Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) Current Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Finance and Administrative Officer (NGO)

THE ORGANIZATION:

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD),is a Faith based international non-governmental organisation that has been working in Nigeria since the late 1970s. We are the official Catholic Aid Agency for England and Wales, We work with partners in more than 40 countries across the world to bring hope, compassion and solidarity to poor communities, standing side by side with them to end poverty and injustice. We work with people of all faiths and none,

We work to tackle poverty and the denial of human rights at a local level and we challenge
the causes behind them nationally and globally. As part of the Catholic community, we work with partners and the global Caritas family in 3 key areas of Maternal & Child Health, Governance and Gender in Kebbi, Kwara and Kogi states as well at Federal Capital Territory,

A senior national position of Finance and Administrative Officer has just fallen vacant in our Abuja office.

POST TITLE:   Finance and Administrative Officer

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Finance and Administrative Officer is responsible for providing efficient and effective finance and administration to CAFOD Office in Nigeria,
• He/She ensures financial and administrative compliance responsible for producing all budget analysis and reporting for and programme finances and tine manages Office Assistant.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree or equivalent in Finance or Administration with professional Accountancy qualification (or evidence of working towards qualification) with at least 3 to 5 years practical work experience in a finance or accountancy based role Being able to create budgets, monitor and review expenditure and able to deliver a professional administrative support services to diverse teams is distinctive requirement,
• Good numeracy and IT skills, ability to understand CAFODs finance systems and grant making is an added advantage.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Interested candidates should send a suitability statement (explaining why you are suitable for the position) of not more than 1000 words to email address: Abujaofficestaff@cafod.org.uk on or before  Tuesday, 31^st January, 2012. Only Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete our application form and will be expected to be available to attend interviews in Abuja week commencing 6^th February, 201 2.

CAFOD is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender. Qualified Women are therefore encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.