Job Opportunities at Ambassadors of Dialogue, Climate and Reintegration (DCR Ambassadors)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Program Manager leads design, implementation, and monitoring of projects and reports to the Program Coordinator. The Program manager will work hand in hand with the management team to provide oversight to program implementation including strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial and ensure that grants management integrity of the entire project is met. S/he will be responsible for oversight of work plan implementation, ensuring compliance with DCR regulations. PM will coordinate with the project team and oversee staff to ensure sub-awards achieve program goals. S/he will develop, maintain, strengthen and expand a collaborative approach and program documentation. S/he will serve as the primary point of contact on program management with donor and stakeholders. The Program Manager will provide technical oversight to raise awareness about the effects of the violence on women and girls in general, with an emphasis on coaching staff to build their capacity, advocating for improved services for women and girls, and ensuring quality response to reach women and girls in conflict affected areas. The PM will liaise with team members and other departments for coordination and to carry out job responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports management in providing management and technical oversight of programs, ensuring that program activities are effectively and efficiently implemented
• Provides management and support for work planning, project implementation, budget development and tracking, and sub awards management within established policies and principles of DCR,  within the regulations and standards set by the donor;
• Ensures that rigorous analytical management systems are in place and that staff are capable of enforcement of compliance of these systems to achieve financial administrative and programmatic goals;
• Oversees work plan monitoring systems development and implementation
• Provide coordination of various administrative and finance support units to ensure projects receive the quality and quantity of services required in a timely manner;
• Provides timely and accurate programmatic reports and other contractual deliverables to management and donors as required;
• Works with the Project leadership in communicating with donors and partners about the project
• Provides training, mentoring and coaching to program management and project staff
• Supervise and manage the program team to ensure conformity to the project goals and deliverables.
• Ensure that project activities are executed successfully, completed within time frames and project scope to meet program objectives
• Ensure timely writing of program reports for review and thereafter onward submission to Programs Coordinator and the donor as stipulated in sub contract agreement; provide input to manuscripts for publication and presentations as necessary
• Provide guidance and advice to the programs management team on technical issues of gender mainstreaming and related advocacy in projects
• Network and maintain a dialogue with relevant stakeholders e.g. Government Institutions, National and International Development Organizations to ensure collaboration and synergy on projects and sharing of experiences on gender issues.
• Coordinate and attend training workshops for self, relevant stakeholders, staff and key actors on gender-related topics including identifying training needs and organize training on gender mainstreaming for the organization, target communities, beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Support the media and communications team in preparation and dissemination of information related to gender and women empowerment.
• Support the monitoring, evaluation and reporting on gender mainstreaming by ensuring the collection of relevant baseline information and formulation of indicators that are sensitive to gender.
• Assist with other team and organizational activities as may be required

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and Experience:

• Must have a university degree in Public administration, Project Management, or other relevant social science or arts course, certificate in social work and development, with significant relevant work experience in conflict affected areas.
• 3 years program management experience, preferably in insecure locations,
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in gender, advocacy, and women empowerment issues with additional understanding of Gender-Based Violence(GBV) and Violence Against Women and Girls(VAWG)
• Demonstrated experience working with international organizations and systems/regulations in gender programming and gender mainstreaming.

Skills:

• Good interpersonal and team building skills.
• Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable security environment.
• Knowledge and experience of participatory planning methods
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in grant management and proposal writing is preferred
• Excellent social and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with diverse staff and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to deal with project implementation;
• Strong understanding of inclusion and mainstreaming issues and approaches;
• Sound and proven management skills and ability to work inclusively and collaboratively.
• Practical knowledge and experience in operational and programme approaches.
• Computer skills particularly, experience with MS office suites  strongly preferred.
• Languages: Fluency in English ( spoken and written), Hausa and KanuriHow to Apply:

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JOB DESCRIPTION

The Executive Director is resoresponsible for the day-to-day administration of DCR Ambassadors. The Executive Director is responsible for overseeinghuman resources, programs, and strategic plan of the organization. She is expected to establish contact with donors and development corporations towards fundraising, grantmaking, community outreach and marketing of the organisation to the public.

