Jobs for Programme Administrative and Finance Assistant (PAFA)

Climate change is already having significant and harmful effects on our
communities, our health, and our climate. Sea level rise is
accelerating. The number of large wildfires is growing. Dangerous heat
waves are becoming more common. Extreme storm events are increasing in
many areas. More severe droughts are occurring in others.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Programme Administrative and Finance Assistant (PAFA)

Location: Nigeria

Main Purpose of the Role

• The Programme Administrative and Finance Assistant (PAFA) will
  play a critical role in assisting the Regional Coordinator in with the
  implementation of this programme.
• This role is responsible for the accurate and efficient
  preparation and coordination of financial and administrative procedures
  related to the programme.
• This role will need to communicate effectively both internally
  within the programme office and COA’s head office in London and
  externally with other key stakeholders.

Desirable:

• At least two years’ experience in a similar role, in a similar
  type of organisation (preferably an NGO or international representative
  office environment)
• Knowledge of the climate change, global warming and international funding institutions and donor agencies.
• This is a locally based field role and therefore the successful
  candidate must have eligibility to work in the relevant location.

Requirements
The successful candidate will have the following experience and competencies:

Essential:

• First Degree or similar, in a relevant discipline for eg.
  Business Studies, Office Administration, Project Administration,
  Accountancy or Bookkeeping.
• Experience of, and excellent abilities in, financial
  administration including management of cash flows, balance sheets,
  sizeable budgets (planning, monitoring and reporting), and experience of
  using accounting packages (e.g. SAGE)
• At least two years’ experience in office administration, with
  high levels of proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
  databases)
• Experience of project management and in particular gathering and
  consolidating information for monitoring and evaluation and impact
  reporting
• Excellent levels of spoken and written English
• Experience of procurement, and use of hardware, software, scanners and other office equipment.

Remuneration
The appointment will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

How to Apply
 
Interested and qualified candidates should please send their complete cover letters and CV’s to: recruitment@climateofafrica.org , indicating the position on the subject line.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Deadline: 17:00 (GMT) 22nd January, 2016.