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International cooperation between Germany and Nigeria commenced in 1974. GIZ was initially represented by an office in Lagos until 2003, but since 2004 it has maintained a country office and four project offices in the new capital Abuja. At present, GIZ has around 25 seconded staff, 100 Nigerian and regional experts, and four CIM experts working in Nigeria. ...
GIZ EAT - a vibrant new project for the ECOWAS region
The BMZ funded regional project ECOWAS Agricultural Trade (EAT) is implemented by GIZ and officially started in January 2022 with a funding of 10 Mio. EUR for 5 years. The project management unit is based in Abuja. Major activities will start from January 2023. The project focuses on five countries, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and three others to be determined with the partner.
The objective of EAT is to improve institutional and technical requirements for intra-regional agricultural trade in the ECOWAS region and selected countries. The main partner is the ECOWAS commission (Directorates for agriculture, trade and customs), regional organizations and national line ministries or trade associations.
EAT works on 3 components:
1. Strengthen the role of the ECOWAS Commission in coordinating sustainable gender-sensitive agricultural trade instruments with ECOWAS Member States
2. Support sustainable gender-sensitive agricultural trade facilitation measures and services for traders at border posts and along agricultural trade value chains.
3. Improve regional agri-trade promotion services and business performance of the traders.
The target group of the project comprises trade companies, organizations and actors in agri-food sector trade in the ECOWAS region. The supported agricultural commodities are raw, semi-finished and finished products that are traded form farm gate, factory or warehouse to consumer markets.
A. Profile
You are highly motivated to take over responsibility for managing a team of 2 other Financial and Administrative officers under the supervision of the Project Leader of the ECOWAS Agricultural Trade (EAT) project. You are support the Project Leader in planning and steering the annual and monthly project funds, to produce regular financial reports and analysis on costs, expenditures, open and residual costs and expenditures and remaining funds. You are passionate to set up, manage, operate the financial and administrative management system (procurement, events and travels, cash payments) in a new project. Controlling and accounting tasks are major responsibilities as part of your qualification and experience to essentially contribute to a sound project planning and implementation. You are open to both perform as financial manager with supervision and controlling tasks in the Financial and Administrative team as well as to act as accountant. One of your key tasks is to assure compliance with GIZ rules and standards. Your do this with the right balance of a controller, a service provider and a solution-oriented manager. You assure efficient communication and collaboration with GIZ Financial units at GIZ Head Quarters, Country Office Nigeria and other GIZ Country offices in the ECOWAS region. This comprises interaction with implementing partners in Nigeria and other ECOWAS Countries on financial and accounting aspects.
B. Responsibilities and tasks
As an Finance and Administration officer with controlling and accounting tasks, you will have the following responsibilities and tasks:
1. Financial and administrative management
2. Controlling and accounting
C. Required qualifications, Competences and Experience
Qualifications
Msc (or comparable) in Accounting, Business Administration, Financial management or Economics
Professional Experience
Skills and competences
You are kindly requested to submit your CV and letter of motivation as one document with complete contact details via email to: recruitment-nigeria@giz.de
(Please include vacancy no. 058 in mail subject)
GIZ is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates, regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion are encouraged to apply.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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