The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Abuja Delegation is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below.
Cooperation Finance Officer
Main Responsibilities:
Contributes to the implementation of the Cooperation objectives for Nigeria, specifically capacity building, partnership support, and Movement coordination aspects as related to financial relationship with the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS)
Ensures regular operational and financial reporting, accounting to established format and procedures
Maintains regular contacts with NRCS related to financial management of transferred funds, ensuring proper retirement in close collaboration with ICRC field structures
Controls complete accounting documents including invoices, vouchers and ensures all supporting documents are duly approved, signed and stamped, calculated correctly, dates with no alterations
Plans, prepares and participates in the NRCS-ICRC planning processes together with the other Cooperation team members
Produces regular and ad hoc financial reporting according to established format and procedure in coordination with ICRC Finance department
Represent ICRC on NRCS technical finance-related meetings
Prepares and follows up on Requisition Orders and other Logistics services
Required Qualifications:
University degree in financial management, business administration, and accounting
Minimum of 2 years work experience in a similar field
Good command of written and spoken English and Hausa
Excellent computer skills
Good analytical skills
Awareness of the socio-political environment
Personal Attributes:
Team player
Diplomatic and persuasive approach
Patience
Able to come up with alternative suggestions (thinking out of the box)
How to Apply:
Persons interested and qualified should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to
Please clearly indicate “Cooperation Finance Officer Abuja” as the subject of your application
(Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated)
The deadline for the submission of applications will be 15.12.2016, 16:30 hr. Late application will not be considered
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.
For more information about the ICRC, please visit our website www.icrc.org
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