Finance and Administration Officer

Job Description

Assists the Program Director and accounting office staff to accumulate and classify program financial documents. Assists in preparation of program financial reports. Provides administrative assistance to Program Director and professional staff.

Duties:

Receives sorts, classifies program financial documents and presents these in orderly fashion to the IFDC accounting office.
Provides administrative support services to the Program Director and, as he so directs, to other professional program staff.

Required Skills or Experience

Must have an appropriate level of knowledge, skills, and abilities in both financial and administrative management and a minimum of 3 years of experience.
Must have a record of successful experience as an administrative or financial assistant.
Fluency in French and/or English and working knowledge in the second language is required.

This position requires fluency/proficiency in both English and French. Previous USAID experience will be an added advantage. Candidates who cannot read, write and speak in both languages will be disqualified.

How To Apply

Application Guidelines:
Candidates are advised to read the instructions carefully as failure to comply will adversely affect your application. Please indicate the position you are applying for in your application.

Interested applicants are kindly requested to send their applications electronically in English or French in the form of a one-page letter attached to a current CV describing qualifications, experience, language, other skills and three references to lbello@ifdc.org and jfagbegnon@ifdc.org with copy to kamavi@ifdc.org latest by close of business at 17:00 hrs on 2 May, 2012.

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interview