NGO Job in Nigeria for a Programme Administrative and Finance Assistant

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Climate change is already having significant and harmful effects on our communities, our health, and our climate. Sea level rise is accelerating. The number of large wildfires is growing. Dangerous heat waves are becoming more common.
Extreme storm events are increasing in many areas. More severe droughts are occurring in others.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Programme Administrative and Finance Assistant (PAFA)

Location: Nigeria

Main Purpose of the Role

• The Programme Administrative and Finance Assistant (PAFA) will play a critical role in assisting the Regional Coordinator in with the implementation of this programme.
• This role will need to communicate effectively both internally within the programme office and COA’s head office in London and externally with other key stakeholders.
• This role is responsible for the accurate and efficient preparation and coordination of financial and administrative procedures related to the programme. 

The successful candidate will have the following experience and competencies:

Essential:

• First Degree or similar, in a relevant discipline for eg. Business Studies, Office Administration, Project Administration, Accountancy or Bookkeeping.
• Experience of project management and in particular gathering and consolidating information for monitoring and evaluation and impact reporting
• Excellent levels of spoken and written English
• Experience of procurement, and use of hardware, software, scanners and other office equipment.
• Experience of, and excellent abilities in, financial administration including management of cash flows, balance sheets, sizeable budgets (planning, monitoring and reporting), and experience of using accounting packages (e.g. SAGE)
• At least two years' experience in office administration, with high levels of proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, databases)

Desirable:

• At least two years' experience in a similar role, in a similar type of organisation (preferably an NGO or international representative office environment)
• Knowledge of the climate change, global warming and international funding institutions and donor agencies.
• This is a locally based field role and therefore the successful candidate must have eligibility to work in the relevant location.

Remuneration
The appointment will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.


How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should please send their complete cover letters and CV's to: [email protected] , indicating the position on the subject line.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Application Deadline  17:00 (GMT) 22nd January, 2016. 

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