Finance and Administrative Officer at Zenith of the Girl Child and Women Initiative Support (ZEGCAWIS)

Zenith Of the Girl Child and Women Initiative Support is a leading girls and women’s rights organization that promotes gender equality, reaching the most vulnerable, and promoting meaningful inclusion. The organization is a registered non-profit, non-governmental female/youth-led organization that aims to prevent and protect women and girls against all forms of gender-based violence, abuse, and discrimination.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance and Administrative Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

• ZEGCAWIS is seeking an efficient Finance and Administration Officer who will responsible for providing administrative support, as well as accounting services, for ensuring internal sound control, financial reporting, training, and providing advice and support to relevant stakeholders within a comprehensive financial management structure.
• In addition to the accounting services, the post holder will provide general support and advice on all programme related financial issues from the budgeting to the final evaluation of the office and provide efficient financial management.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems
• Provide counselling on policies and procedures
• Be actively involved in recruitment by preparing job descriptions, posting ads and managing the hiring process
• Create and implement effective on boarding plans
• Assist in performance management processes
• Support the management on disciplinary and grievance issues
• Maintain employee records according to policy and legal requirements
• Review employment and working conditions to ensure legal compliance
• Ensure that prospective staff have the right to work at the organisation
• Plan and sometimes deliver training, including new staff inductions
• Deal with staff welfare and administration-centered activities
• Advise on pay and other benefits
• Undertake salary reviews and manage redundancy programmes
• Carry out strategy and planning activities and develop strategies to meet immediate and long-term staff requirements
• Promote equality and diversity as part of the culture of the organisation

Requirements
Education:

• A B.Sc in Finance, Accounting, Administration or related degree.

Knowledge / Skills:

• Good communication skills, oral and written.
• Time management skills
• Should have great problem-solving logic 
• Critical thinking and the ability to work under stress
• Should have good administrative and office skills
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to think ahead 
• Ability to develop and manage professional relations, with outstanding interpersonal and coordination skills.
• Knowledge of HR functions (pay & benefits, recruitment, training & development etc.)
• Understanding of labour laws and disciplinary procedures
• A combination of hard and soft skills
• Tolerance and respect for ZEGCAWIS core values, and gender sensitivity.

Application Closing Date
29th July, 2024.