferences and policy briefings, and share information about project achievements and lessons learned within the organization and wider development community

Technical leadership

• Work in close collaboration with the in-country technical specialists to provide national MOH’s with sound technical assistance on the preparation and implementation of the role out demand-side incentives to increase vaccination coverage
• Oversee technical direction and project delivery to ensure activities are in line with the performance framework and meet all standard operational policies and procedures
• Oversee development, review, and monitoring of yearly work plans, project strategy documents, implementation measures, knowledge management, and sustainability efforts to ensure long- and short-term impact goals are achieved
• Quality assurance of technical products developed

 Programme Management

• Provide overall technical, programmatic, financial oversight of the programme
• Provide strategic management of the programme including overseeing all inception phase and planning activities, and subsequent implementation strategies, to ensure activities are implemented within timelines to achieve expected results
• Manage consortium partnerships and maintain collaborative partner relations, ensuring that all partners are aware of the project’s expectations and are actively involved in achieving the objectives while using the project management tools developed or adapted for the consortium
• Work closely with the Programme Management and Technical Advisory teams within Crown Agents HQ to ensure programme deliverables are implemented according to Gavi standards and regulations

Person Specification:

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• At least 15 years’ experience working in the international development/global health field in a leadership role
• At least 10 years of project management experience with previous experience as Team Leader, Chief of Party, Project Director, Deputy Team Leader, Deputy Chief of Party, of institutional donor funded programs.
• Strong proven technical expertise in the field of demand side incentives in health and/or routine immunisation programming
• Experience working in fragile contexts on health programming, including immunizations, health financing, improving quality of and access to care, building capacity of local partners and Demand Side Incentives (DSI), including conditional and/or unconditional cash transfers.
• Excellent people management skills, managing and coordinating teams within a matrix organisation and based in multiple locations.
• Proven experience managing diverse sub-grantees/sub-contractors, including INGO, NGO, local FBO and private sector actors.
• Experience working with Gavi and Alliance partners
• Expertise in stakeholder engagement, inspiring action based on evidence and influencing change, including with governments, partners and clients
• Proven experience managing programmes including work planning, financing management and programme quality assurance and control
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop relations with local counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to gender and social inclusion
• Fluency in English