CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Accounting for International Development
Country: Comoros, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, World
Closing date: 21 Nov 2014

Our partner works by accompanying the local communities in agricultural development and sustainable management of natural resources, serving man and biodiversity purposes. It was created in 2013 following a 5-year pilot project. Its main activities are: improving the yields of market gardening and food production, community projects and planning the landscape management, identifying priorities for preservation through ecological research, and developing ecotourism as its own source of funding.

Under the supervision of the board of directors, the Finance & Admin Assistant will manage administration, finances and logistics of the NGO while training the local book-keeper/accountant in the perspective of evolving towards Finance & Admin Director.

Main assignments:

Supporting finance management:

• Supervising the bookkeeper/accountant in managing accounts and cash flows, and enforcing the procedures
• Producing financial reports and the global budget of the NGO, and coaching the bookkeeper/accountant for these tasks
• Supporting administration, logistics and staff management
• Supervising the bookkeeper/accountant in regular administration and logistics tasks, and developing staff management (+25 people)
• Elaborating contracts and IPO files then coaching the bookkeeper/accountant for these tasks
• Supporting general coordination of activities and functioning of the NGO
• Making suggestions and enforcing improvements for the administrative functioning of the NGO
• Participating in the development of strategies and funds researches

Candidate profile:

Curious, dynamic and humorous, the candidate will have professional experience in finance and administration. You will wish to develop skills while having an essential role in sustaining a local NGO to the benefit of sustainable development and biodiversity preservation in the Comoros.

• Ideally, at least one experience (studies/internship/volunteering) abroad or genuine will to discover another culture, context, habits
• You are able to integrate a diversified team, in terms of cultures and languages, and you like working in a team
• You have education and professional experience in administration and corporate finance management
• You like teaching and sharing knowledge/skills

Skills:

Essential

• Degree in administration and finance management, or equivalent
• Knowledge and experience in accounting, corporate finance and budget planning
• Work experience in a developing country (very much appreciated)

Desired

• Professional experience in admin & finance management in NGO
• VBA programming, mastering accounting software
• Fluency in English and French

How to apply:

If you are interested in this role, please email your CV to volunteers@afid.org.uk