The position reports directly to the Board of Directors.

 RESPONSIBILITIES

•   Trustee Board Governance:  She works to provide secretariat suppirt to the Trustee Board to fulfill the organization's mission.
• She is responsible for leading staff/volunteers/interns/consultants in a manner that supports and guides the organization’s vision and mission as defined by the Board of Trustees.
• Responsible for communicating effectively with the Trustee Board and providing, in a timely and accurate manner, all information necessary for the Board to function properly and to make informed decisions.
•  Financial Performance and Viability:   Develops resources sufficient to ensure the financial stability of the organization.
• Responsible for fundraising and developing other revenues necessary to support  DCR Ambassadors’ vision and mission.
• Responsible for the fiscal integrity of the organization, including submissionmission Trustee Board of a proposed annual budget and monthly financial statements, which accurately reflect the financial condition of the organization.
• Responsible for fiscal management that generally anticipates operating within the approved budget, ensures maximum resource utilization, and maintenance of the organization in a positive financial position.
• Organization Mission and Strategy:  Works with the Trustee Board and staff to ensure that the mission and vision of the organization are fulfilled through programs, strategic planning, and community outreach.
• Responsible for implementation of the organizations' programs that carry out the organization’s mission.
• Responsible for strategic planning to ensure that the organization can successfully fulfill its Mission into the future.
• Responsible for the enhancement of DCR Ambassadors’ image by being active and visible in the community and by working closely with other professionals, civic and private organizations.
•  Organization Operations:  Oversees and implements appropriate resources to ensure that the operations of the organization are appropriate.
• Responsible for hiring and retention of competent, qualified staff.
• Responsible for effective administration of DCR Ambassadors’ operations.
• Responsible for signing all notes, agreements, and other instruments made and entered into and on behalf of the organization.

Actual Job Responsibilities

• Report to and work closely with the Board of Trustees to seek their involvement in policy decisions, fundraising and to increase the overall visibility of the organization.
• Supervise, collaborate with organization staff.
• Strategic planning and implementation.
• Planning and operation of annual budget.
• Serve as DCR Ambassadors’ primary spokesperson to the organization’s constituents, the media, and the general public.
• Establish and maintain relationships with various organizations and utilize those relationships to strategically enhance DCR Ambassadors’ Mission.
• Engage in fundraising and developing other revenues.
• Oversee Projects/Programs and other communications efforts.
• Oversee organization Trustee Board, and Management Committee meetings.
• Establishemployment and administrative policies and procedures for all functions and the day-to-day operation of the Organisation.
• Review and approve all service contracts.
• Other duties as assigned by the Board of Trustees.

Professional Qualifications/Skills Needed   

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in any field.
• Transparent and high integrity leadership.
• Five or more years of senior nonprofit management experience.
• Experience and skill in working with a Board of Trustees.
• High-level strategic thinking and planning.
• Ability to envision and convey the organization’s strategic future to the staff, board, volunteers, and donors.
• Ability to effectively communicate the organization’s mission to donors, volunteers, and the overall community.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee and collaborate with staff.
• A history of successfully generating new revenue streams and improving financial results.
• Active fundraising experience. Excellent donor relations skills and understanding of the funding community.
• Previous success in establishing relationships with individuals and organizations of influence including funders, partner agencies, and volunteers.
• Solid organizational abilities, including planning, delegating, program development, and task facilitation.
• Strong financial management skills, including budget preparation, analysis, decision making, and reporting.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong public speaking ability.
• Strong work ethic with a high degree of energy.
• Languages: Fluency in English ( spoken and written), Hausa and Kanuri

