Cooperation Finance Officer AT The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)  An independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

POSITION : Cooperation Finance Officer

 Responsibilities

• Contributes to the implementation of the Cooperation objectives for Nigeria, specifically capacity building,
• partnership support, and Movement coordination aspects as related to financial relationship with the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS)
• Ensures regular operational and financial reporting, accounting to established format and procedures
• Maintains regular contacts with NRCS related to financial management of transferred funds, ensuring proper retirement in close collaboration with ICRC field structures
• Controls complete accounting documents including invoices, vouchers and ensures all supporting documents are duly approved, signed and stamped, calculated correctly, dates with no alterations
• Plans, prepares and participates in the NRCS-ICRC planning processes together with the other Cooperation team members
• Produces regular and ad hoc financial reporting according to established format and procedure in coordination with ICRC Finance department
• Represent ICRC on NRCS technical finance-related meetings
• Prepares and follows up on Requisition Orders and other Logistics services

Required Qualifications

• University Degree in Financial Management, Business Administration, and Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in a similar field
• Good command of written and spoken English and Hausa
• Excellent computer skills
• Good analytical skills
• Awareness of the socio-political environment

Personal Attributes:

• Team player
• Diplomatic and persuasive approach
• Patience
• Able to come up with alternative suggestions (thinking out of the box)

How To Apply

Candidates should send their application letter, CV and contact details of three referees to: ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org

Note

• Please clearly indicate the position being applied for and location as the subject of your application 
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.