Finance Admin & Logistics Assistant ORIE Project Nigeria
The Operations Research and Impact Evaluation (ORIE) Project
is an independent component of the six-year, DFID-funded Working to Improve
Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme seeking to improve the
nutritional status of 6.2 million children under five across five northern
Nigerian states of Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, and Yobe.
ORIE is managed by Oxford Policy Management (OPM) and
consists of three other UK-based institutions, the London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Save
the Children UK (SCUK) in conjunction with Nigerian partners.
The overall purpose of ORIE is to “fill important gaps in
knowledge about the causes of and optimal responses to under nutrition in
Northern Nigeria”. ORIE undertakes various kinds of research and evaluation to
this end.
ORIE’s work will be facilitated and supported by a Finance,
Admin. & Logistics Assistant (FALA)
based in ORIE’s Abuja office and
working under the supervision of the National Team Leader (NTL) to undertake a
wide range of finance, administrative and logistics tasks.
Term: The Finance, Admin. & Logistics Assistant will be
hired for a fixed term of one year with possible extension, depending on
availability of funding. Starting salary will be commensurate with background
and experience
Responsibility: The Finance, Admin. & Logistics
Assistant reports to ORIE National Team Leader and supervises the ORIE Project
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FINANCE, ADMIN. & LOGISTICS ASSISTANT
JOB SUMMARY: The Finance, Admin. & Logistics Assistant
will assist the NTL in the day to day project management and operations of the
project office to ensure smooth operations.
SPECIFIC TASKS
• Administrative support to ORIE project
• Arrangement of travels, workshops and meetings
• Records filing and documentation
• Reconciliation of payment vouchers
• Photocopying, scanning and other admin. Support activities
• Funds retirement verification
• Logistics arrangement and hotel bookings
• Cashbook administration
• Monthly cash forecasting
• Project procurements with a view to ensuring donor
requirements and documentation are maintained/adhered to and followed strictly.
• Purchases, receipts and auditing of supplies.
• Any other duties assigned by the ORIE National Team Leader
REQUIREMENTS
• HND or first degree in relevant subject
• Experience managing office desirable
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to interact with all cadres of staff and be a good
team player
• Detail oriented, honest and patient
• Flexible, organized and dependable
• Willingness to follow instructions, but also show
initiative when required
• Basic knowledge of donor funded programs desirable
• Experience working in similar position with an INGO is an
added advantage
TO APPLY
This is a local opportunity for Nigerians or residents of
Nigeria only. Interested and qualified candidates should send a copy of their
cover letter and CV as a single MS Word file to Dr. Vincent Ahonsi at vincent.ahonsi@orie-ng.org by
5:00pm on October 16, 2014.
Questions of clarification can also be sent to this email
address. While we appreciate all applications, only shortlisted candidates
shall be contacted.
DUE DATE: 16 October, 2014
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