Grid Consulting Limited is a leading Nigerian multi-disciplinary consultancy firm with a long tradition of high quality, client-focused consulting work. We partner with clients on the national, sub-national, grass root, Small & Medium Scale Enterprises (SME) and corporate levels in Nigeria and across Sub-Saharan Africa to inform policy and strategy and to effect change.
The USAID supported Malaria Action Programme for States (MAPS), is a 5 year program being implemented in seven states (Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Kogi, Oyo and Zamfara states). It is implemented by a consortium led by FHI 360 with the other partners the Malaria Consortium and Health Partners International. This team will take on USAID’s mandate of improving malaria control at scale in seven states.
Health Partners International (HPI), one of the implementing partners of the MAPS programme, now seeks to employ qualified professionals to fill the following position:
Job Title: Finance and Administration Assistant (FAA)
Responsibilities:
- The Finance and Administration Assistant will be responsible for the general finance, administrative and logistics activities of the state.
- S/he will provide support to the finance team and also report to the Finance and Administration Associate and the National Capacity Building Advisor.
- The FAA will carry out a range of finance based functions such as: preparing and filling of payment vouchers and all other accounting documents, cash Iodgment and petty cash management and monthly bank reconciliation.
- Other administrative and logistics functions include; maintaining an adequate filling system and provision of logistics support for consultants and programme events,
Qualification:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Banking and Finance or other related disciplines with minimum of 2 years’ experience in an international donor funded programme.
- S/he should be a partly qualified accountant with a reputable professional accountant body with good hands-on experience with Microsoft office package.
- Other skills required for this position are; excellent communication (verbal and written), organizational and administrative skills. Proficiency in the use of accounting software particularly QuickBooks is highly desirable for this position.
Application Closing Date:
12th November, 2012
Method Of Application:
Candidates who fully meet the above requirements should submit an application letter and a recent CV to:
[email protected].
The subject of the mail must contain the title of the position applied for. Applications without a subject title will NOT be processed. Interviews will commence thereafter. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.