Finance and Admin Assistant Digital Futures (PMU)

Sightsavers

Published

27 Jul 2026

Country: KenyaOrganization: SightsaversClosing date: 9 Aug 2026Location: Nairobi, KenyaContract: Two-year fixed term contract (renewable subject to funding) Working hours: 35 hours weekly, full timeSalary: Local Terms and Conditions applyAbout the roleSightsavers are excited to be recruiting a new team member to join the Digital Futures PMU team. The Finance and Admin Assistant Digital Futures reporting to the Finance Lead, provides administrative and financial support to the Digital Futures Programme. If you have previous experience in a similar role and hold a recognised qualification or degree in business administration, social sciences or similar this is a great next step in your career.Responsibilities include but not limited to:Coordinating logistics for programme meetings, workshops, training and events.Arranging travel, accomodation and flights and support onboarding and orientation logistics for programme consultants and temporary staff.Drafting correspondence, memos, keep all filing systems in good order, tracking action points from meetings and supporting follow up with stakeholdersAssisting teams in the organisation of field trips, stakeholder engagement and programme activitiesProcessing payment requests for the programme management unitAssisting in tracking partner transfers and preparing supporting documentation for reporting, compliance and audit purposesOrganising finance files and supporting documentationSkills and ExperienceThe successful candidate will hold the required qualification, have strong administrative and documentation/filing skills, good IT and numeracy, awareness and experience of using AI to enhance ways of working and bring previous skills and experience in a similar role to the opportunity we offer.The Finance and Admin Assistant Digital Futures is a highly varied and involved role. Please read the job description for full details.The recruitment process will consist of an online written task lasting up to one hour. Candidates successful at this stage will be invited to attend an on-site interview lasting up to one hour. Finalists will then be invited to a final interview lasting up to 45 minutes.We intend to conduct interviews from week commencing 17 August 2026 onwards. Depending on the response to this vacancy we reserve the right to close this ad early.The deadline to apply for this opportunity will be Sunday 9 August 2026 23.30pm BST UK.How to applyNext StepsPlease simply use this link 'Apply here' and please apply in English. We are particularly interested in understanding your reasons for wanting to work with Sightsavers. We encourage female applications for this opportunity.As a global equal opportunities Employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations we work in.Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.