Graduate Trainees Vacancies at Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa

Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) is recruiting for Graduate Trainees.

Job Title: Trainee

Place of Duty

• Secretariat of PMAWCA, Lagos (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

Type of contract

• Fixed term contract of five years
• Date of assumption of duty, 1st November, 2010
• Annual salary (allowance exclusive) 27,000 USD

Post Description
Under the authority of the Secretary General of PMAWCA, the candidate shall:

• Ensure the book keeping with in the Secretariat and manage the cash accounts (bank and cash)
• Monitor the optimal application of the existing regulations and procedure.
• Elaboration, analysis and monitoring of annual budget of the Association
• Ensure the daily monitoring of resources and expenses of the Association
• Prepare and present the periodical reports on the implementation of the budget and the cash situation so as to assist the Secretary General in taking decisions
• Ensure that subsidies, contribution and miscellaneous cost are settled at the appropriate time,
• Have a good practice in financial management especially in supply, donor relations and partners.
• Prepare tax and corporate statement

Profile of the Candidate and Field of Competence
Any candidate meeting the following conditions may apply:

• Be a citizen of one of the countries of the PMAWCA member ports and presented by a member port.
• Be bilingual, speaking and writing two of the three official languages of PMAWCA (English-French), (English-Portuguese) or (French-Portuguese)
• Be a holder of at least a degree in higher studies (Advanced Level +3) in the field of accounting and possess tested knowledge in financial management)
• Have a mastery of IT tool especially computer application (Word, Excel, Power-point and internet) and in the use of account software.
• Have a good presentation and aptitude to work in group
• Be immediately available.

Application Dossier
The presentation of application must be made up of the following documents:

• A hand written application signed by the candidate
• A support letter from the PMAWCA member organization duly signed by the Managing Director of the institution – A certificate of medical fitness
• A testimonial of good moral (extract from police record)
• A certificate of nationality
• Certificate copies of candidate’s degrees
• Any employment or service or apprenticeship testimonial capable of justifying the application and statements made therein

Application Deadline
1st October, 2010

Deposit of Application
Application files duly constituted in two copies must reach the address below before 1st October, 2010 deadline for submission of application with inscription “ACT 2010”

Secretary General
Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA)
20, Park Lane-Apapa
P.O. Box. 1113
Lagos-(Nigeria)