Cooperation Finance Officers at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

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.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Cooperation Finance Officer

Location: Abuja

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)

Application Closing Date
15th December, 2016.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application letter, Curriculum Vitae and contact details of three referees to: [email protected]

Note

• Please clearly indicate the position being applied for and location as the subject of your application (Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated) 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.