Job Openings at NESSACTION

Background

• The Admin Officer will assist the Admin, Finance & HR Departments in adhering to the compliance procedures for all operational and program-related activities and NESSACTION’s financial implementation, and ensure adequate internal controls are in place and in compliance with laws, regulations, donor requirements and NESSACTION’s policies and procedures.
• If you have the required skills and experiences to excel as an Admin Officer in our organization, do apply now!
• The position is for a short term, subject to renewal based on performance and funding availability. The post holder would be expected to work 40 hours a week. The position has a competitive salary as obtainable in the industry.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in receiving guests, responding on official correspondence via mail and phone calls, filing of documents and general office management
• Assist in inventory management and reporting, handling the petty cash register and ensuring availability of office supplies
• Assist in conducting facility assessments, raising requisitions, analysing vendor bids and securing approvals for hiring of vendors in accordance with NESSACTION procurement policy.
• Assist in preparing travel itinerary, training checklists and provision of logistics in accordance with NESSACTION’s travel policy.
• Assist in sorting and reviewing timesheets for coding, leave, holidays, etc.
• Assist with managing Procurement archiving and ensure monthly updates.
• Support audits (donor, internal, external, statutory) by retrieving and refilling documents.
• Assist in coordinating with all Program Officers to collect necessary documents and ensure proper documentation after return from field activities.
• Assist in ensuring all income taxes, withholding taxes, VAT, and other taxes are withheld and paid accordingly.
• Work closely with the Admin, Finance & HR and Program departments to ensure the Standard Operating Procedures for voucher redemption are followed properly.
• Assist with the monitoring of expenditures to ensure they remain within authorized levels.
• Assist in examining the validity of requests for increases in imprest levels; preparing disbursement vouchers to replenish imprest accounts.
• Assist in investigating erroneous charges and take appropriate corrective accounting actions.
• Assist in scrutinize source documents for completeness, accuracy, and validity of charges.
• Assist in financial management, tracking, preparing payment letters, drafting financial statements to donors, and recording them accordingly.
• Conduct herself/himself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to NESSACTION and not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
• Other Responsibilities as Assigned.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the values and ethical standards of NESSACTION
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of NESSACTION.
• Displays gender, regional, religion/belief, race, nationality, culture, age sensitivity, and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning:

• Shares knowledge and experience.
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan, and applies newly acquired skills.

Development and Operational Effectiveness:

• Ability to perform various standard tasks related to the provision of financial services.
• Good knowledge of NESSACTION’s admin and procurement rules and regulations.
• Good IT skills.

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Background

• The Finance Officer under the supervision of the Chief Finance Officer will assist the Finance & HR Department in adhering to the compliance procedures for all operational and program-related activities and NESSACTION’s financial implementation, and ensure adequate internal controls are in place and in compliance with laws, regulations, donor requirements and NESSACTION’s policies and procedures.
• If you have the required skills and experiences to excel as a Finance Officer in our organization, do apply now!
• The position is short term, subject to renewal based on performance and funding availability. The post holder would be expected to work 40 hours a week. The position has a competitive salary as obtainable in the industry.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Chief Finance Officer in enhancing the efficiency of the existing control system and ensure any identified compliance gaps are corrected.
• Enter transactions into the accounting software accurately.
• Assist with preparing Monthly Payroll related statutory remittances (PAYE, Pensions, NHF, NSITF)
• Assist the team in the preparation of Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
• Sorting and reviewing timesheets for coding, leave, holidays, etc.
• Assist with managing Finance archiving and ensure monthly updates of the finance archiving index.
• Support audits (donor, internal, external, statutory) by retrieving and refilling documents.
• Make payments on the bank platforms, print off all payment vouchers, and match them with the document to be filled.
• Coordinate with all Program Officers to collect necessary documents and ensure proper documentation after return from field activities.
• Make sure all income taxes, withholding taxes, VAT, and other taxes are withheld and paid accordingly.
• Work closely with the Admin & HR and Program departments to ensure the Standard Operating Procedures for voucher redemption are followed properly.
• Assist with the monitoring of expenditures to ensure they remain within authorized levels.
• Examine the validity of requests for increases in imprest levels; prepares disbursement vouchers to replenish imprest accounts.
• Investigate erroneous charges and take appropriate corrective accounting actions.
• Scrutinize source documents for completeness, accuracy, and validity of charges.
• Assist in financial management, tracking, preparing payment letters, drafting financial statements to donors, and recording them accordingly.
• Conduct herself/himself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to NESSACTION and not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
• Other Responsibilities as Assigned.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the values and ethical standards of NESSACTION
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of NESSACTION.
• Displays gender, regional, religion/belief, race, nationality, culture, age sensitivity, and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning:

