Grant Assistant at Widow and Orphans Empowerment Organization

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is earnestly soliciting for individuals for a 5-year USAID funded project called 'Local Partner for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (LOPIN) Project for Anambra and Imo State,' hereafter called "LOPIN"

WEWE is an indigenous Nigerian NGO with a vision to be the top ranking and leading organization in orphans and vulnerable children's programming in Nigeria and Africa in the next 5 years.

WEWE has been authorized by the US Agency for International Development ("USAID" or "donor") to implement this project under a cooperative agreement.

WEWE is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Grant Assistant

Location: FCT

Qualification and Experience

• Passion for community development work
• Empathetic in nature
• Public speaking skills
• Highly skilled, talented, naturally gifted, very hardworking, upwardly mobile and upcoming, yet humble and God fearing.
• Ranks top in their field who have significant prize winning achievements, one who has won merit awards, one who has been awarded the best employee of the year in their current or previous organization and has significantly contributed to their organization's successful performance with documented evidence to prove this (Applicants should list their awards and prizes in their CV for easy of references
• Were the best student in their class or NYSC with evidence to prove this: evidence such as a certificate and corresponding professional referees who can confirm this. Intelligent if you have a high grade point average, second class upper or first class for Polytechnic/College/University
• Willing to live in Owerri, mo Slate, Anambra state or Abuja for 5 years depending in the location of the position
• Willing to travel frequently to WEWE LOPIN office in Anambra, Imo State and Abuja FCT
• A minimum of a university degree and its equivalent in Accounting
• A minimum 2-3 years of direct experience in USAID donor funded projects
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel for budgeting and financial reporting

Application Closing Date
15th October, 2014

How To Apply
Interested Applicants who would like to join the WEWE family - should send their comprehensive CV and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS word document) explaining suitability for the job to: [email protected]. Please indicate the title of the post being applied for in the subject line of the email.

Note: This is an open vacancy. Once WEWE has found a suitable candidate at any time within the recruitment process, the job opportunity will be filled. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Qualified applicants are encourage to submit the curriculum vitae (CV) and suitability letter on time as WEWE's recruitment process for this position will be on a rolling basis and applicants who submit their CV early will be shortlisted and reviewed first. Please, you are advised to provide your functional emails/mobile phone number on your CV as well as those of your three professional referees.