Project Cashier/Front Desk Officers at Oxfam Nigeria

Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 independent aid and development organisations networked together to fight poverty and injustice around the world. Working with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries, the mission of Oxfam is a just world without poverty. With a conviction that people are well capable of building a life devoid of poverty on their own once given the chance to do so, Oxfam works with partners on projects in developing countries, lobbies companies and governments to take into account the interests of the poorest people and campaigns to ensure men and women are involved in decisions on issues that affect their lives. In Nigeria, Oxfam’s focus areas are Economic Justice/Livelihoods, Humanitarian Programming, Gender Justice / Female Leadership and Good Governance, adopting a rights-based approach. The overarching goal is to enable people exercise their rights and manage their own lives.

Oxfam in Nigeria with funding support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is implementing a five year Livelihoods and Nutrition Empowerment (LINE) project in Bauchi State. The project is aimed at improving the livelihoods for 10.000 poor and vulnerable households through increased farm productivity, enhanced market access, better nutrition and a more enabling environment for business development in 6 LGAs in Bauchi state.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position for the LINE Project:

Job Title: Project Cashier/Front Desk Officer

Location: Bauchi

Main Tasks
Cashiering roles:

• Responsible for cash management on the LINE project
• Responsible for verification of cash expenditure and implementation of corresponding payments and recoveries after their authorization by the Project Manager
• Keep petty cash records and transactions on the Project in accordance with donor specified procedures and submits timely replenishment requests and reports.
• Manage petty cash including record keeping and verification of cash expenditure and implementation of corresponding payments and recoveries on the LINE project.
• Efficiently manages the front desk and maintains safe and clean reception area by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Receive and direct visitors appropriately, receive and manage calls, monitor logbooks; issue visitor badges.
• Handle in coming written and outgoing materials, register them and pass them on to the relevant staff.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Manage the operation of the office equipment and maintain records of usage and issues
• Assist the Administrative and Finance officer in general office management tasks, as requested.
• Assist the Administrative, Finance and logistic staff in organizing official functions including workshop, receptions etc.
• Ensure a good level of cleanliness is maintained in the interior and exterior of the LINE project office.
• Any other tasks as assigned within the Programme team

Education and Relevant Experience

• Minimum of Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Finance and Administration
• Minimum of two years experience in communication and public related field.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent computer skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English and at least one of the main local languages
• widely spoken in Northern Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
2nd June, 2016

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and Motivational Letter in English to: [email protected]

Note: Applications sent to the enquiry e-mail will be disqualified