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JOB DESCRIPTION

The M&E Officer(s) will support the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Unit in implementing the M&E strategy, as detailed in the DRC AmbassadorsM&E plan, to periodically measure and report on the project performance, results, and impacts of the project. The M&E Officer(s) will provide day-to-day management of monitoring & evaluation activities, working with DCR Ambassadors staff, external consultants, key stakeholders, and volunteers involved in the project reporting process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the information-gathering process to report performance quarterly and annually.
• Institutionalize monitoring activities including, data collection, reports preparation, and documentation. This includes also exchanging and communicating information, results, and lessons learned, with staff and stakeholders. 
• Document good practice, analyze trends, and cross-cutting implementation issues.
• Provide support in the oversight of data quality control and review.
• Ensure the periodic reports are made publicly available on the DCR Ambassadors web page.
• Provide any other required assistance and guidance to the M&E unit; this includes working with external evaluators in the implementation of impact evaluation missions, responding to Donor’s requests for information: data sources, data measurement methods, frequency of data collection, disaggregation, etc.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and Experience:

• Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Economics, Public Policy, Social development, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation of interventions in cases of SGBV and VAWG
• Demonstrated experience working with international organizations and systems/regulations is strongly preferred

Skills:

• excellent social and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with diverse staff and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and keen attention to details
• computer skills particularly, experience with one or more types of data analysis and management software (e.g., Stata, SPSS) strongly preferred.
• Languages: Fluency in English ( spoken and written), Hausa, and Kanuri

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Project Assistant will assist the Program Manager in the discharge of his/her duties, while he/she reports to the Program Manager, they both report to the Program Coordinator. The Program Assistant will work hand in hand with the PM and management team to provide oversight to program implementation including strategic, programmatic, technical, financial and grants management integrity of the entire project is met. S/he will be responsible for oversight of workplan implementation, ensuring compliance with DCR Ambassadors regulations. The Project Assistant will provide technical support to PM for oversight to raise awareness about the effects of the violence on women and girls in general, with an emphasis on coaching staff to build their capacity, advocating for improved services for women and girls, and ensuring quality response to reach women and girls in conflict affected areas. The Project Assistant will liaise with  team members and other departments for coordination and to carry out job responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operationalize administrative procedures such as Time sheet, Travel and transportation, Documentation, and Procurement of services of Consultants.
• Create and update staff information in personnel files
• Pro-actively contribute to day-to-day project implementation and ensure conformity to expected results and project work-plan;
• Collect, register and maintain all information on project activities;
• Advise all project counterparts on applicable administrative procedures and ensures their proper implementation;
• Contribute to the preparation and implementation of progress reports;
• Prepare agendaand arrange field visits, appointments and meetings both internal and external related to the project activities and write minutes from the meetings;
• Prepare routine correspondence and memoranda for Executive Director's signature;
• Receive, screen and distribute correspondence and attach necessary background information.
• Follow-up on timely disbursements by donors/prime partner;
• Assist in the preparation of payments requests for operational expenses, salaries, insurance, etc. against project budget and work plan;
• Support the preparations of project work-plan and operational and financial planning processes;
• Monitor project activities, budget and financial expenditures and maintain a proper record of approved project budgets and their revisions;
• Prepare and submit expenditure and programme budget status reports;
• Prepare recurring reports as scheduled and special reports as required for budget preparations and audit;
• Undertake other financial and administrative tasks on an ad hoc basis.
• Arrange for equipment maintenance and insurance as required; in accordance with the Work Plan arranged for procurement of equipment, supplies and services;
• Ensure that contractual processes follow the stipulated procedures;
• Physically clear and ensure delivery of equipment and supplies procured for the various programme sites;
• Supervise and manage the program team to ensure conformity to the project goals and deliverables.
• Assist PM in ensuring project activities are executed successfully, completed within time frames and project scope meet program objectives.
• Assist PM in ensuring timely writing of program reports for review and thereafter onward submission to Programs Coordinator and the donor as stipulated in sub contract agreement; provide input to manuscripts for publication and presentations as necessary
• Provide guidance and advice to the programs management team on technical issues of gender mainstreaming and related advocacy in projects
• Assist PM in networking and maintaining dialogue with relevant stakeholders e.g. Government Institutions, National and International Development Organizations to ensure collaboration and synergy on projects and sharing of experiences on gender issues.
• Coordinate and attend training workshops for self, relevant stakeholders, staff and key actors on gender-related topics including identifying training needs and organize training on gender mainstreaming for the organization, target communities, beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Support the media and communications team in preparation and dissemination of information related to gender and women empowerment.
• Support the monitoring, evaluation and reporting on gender mainstreaming by ensuring the collection of relevant baseline information and formulation of indicators that are sensitive to gender.
• Assist with other team and organizational activities as may be required

