An indigenous non-profit and non-governmental organization with head office in Abuja and field offices in several locations in Nigeria is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Job Code: FIN030
Location: Abuja
Job Descriptions
- We are in search of highly skilled, dynamic, committed, bright individuals with good work ethics and high level of integrity to work with our highly experienced team.
- If your energy for our vision of saving lives, along with technical skills match our need to keep delivering a Program that continues to strengthen the health system in Nigeria; then apply if the position suits your skills and abilities:
Specific Objectives
- Implement financial procedures in line with organizational requirements
- Recording and reconciliation of project accounts and income recognition.
- Timely and accurate recording of all financial transactions in line with organizational and donor requirements and deadlines.
- Preparation of accurate and timely information for budget monitoring and progress reporting of program funds and grants.
- Assist and manage field office financial systems
- Implement accounting and financial policies to ensure financial integrity of programs
- Collaborate with the Deputy Director, Finance to monitor subcontracts budget compliances
- Monitoring of the petty cash and bank balances to ensure sufficient funds are always available depending on the program needs.
- Management and reconciliation of the bank and cash accounts, preparation of the weekly petty cash counts and monthly financial records including cashbooks, ensuring financial and resource accountability and effective management for records as required for auditing.
- Collection and filing of regular financial reports and budget records.
- Take the lead in monitoring expenditure, preparing accurate and timely monthly FFR reports and financial statements
- Oversee maintenance of the project’s finance filing system
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Ability
- University degree in Accounting, Finance or its equivalent. CPA. ACA, ICAN or recognized equivalent is a requirement.
- At least six years’ experience and professional qualification experience in budgeting, financial management and Finance, preferably with at least 3 years of NGO experience in a similar position in a CDC/USAID funded project.
- Working knowledge of GAAPS. USG rules and regulation including HSS grant policy, 45 CFR 75, A122 other donor regulations with strong financial accounting, modeling and analytic skills to ensure accurate and timely reporting and analysis of information to management.
- High level of attention to details in all aspects of work responsibilities and Independent judgment and discretion in completing assignments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to articulate results and recommendations of analysis to a variety of audiences within the organization (for example, laterally across peers, upwards to senior management).
- Experience with word processing and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Word and Excel).
- Strong sense of natural curiosity to study a problem and identify root causes, make logical connections/conclusions from scattered data.
- Excellent experience with financial systems and Tally 9 ERP software.
Job Title: Knowledge Management Officer
Job Code: KMO005
Location: Kaduna
Job Descriptions
- We are in search of highly skilled, dynamic, committed, bright individuals with good work ethics and high level of integrity to work with our highly experienced team.
- If your energy for our vision of saving lives, along with technical skills match our need to keep delivering a Program that continues to strengthen the health system in Nigeria; then apply if the position suits your skills and abilities:
Specific Objectives
- Manage the successful execution of knowledge sharing events including periodic seminars/webinars, workshops, conferences, and peer learning sessions. S/he will ensure that relevant project experiences (including success stories), outputs and lessons learned are captured, documented and disseminated, in line with best practices.
- Support development of training material, job aids and IEC Materials for project
- Work collaboratively with program staff to identify, and prioritize types of knowledge to develop and capture
- Maintain processes to ensure knowledge management efforts inform decision during project implementation
- Support documentation of lessons learnt, best practices and proven innovations in program design, implementation, monitoring and reporting to improve program design and implementation strategy
- Provide support to program staff to develop presentations and other media to highlight our work to stakeholders and meet project requirements
- Work with the project team to develop and publish research papers and other scientific publication.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Ability
- Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Health Communication, Public Health or relevant field. A Master’s degree would be an advantage.
- Experience in RMNCH programs/projects and knowledge of the RMNCH Landscape in Nigeria would be an advantage
- At least 5 years’ experience in a training or program management role in a similar setting
- Familiarity with principles of Implementation research, organizational learning and development, and their link to social change. Demonstrated understanding of knowledge management principles and capacity to deliver knowledge management and/or organizational learning activities.
- Ability to translate technical information into practical guidance and tools and effectively communicate these using print, electronic and presentation media.
- Sensitivity to cultures and social systems, and genuine interest in capacity building responses to development issues.
- Fluency in English. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Co -Authorship of conference papers or published research would be an advantage.
Deadline: 17th May, 2020.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their current CV in Microsoft Word format alongside their Suitability Statement not more than 200 words to: projectrecruitment255@gmail.com The subject of the email should be the Job Code, Location and Applicant Full Name; e.g. COM01 Abuja, ESTHER ISA
Note
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted to advance to the next stage of the selection process
- Applications are reviewed in the order of arrival and we reserve the right to close the offer before the term initially indicated if suitable applications are received
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