Graduate Cash Officers at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Cash Officer

Location: Yobe

Position Overview

• Cash Officer will directly report to Cash Deputy Program Manager and will play a key role in implementing the PROTECT IDP response in in North-Eastern Nigeria.
• ACF will implement a multi-sectoral emergency response program to support IDPs in settlement and camps, and most vulnerable host households in a bid to contribute to the eradication of extreme hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Northern Nigeria.

Specific Objectives

• Provide support to the Cash Deputy Program Manager to implement the program successfully.
• Facilitate program coordination and monitoring and evaluation of the FSL activities.
• Facilitate community mobilisation activities to support targeting and registration of beneficiaries and improve FSL/Cash Base Interventions knowledge, attitudes and practices.
• Represent ACF externally in relevant LGA level forums and technical working groups.
• Ensure the proper HR management of the field based Cash team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy and food security related field e.g. Agronomics, Agriculture, Animal health, Agricultural engineering, Development Studies etc.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Professional, good organizational capacity, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies
• Previous experience with Cash, food security and livelihoods programming.
• Three years relevant work experience
• Capacity to supervise a team
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri and Englis
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience managing cash based interventions (i.e. cash for work, cash transfers or cash vouchers)
• Previous team management and activity planning experience
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with ACF
• Previous donor programming experience (e.g. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA)
• Analytical capacity
• Good relational qualities
• Good knowledge of  techniques and agricultural/animal health production systems
• Good knowledge of implementing projects
• Capacity to write high quality reports

Application Closing Date
27th March, 2016.

Method of Application
Interested candidates should submit their application by email to: [email protected]
Or
Apply in person to the following addresses:
Abuja
House No. 3,69 Crescent,
6th Avenue,
Gwarinpa,
Abuja - FCT 079,

Jigawa State
Unguwar Kasarau Yamma
Dutse,
Jigawa State.

Yobe State
No. 195/196,
Don Etebet Housing Estate,
Damaturu,
Yobe State.

Borno State
96 West North,
Damboa Road GRA,
Behind Indimi House,
Damboa Road,
Maiduguri,
Borno State.

Note:

• To be considered, applications must include a CV and letter of interest, and indicate the full position title in the email subject line, or on the application envelope.
• Applications received without these specifications will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, no phone calls or follow-ups will be entertained.
• Applications received after this date will not be considered.
• Qualified women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.