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and Experience:

• Must have a degree in Public administration or other relevant social science or arts course, certificate in project management, social work and development, with significant relevant work experience in conflict affected areas are additional advantages.
• 2 years program management experience, preferably in insecure locations,
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in gender, advocacy, and women empowerment issues with additional understanding of Gender-Based Violence(GBV) and Violence Against Women and Girls(VAWG)
• Demonstrated experience working with international organizations and systems/regulations in gender programming and gender mainstreaming.

Skills:

• Good interpersonal and team building skills.
• Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable security environment.
• Experience in grant management and proposal writing is preferred
• Excellent social and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with diverse staff and stakeholders.
• Excellent skills in report writing and meeting date lines.
• Computer skills particularly, experience with MS office suites  strongly preferred.

Languages: Fluency in English (spoken and written), Hausa and Kanuri

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Program Assistant will assist the Program Manager in the discharge of his/her duties, while he/she reports to the Program Manager, they both report to the Program Coordinator. The Program Assistant will work hand in hand with the PM and management team to provide oversight to program implementation including strategic, programmatic, technical, financial, and grants management integrity of the entire project is met. S/he will be responsible for oversight of work plan implementation, ensuring compliance with DCR Ambassadors regulations. The Program Assistant will provide technical support to PM for oversight to raise awareness about the effects of the violence on women and girls in general, with an emphasis on coaching staff to build their capacity, advocating for improved services for women and girls, and ensuring quality response to reach women and girls in conflict-affected areas. The Project Assistant will liaise with team members and other departments for coordination and to carry out job responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operationalize administrative procedures such as Timesheet, Travel and transportation, Documentation, and Procurement of services of Consultants.
• Create and update staff information in personnel files
• Pro-actively contribute to day-to-day project implementation and ensure conformity to expected results and project work-plan;
• Collect, register, and maintain all information on project activities;
• Advise all project counterparts on applicable administrative procedures and ensures their proper implementation;
• Contribute to the preparation and implementation of progress reports;
• Prepare agendas and arrange field visits, appointments, and meetings both internal and external related to the project activities and write minutes from the meetings;
• Prepare routine correspondence and memoranda for the Executive Director's signature;
• Receive, screen, and distribute correspondence and attach necessary background information.
• Follow-up on timely disbursements by donors/prime partner;
• Assist in the preparation of payments requests for operational expenses, salaries, insurance, etc. against project budget and work plan;
• Support the preparations of project work-plan and operational and financial planning processes;
• Monitor project activities, budget and financial expenditures and maintain a proper record of approved project budgets and their revisions;
• Prepare and submit expenditure and programme budget status reports;
• Prepare recurring reports as scheduled and special reports as required for budget preparations and audit;
• Undertake other financial and administrative tasks on an ad hoc basis.
• Arrange for equipment maintenance and insurance as required; in accordance with the Work Plan arranged for procurement of equipment, supplies, and services;
• Ensure that contractual processes follow the stipulated procedures;
• Physically clear and ensure delivery of equipment and supplies procured for the various programme sites;
• Supervise and manage the program team to ensure conformity to the project goals and deliverables.
• Assist PM in ensuring project activities are executed successfully, completed within time frames and project scope meets program objectives.
• Assist PM in ensuring timely writing of program reports for review and thereafter onward submission to Programs Coordinator and the donor as stipulated in subcontract agreement; provide input to manuscripts for publication and presentations as necessary
• Provide guidance and advice to the programs management team on technical issues of gender mainstreaming and related advocacy in projects
• Assist PM in networking and maintaining a dialogue with relevant stakeholders e.g. Government Institutions, National and International Development Organizations to ensure collaboration and synergy on projects and sharing of experiences on gender issues.
• Coordinate and attend training workshops for self, relevant stakeholders, staff, and key actors on gender-related topics including identifying training needs and organize training on gender mainstreaming for the organization, target communities, beneficiaries, and stakeholders.
• Support the media and communications team in the preparation and dissemination of information related to gender and women empowerment.
• Support the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on gender mainstreaming by ensuring the collection of relevant baseline information and formulation of indicators that are sensitive to gender.
• Assist with other team and organizational activities as may be required

