Job Openings at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Job Summary

The Finance and Administrative Officer will be based in Bade, Yobe state and report to the Area Project Manager. He/she will manage the cash/bank and the accountancy of the base, budget maintenance, cash forecast and cash flow. The Finance and Admin Officer will also provide administrative support to the HR department in various aspects of the recruitment process as well as staff training and development.

The task and responsibilities includes but are not limited to;

• Ensure bank books & cash book are closed, reconciled & sent to capital on monthly basis together with the bank reconciliation & cash counts.

• Ensure compliance with the mission's procurement procedure.

• Verify & cross check all base monthly financial documents are correctly allocated & completed as per Action Against Hunger Archiving guidelines.

• Archive financial files, keep copies at the base & send original to capital on monthly basis

• Maintain cash, bank, supplier contracts, PAYE,  vendor and all other finance relevant contracts in finance department.

• Maintain a database of all staff information, documents, expiration dates, etc. 

• Provide administrative support for pension and salary account openings or changes.

• Be the focal point for dissemination of documents to the field offices.

• Maintain all Action Against Hunger communication boards.

• Process the monthly income tax payments (PAYE) as well as monthly pension for the base as per information provided by capital office.

• Manage the advances, ensuring invoices received are consistent with the Action Against Hunger procedures (invoice accurate and signed).

The successful candidate will;

• Have at least a bachelor's accounting, management, finance, or related field; MBA or similar higher degree a plus with minimum of 2 years experience in one or more of the following areas: Administration, HR, Finance, Logistics.
• Have exceptional organization and planning skills, ability to manage and follow work plans
• Have interpersonal, ability to negotiate, influence, give effective feedback, be a team player.
• Have good communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to different situations and individuals. 
• Have excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and other financial related software.
• Be able to manage stress effectively, juggle competing priorities, balance various logistics and other team needs.
• Ability to communicate in English and other local languages.
• Be committed to Action Against Hunger values and charter.

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Location: Damaturu, Yobe

Job Summary

• The Deputy Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Manager will play a key role in supporting the M&E Manager in the accountability and quality control of AAH’s WASH, Nutrition, and Food Security projects in Yobe State, Nigeria with frequent field schedules.
• The Deputy M&E Manager will report to the M&E Manager and also in line to the M&E Regional Coordinator who will be the Technical Supervisor.

Task and Responsibilities

• Assist to lead the operationalisation of M&E systems for AAH programs to ensure compliance with donor and AAH M&E standards.
• Ensure proper and timely implementation of AAH M&E tools, activities and surveys.
• Support beginning of spatial analysis capabilities on AAH projects using GIS software.
• Support the utilization and learning from M&E systems at the project and mission-level.
• Effectively supervise M&E Officers and coordinate the M&E team under the supervision of the M&E Manager.
• Where appropriate, organize learning, knowledge sharing and capitalization workshops; proactively ensure knowledge is used in future program design.
• Ensure that lessons in planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and impact assessment are documented, shared and considered in the design of new projects and technical plans and are discussed during periodic program reviews and ultimately fed into current work and future program development.

Position Requirements

• Bachelors or Master’s degree (preferred) in Humanitarian Affairs, International Development, Public Health, Epidemiology, Economics, or other Social/developmental sciences.
• At least 3 years of proven experience in the Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability of humanitarian or development programs.
• Proven ability to translate evaluated results into learning strategies
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating donor (i.e. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA) funded activities
• Skills on statistical and other software (MS Excel, SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
• Experience in designing and leading internal and external evaluation
• Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams
• Familiarity with Management Information Systems (Databases) and GIS
• Demonstrated knowledge of M&E concepts and international humanitarian quality standards
• Knowledge of  project cycle management