• Shares knowledge and experience.
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan, and applies newly acquired skills.

Development and Operational Effectiveness:

• Ability to perform various standard tasks related to the provision of financial services.
• Good knowledge of NESSACTION’s financial rules and regulations.
• Good IT skills.

Leadership and Self-Management:

• Focuses on results for the client and responds positively to feedback.
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
• Remains calm, in control, and good-humored even under pressure.

Required Skills and Experience

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or any related field
• At least five(5) years or more experience in an international NGO’s finance/compliance department is preferred.
• Familiarity with office machines (e.g. scanners, printers, etc.)
• Knowledge of office management and basic bookkeeping
• Proficient in English (oral and written)
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office packages (especially Excel and Word)
• Strong communication and people skills
• Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities
• Problem-solving skills.
• Language Requirements:
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Proficiency in French and/or any other language will be a plus.

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Background

• The Technical Assistant (IT – Power BI, Tableau) under the supervision of the IT Officer will assist the IT Department to develop, maintain and manage advanced reporting, analytics, dashboards in Tableau and/or PowerBI. Ability to identify right data Visualization based on Business requirement. Perform and document data analysis, data validation and data mapping design.
• If you have the required skills and experiences to excel as a Technical Assistant (IT) in our organization, do apply now!
• The position requires service delivery meeting procurement requirements and web portal management for a short term, subject to renewal based on performance and funding availability. The post holder would be expected to work remotely and in person when required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Study, analyze and understand business requirements in context to business intelligence.
• Design and map data models to shift raw data into meaningful insights.
• Utilize Power BI to build interactive and visually appealing dashboards and reports.
• Spot key performance indicators with apt objectives
• Analyze previous and present data for better decision making
• Transform business requirements into technical publications
• Build multi-dimensional data models
• Develop strong data documentation about algorithms, parameters, models
• Perform detailed analysis on tested and deployed Power BI scripts
• Run DAX queries and functions in Power BI
• Define and design new systems
• Take care of data warehouse development
• Make essential technical and strategic changes to improvise present business intelligence systems
• Identify the requirements and develop custom charts accordingly
• SQL querying for better results
• Coordinate with all Program Officers to collect necessary documents and ensure proper documentation after return from field activities.
• Conduct herself/himself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to NESSACTION and not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
• Other Responsibilities as Assigned.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the values and ethical standards of NESSACTION
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of NESSACTION.
• Displays gender, regional, religion/belief, race, nationality, culture, age sensitivity, and adaptability

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning:

• Shares knowledge and experience.
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan, and applies newly acquired skills.

Development and Operational Effectiveness:

• Good knowledge of NESSACTION’s policies, rules and regulations.
• Good IT skills.

Leadership and Self-Management:

• Focuses on results for the client and responds positively to feedback.
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
• Remains calm, in control, and good-humored even under pressure.

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience with BI tools
• Experience of working with BI tools and BI systems. Ability to build rich dashboards, write DAX expressions, and implement security.
• Scripting and programming language such as Python is an added advantage.
• Experience in data specific roles
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience of working with BI tools.
• Showcase knowledge of database management, SQL querying, data modeling, Online Analytical Processing.
• Well-informed about Microsoft BI Stack
• It will be an added advantage if the applicant has in depth knowledge of Microsoft Business Intelligence stack like Power Pivot, SSRS, SSIS, and SSAS.
• Strong communication and people skills
• Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities
• Problem-solving skills.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English. Proficiency in French and/or any other language will be a plus.