Finance Officers at Danish Refugee Council (DRC) - Adamawa

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. DRC is present in more than 30 conflict territories around the world assisting displaced people with shelter, food, income generating activities, and wide range of other assistance. It is of utmost importance for DRC to work in compliance with the DRC Accountability and Quality Management system and national legislations. Smooth, reliable and effective operational systems are preconditions for DRC to maintain its position as a trustworthy and reliable partner for our donors and an accountable organisation towards our beneficiaries.

DRC has been operating in the West Africa region for over 15 years, running a combination of emergency, livelihood, protection and advocacy programmes through Country Offices (COs) Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and a Regional Office (RO) in Abidjan. DRC has 17 offices and more than 500 staff members across the WA region.

DRC started operating in Nigeria in 2015 where plans to run a combination of emergency, livelihood, WASH, protection and advocacy programmes has been set. DRC currently has offices in Abuja, Yola, Mubi, Maiduguri and planning to run an office in Yobe, besides 50 staff members subject to increase in near future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Adamawa
Availability: Mid July 2016

Requirements

• University degree in Accounting/Commerce.
• At least Two-Three year work experience in field of finance/accounting/book keeping/budgeting in (I)NGO/commercial sector.
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English is a must.
• Knowledge of Donor requirements (USAID/DfiD/ECHO/EU)
• Working experience in MS Office 2013.
• Hands-on experience/skills in MS Excel (experience in working with formulas), Power Point, Word and Outlook.
• Excellent organizational skills, self-motivated, proactive and able to accomplish set deadlines.
• Willing to meet deadlines with minimum supervision.

General Requirements:

• Excellent organizational skills, self-motivated, proactive and able to accomplish set deadlines.
• Willing to meet short deadlines with minimum supervision.
• Willing to travel within DRC offices within Nigeria.
• Excellent knowledge in English, reading and writing and local languages.
• Excellent organizational skills, self-motivated, proactive and able to accomplish set deadlines.
• Managing staff and capacity building experience.

Conditions

• Availability: Mid July 2016
• Salary and conditions: In accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment

Application Closing Date
5th July, 2016.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected]

Applications sent by post must be addressed to Head of Finance & Administration via the below Postal address:
Danish Refugee Council,
No 49 Karewa Gra,
Karewa, Yola,
Adamawa State,
Nigeria.

Application should include the following:

• CV and Cover Letter explaining the suitability to the position applied.
• Names and contact details (email address) of 3 professional non-related references should be provided.

Note

• Indicate the position applied.
• Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. Please submit your application, in English
• CV-only applications will not be considered. Please provide references, but do not attach any written recommendations.
• Applications sent after the deadline will not be considered.
• Only short-listed applicants will be invited for (written and oral) interviews.