Finance and Administrative Assistant at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) - 3 Openings

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance and Administrative Assistant

Locations: Nasarawa, Lagos and Kano

About the role

• GAIN is seeking to recruit Finance and Administrative Assistants to have the primary responsibility of supporting the successful operations management of field programme activities in accordance with the Global policies and Nigeria laws.
• The Finance and Administrative Assistant will be responsible for providing financial, accounting and administrative support to the state team supporting to strengthen financial compliance and operations in the assigned location.   
• This role will be offered on two (2) years fixed term contract, subject to securing the award and availability of funding and will be based in either of the three locations (Lagos, Kano, Nasarawa).

Key Responsibilities include

• Responsible for handling all payment processing, petty cash and posting of payments including documenting resources and transactions.
• Process all employee/consultant claims for travel-related and other expenses ensuring they are liquidated within the approved timelines.
• Ensure documentation accuracy and that all requests are in line with policies and procedures.
• Support the Finance Coordinator with preparation of accurate financial donor reports and auditing.
• Keep accurate records for all daily transactions while supporting the operations team in providing statutory reports to the manager.
• Create uploads on internet banking, compiling all requests for cash disbursements, and ensuring appropriate supporting documents are provided.
• Ensure filing of all financial documents accurately for easy retrieval.
• Safeguard internal control procedures and ensure that accounting standards are met and facilitate required approvals.
• Provide general administrative and clerical support to ensure smooth field office operations.
• Manage office supplies, equipment, and service contracts, ensuring availability and functionality.
• Support office meetings and event arrangements, including logistics, documentation, and minutes.
• Support standard project management in accordance with the GAIN guidelines.
• Responsible for collecting, managing and reviewing supporting documents.

About you:

• The ideal candidate will have proven experience in finance and accounting within an administrative support role, including bookkeeping, processing staff payments and payment runs, reporting, compliance, and audit support.
• Experience managing petty cash and overseeing finance office activities is essential, with prior experience in an international NGO considered an advantage.
• You should be confident using accounting systems such as Navision, QuickBooks, SAP, or similar tools, and committed to delivering accurate, high-quality work, strong organisational and IT skills are important, along with the ability to take initiative, manage tasks efficiently, and collaborate effectively with colleagues across teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are key to success in this role.

About our offer
The starting gross salary on offer for this role is from NGN8,374,596 gross per annum, depending on experience.

Application Closing Date
13th May, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: GAIN encourages early applications and reserves the right to close the advert ahead of the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of interest.