Disbursement Clerk
3 Months Contract
The African Development Bank, through
its Agency Sheer Logic Management Consultants Ltd, invites applications from
suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant Short Term position of a
Disbursement Clerk.
Responsibilities
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Under the overall administrative
supervision of the Director General, RDGE and daily supervision of the Country
Program Officer and the Disbursement Assistant, the Team Assistant Disbursement
Clerk will be responsible for the following tasks:
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Receive all disbursements requests
submitted to RDGE and conduct preliminary review of applications to ensure
completeness and highlight findings to the Disbursement Assistant;
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Scan and send disbursements
applications for linking and scan and send contract documents for filing;
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Send all routine correspondence to
PIUs including the monthly disbursement reports;
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Maintain at all times proper filing
of all disbursement documents and managing disbursement documents in the
archive’s as well as date records and reports related to disbursement;
·
Assist to respond to questions from
Task Team leaders and borrowers on disbursement related issues;
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Assist the Country Program Officer in
compiling, collating and analyzing data on disbursements as well as in
attending meetings with stakeholders and compiling minutes thereof.
·
Draft clear and concise correspondent
to borrowers on disbursement related issues for review by the Country Program
Officer;
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Assist the Disbursement Assistant in
verification of justifications to the special account;
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Assist in designing materials for
disbursement trainings as per the specific training need of the PIU/PIT;
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Undertaking any other ad hoc
functions of disbursement transaction processing or similar nature, as may be
assigned
Qualifications
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At least a Bachelors’ Degree in
Business Administration, Accountancy,
Finance combined with professional qualification of at least CPA Level 2
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A minimum of five (5) years of
relevant experience preferably in a large organization.
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Good understanding of basic general
accounting concepts and principles, and their application
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Ability to plan and coordinate
schedules in order to meet tight deadlines in a timely manner
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Good understanding of internal
control concepts and business aptitude for figures and attention to detail
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Ability to work effectively in a team
and function as an effective team member
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Ability to adopt to new policies,
systems and processes in a timely manner
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Good client orientation, achieving
results and problem solving
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Ability to communicate orally and in
writing, in English. Knowledge of French will be considered an advantage.
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Proficiency in using advanced
computer applications – Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and ability
to learn and use new software/technology
How to Apply