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and Experience:

• Must have a degree in Public Administration, Project Management, or other relevant social science or art course, certificate in project management, social work and development, with significant relevant work experience in conflict-affected areas are additional advantages.
• 2 years of program management experience, preferably in insecure locations,
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in gender, advocacy, and women empowerment issues with additional understanding of Gender-Based Violence(GBV) and Violence Against Women and Girls(VAWG)
• Demonstrated experience working with international organizations and systems/regulations in gender programming and gender mainstreaming.

Skills:

• Good interpersonal and team-building skills.
• Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable security environment.
• Experience in grant management and proposal writing is preferred
• Excellent social and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with diverse staff and stakeholders.
• Excellent skills in report writing and meeting datelines.
• Computer skills particularly, experience with MS office suites strongly preferred.

Languages: Fluency in English ( spoken and written), Hausa, and Kanuri

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JOB DESCRIPTION

The M&E Assistant will work closely with all program staff in the field to implement the DCR Ambassadors Borno M&E commitments, improve program quality through enhanced data management systems and processes. The position will support measurement in the Field Office.The Assistant will support the M&E officer in managing day to day M&E tasks arising in the Field Office and providing technical support to field teams to ensure effective implementation of projects. The M&E Assistant will assist the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer in the discharge of his/her duties, while he/she reports to the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, they both report to the Program Coordinator. The M&E Assistant will work hand in hand with the M&E Officer and PM and management team to provide oversight to program implementation including strategic, programmatic, and technical.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in routine data collection and entry for various interventions implemented in the field and ensure that complete, accurate, clean and consistent data is shared with the M&E Officer for data analysis and action planning.
• Ensure proper filing of M&E documents including questionnaires, monitoring reports, datasets among others
• Participate in regular data verification and audit exercises to assess the quality of data reported and address any anomalies identified
• Submit to the M&E Officer weekly and monthly updates on M&E activities conducted in the field
• With support from the M&E Officer, participate capacity building and mentorship activities for field staff in data collection and cleaning
• Keep the M&E database up to date and help program staff prepare periodic high quality reports
• Assist program staff during survey planning and implementation especially preparing logistics needed, participating in data collection and cleaning 
• Foster good relationships and team spirit with program and operations staff in the field
• Perform any other M&E tasks assigned by the M&E Officer or his/her supervisor

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

Qualifications and experience:

• A bachelor`s degree in Social Sciences, Information Technology, Development Studies, Statistics or a related discipline with 1-2 years’ experience in M&E.
• Considerable experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection methods

Specific skills for the post:

• Competences in using computer packages including Word and Excel
• Good interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural contexts
• Ability to work under pressure/cope with tight deadlines
• Be innovative and open to learning new approaches to M&E
• Promote a high performance environment in the field
• Good interpersonal and team building skills.
• Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable security environment.
• Excellent social and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with diverse staff and stakeholders.
• Excellent skills in report writing and meeting date lines.

