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Vacancy : Accounts and Administration Assistant (NORAD PROJECT), Eastern and Southern Africa Region, based in Lusaka, Zambia

Vacancy : Accounts and Administration Assistant (NORAD PROJECT), Eastern and Southern Africa Region, based in Lusaka, Zambia

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Domaines : Banque - Assurance - FinanceComptabilité - Gestion - Audit - Gestion de projets

Regions : Zambie

Vacancy : Accounts and Administration Assistant (NORAD PROJECT), Eastern and Southern Africa Region, based in Lusaka, Zambia

 

About our organization

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is a center of scientific excellence that harnesses the benefits of trees for people and the environment. Leveraging the world’s largest repository of agroforestry science and information, we develop knowledge practices, for farmers’ fields to the global sphere, to ensure food security and environmental sustainability.

ICRAF’s headquarters are based in Nairobi, Kenya, and we operate six regional programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. Our vision is an equitable world where all people have viable livelihoods supported by healthy and productive landscapes. Our mission is to harness the multiple benefits trees provide for agriculture, livelihoods, resilience and the future of our planet, from farmers’ fields through to continental scales.

ICRAF is the only institution conducting globally significant agroforestry research in and for all of the developing tropics. Knowledge produced by ICRAF allows governments, development agencies, and farmers to use the power of trees to make farming livelihoods more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable at scales.

To learn more about our organization, please visit our website: www.worldagroforestry.org

 

About the position

This position will provide finance and administrative support to staff in the Zambia Office

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Finance Tasks

  • Prepare financial transactions (vouchers, employee expense reports, cash advances and funds transfer) for approval
  • Maintain adequate cash flow for operations every month
  • Provide accurate monthly financial returns within the stipulated timelines to the Nodal Finance Officer
  • Maintain proper filing system for finance records (invoices, receipts, delivery orders and contracts)

 

Administration Tasks

  • Assist project staff in logistical requirements (travel, organising workshops, seminars and meetings)
  • Prepare payroll for temporary staff/casual labors on time
  • Manage ICRAF assets and maintain an accurate asset register
  • Provide receptionist services
  • Doing procurement for the office services (Preparing request forms, collecting
  • quotations and delivering Purchase Orders)

 

 

Requirements

Academic and Professional Qualifications

  • Diploma in Accounting/Business Administration
  • Two years working experience in accounting/booking keeping and managing the office

 

Personal Competencies

  • Organised and detail oriented
  • Proficiency in computer (Microsoft office)
  • Mature, well organized, and reliable, have initiative and the ability to work with people of different nationalities and disciplines, as well as under pressure;
  • Good written and oral communication
  • Knowledge of procurement process
  • Team player

 

Zambian nationals with experience in Accounting and Administration skills are encouraged to apply for this position.

 

Terms of offer

The World Agroforestry Centre is an equal opportunity employer and offers a collegial and gender-sensitive working environment. We believe that staff diversity promotes excellence and strongly encourage applications from qualified women. This is a Nationally-recruited position and will be for an initial period of two (2) years, renewable, and subject to a six (6) months’ probation period, assessment of performance, continued relevance of the position and availability of resources.

 

How to apply:

Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications and experience should send/ email their CVs and cover letter to HumanResources@cgiar.org, not later than 2 August 2018. Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted. Please attach your cover letter and CV/Resume (as one document – labelled with your First Name and Last Name).