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Nigerian Job Opportunities at The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian
organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer
and more dignified life for refugees and internally
displaced people.
NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers
assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water,
sanitation and hygiene sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and
competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In
addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters, NORCAP,
with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours’ notice when a
crisis occurs.
In light of the displacement in the north eastern part of Nigeria, NRC
is about to start up an emergency response programme in Nigeria to
respond to the humanitarian needs.
In the coming months, the main focus for NRC would be conflict affected
populations including IDPs, returnees and the local communities in Borno
State. NRC will initially be starting activities in the area of food
security, water and sanitation and shelter/NFI sectors. NRC is therefore
seeking a Compliance Officer in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The Compliance
Officer reports to the Finance Manager. Hence, we are recruiting to fill
the position below:
Job Title: Finance Officer
Location: Abuja
The reports to: Finance Coordinator
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Assist for the reconciliation of NRC bank accounts and cash boxes
- Establish a good tracking system for advances and ensure that clearance of advances is done on time.
- Ensure that all supporting documents are complete and accurate before the financial transaction is done.
- Ensure that weekly, monthly finance reports are prepared on time.
- Assist to prepare donors finance reports and proposals.
- Prepare day to day financial transactions
- Prepare postbacks for Agresso import
- Establish a good system of advances management
- Management of bank and cash transactions
- Facilitate cash counts and safeguard of cash in the office.
- Process vendors invoices and payments
- Maintain the purchase order system
Qualifications
- Experience from working as a Finance Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Degree in Accounting or related field
- At least 3 years of experience in a related function
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word
- Must be able to work under pressure
Personal qualification:
- Relevant experience in Finance and knowledge in Microsoft Office and accounting softwares.
- Excellent inter personal and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
- Highest standards of ethics and integrity
- Organised and a good planner and possess significant understanding of complex emergencies
- Ability to work in insecure environments
- Communicating with impact and respect
- All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to
adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values:
Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable
We offer
- Commencement: ASAP
- Contract period: 12month
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s directions
Job Title: Compliance Officer
Location: Maiduguri, Borno State
Contract period: 12month
Commencement: ASAP
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Performing internal Audit duties
- Establish a good tracking system for procurement and purchases
- Ensure that all purchases have the relevant documentation
- Ensure that weekly, monthly compliance report is done for field office and country office.
- Assist to prepare donors finance reports and proposals
- Conduct quality check for all procurement and purchases
- Ensure that transactions are coded with the correct Donor, account, activity and location codes
- Establish a good system of vetting vendor invoices, contracts and documentation before payment by Finance
- Conduct spot checks for compliance and adherence to NRC and Donor guidelines
- Ensure proper audit trails are established for all procurement and financial documents.
- Ensure that all financial documents are clearly stamped with Donor codes, paid stamp before archiving.
- Follow up on Audit findings for compliance and adherence
- Ensure proper allocation of costs to approved budgets and account codes
- Prepare compliance report on a weekly, monthly basis
- Follow up on any other duties as assigned by line manager.
Qualifications
- Experience from working as a Compliance Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word
- Must be able to work under pressure
Personal Qualifications
- Relevant experience in Finance/Compliance and knowledge in Microsoft Office.
- Excellent inter personal and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
- Highest standards of ethics and integrity
- Organised and a good planner and possess significant understanding of complex emergencies
- Ability to work in insecure environments
- Communicating with impact and respect
- All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to
adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values:
Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable
We offer
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s directions
Job Title: Cook
Location: Abuja
Reports to: Admin Assistant.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Prepare meals for staff and guests as required (Intercontinental and Local Meals).
- Maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen at all times.
- Ensure a hygienic cooking environment
- Purchase food stuff for preparation of meals and ensure they are in a good condition.
- Clean (metal) fixtures and fittings and wipe down glass surfaces in the kitchen
- Empty and clean trash containers and dispose of trash in a
sanitary manner, clean the sink and maintain operate mechanized
cleaning/cooking equipment
- Maintain all cleaning/cooking equipment and materials in a safe and sanitary working condition
- Prepare meals for the staff in the guest house and visitors as required
- Keep all dishes washed ,and tidy after meals
- Clean the fridge, cookers, microwave and wall tiles regularly
- Cleanliness of kitchen towels.
Qualifications
- Experience from working as an Cook in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Must be able to work under pressure
Personal qualification:
- Relevant experience as a Cook
- Excellent inter personal and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
- Highest standards of ethics and integrity
- Organised and a good planner and possess significant understanding of complex emergencies
- Ability to work in insecure environments
- Communicating with impact and respect
- All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to
adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values:
Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable
We Offer
- Commencement: ASAP
- Contract period: 12month
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s directions
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate can submit their Application letter and updated CV's to the following e-mail address:
[email protected] The title of the position (eg: Compliance Officer- Maiduguri or Finance Officer-Abuja or Cook-Abuja) must be indicated in the subject line of your e-mail.
Note
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Any application received after the deadline will not be considered
Application Deadline 15th April, 2016.