INSO is a global
charity dedicated exclusively to issues of humanitarian safety and to the
operation of NGO Safety Offices (NSO) in volatile or insecure contexts.
We are now seeking an
experienced individual to join our team an Administration Coordinator who will based out of Bangui for a short term period.
The Administration
Coordinator will have the responsibility to implement, enforce and monitor INSO
standard operating procedures in finance, accounting, administration, logistic
and procurement matters at the programme level in CAR, recruit, train and
orient the local admin-finance team.
This position is being
offered on a 3 months term with an anticipated starting date of the 15th,
October 2014.
Key Areas of
Responsibility:
- Implement,
enforce and monitor the admin and finance policies/procedures in
compliance with INSO SOPs and donors requirements,
- Implement
the finance schedules in order to meet the financial reporting requirement
to the Chief Administration Officer and donors,
- Implement,
enforce and monitor logistic/procurement policies in compliance of INSO
SOPs and donors requirements,
- Develop
and implement a proper internal control in order to protect the country’s
assets (cash and equipments),
- Ensure
the programme is in accordance with the local law, in term of financial
reporting requirement, labour law and taxation,
- Oversee
the recruitment, develop and deliver a training program for the
admin-finance team,
- Oversee
a technical support to Country Director and Safety Advisors in all
administration, finance and logistic matters,
Mandatory
Requirements:
- Fluent
in both the French and English languages (written and spoken),
- Masters
level in Accounting, Administration or Finance,
- Minimum
of three (3) full year in NGO financial/administration management at field
level anywhere,
- Donor/contract
management experience (must incl. OFDA & ECHO) & policy knowledge,
- Understanding
NGO principles and practices,
- Proven
experience in staff training, and capacity building,
- Diplomacy
and communication skills.
Preferred
Characteristics:
The following are not
required but will give applicants an advantage over others.
Please specify in your
cover letter.
- Minimum
of six (6) full month experience in the CAR,
- Experience
in Quickbooks accounting system.
How to Apply:
Interested persons are
requested to send the following to christine.kariuki@ngosafety.org no later
than 17:00GMT on the 8th October and ensure to reference ‘INSO Admin-CAR’ in
the subject line of your email.
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted after the closing date.
Cover letter
specifying how you meet the mandatory requirements, your motivation in applying
and what you hope to bring to INSO (2 page maximum).
The cover letter must
be written in French.
Up to date CV (5 page
maximum).
Please do not send any
additional information (certificates, writing samples, etc.) and keep the total
size of your application under 2MB if possible.