Languages: Fluency in English (spoken and written), Hausa and Kanuri

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JOB DESCRIPTION

The Gender Officer (GO) will work closely with the Program Team to support the integration of a gender perspective to new and existing DCR Ambassadors projects and work to ensure that gender is mainstreamed and strengthened in programs. The GO will liaise with counterparts and team members for coordination and to carry out job responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide guidance and advice to the programs management team on technical issues of gender mainstreaming and related advocacy in projects
• Network and maintain a dialogue with relevant stakeholders e.g. Government Institutions, National and International Development Organizations to ensure collaboration and synergy on projects and sharing of experiences on gender issues.
• Lead assessment and research activities at the community level to gather information and analysis on gender and advocacy issues.
• Contribute to the preparation of quarterly and annual project work plans
• Track progress and provide data on gender and advocacy issues relevant to DCR Ambassadors projects
• Coordinate and attend training workshops for self, relevant stakeholders, staff and key actors on gender-related topics including identifying training needs and organize training on gender mainstreaming for the organization, target communities, beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Support the media and communications team in preparation and dissemination of information related to gender and women empowerment.
• Support the monitoring, evaluation and reporting on gender mainstreaming by ensuring the collection of relevant baseline information and formulation of indicators that are sensitive to gender.
• Assist with other team and organizational activities as may be required

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Gender and Development Studies, Social Sciences, International Relations, Philosophy, Law or any related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in gender, advocacy, and women empowerment issues with additional understanding of Gender-Based Violence(GBV) and Violence Against Women and Girls(VAWG)
• Deep understanding of guiding legal frameworks and principles of gender equality in Nigeria
• Demonstrated experience working with international organizations and systems/regulations in gender programming and gender mainstreaming.

Skills:

• Excellent social and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with diverse staff and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to deal with project implementation;
• Strong understanding of inclusion and mainstreaming issues and approaches;
• Sound and proven management skills and ability to work inclusively and collaboratively.
• Practical knowledge and experience in operational and programme approaches.
• Computer skills particularly, experience with MS office suites strongly preferred.
• Languages: Fluency in English (spoken and written), Hausa and Kanuri

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JOB SUMMARY:

The Finance Assistant is to assist the Finance officer by managing the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department, responsible for Cash processing and record-keeping of the day to day transactions in accordance with DCR Ambassadors policies and procedures.

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To assist the Finance Officer in ensuring that timely and accurate payments are made.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of payment documents in compliance with DCR ambassadors, donor policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with distinct teams for advance issuance and their timely adjustment of advances, trainings and documentation.
• Ensure completeness of supporting documents in all respect which includes authenticity of signatures, cross-checking attendance sheets, and verifying payments made to beneficiaries
• Posting all vouchers into transaction spreadsheet on daily basis for review by the Finance Officer and ensure that all information in the spreadsheet is correct and complete.
• Processing of petty cash transactions on daily basis and ensure petty cash is replenished on time to meet daily cash needs.
•  Carry out cash count as per the DCR Ambassadors’ policy and schedule and document the cash count sheets for records.
• Prepare all payments and make sure that they are properly coded and supported with relevant necessary documents.
• Assist Finance office in monthly bank & account reconciliation.
• Ensure all the financial documents are properly filed and Paid stamping of all the invoices and related documents before filing.
• Ensure timely preparation of tax challan& deposit into the bank.
• Visit the Bank for necessary collection & submission of financial documents.
• Photocopies & scanning of all necessary documents/Instruments.
• Perform any other task assign by the line manager.

QUALIFICATIONS  AND  SKILLS

• Minimum of degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of three years of Finance experience preferably in NGO is mandatory.
• Honesty and strong commitment.
• Accuracy in record checking.
• Ability to work as part of the team.
• IT skills including MS Office & Accounting applications.
• Languages: Fluency in English ( spoken and written), Hausa, and Kanuri