Topic: Grants Officer, Accounts Officer at (NICaB)

The Nigeria Indigenous Capacity Building (NICaB) is a President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funded project through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The project is managed by the Christian Health Association of Nigeria (CHAN) in collaboration with Management Sciences for Health. The project commenced in October 2007 and at present has a one year extension which ends in March 2012. The Project has the following vacancies:


Job Title: Grants Officer, Abuja

Overall Responsibilities
The Grants Officer will manage and coordinate CHAN NICaB’s complex grants portfolio lending to a variety of NGOs and faith based organizations in order to strengthen health systems and improve health service delivery in six states. S/he will work closely with the F&A Manager to and follow a transparent process for implementing the grants management cycle and build the capacity of grantees in financial management. The position includes opportunities for professional development in grants management. The Grants Officer must be available to travel up to 50% of the time, including the Niger Delta Region.
Person Specification

• BSc/HND in accounting or other related fields.
• At least 3 years relevant experience, especially with either PEPFAR or USAID funded projects.
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner.
• Computer skills, including word and excel.
• Strong writing, analytical, organizational, financial and management skills.
• Mature judgment, professional integrity and ethical standards is mandatory.

Accounts Officer

Overall responsibilities
The Accounts Officer shall be responsible for processing of all payments to and from CHAN-NICaB and maintains all books of accounts, he/she will monitor all staff loans and advances and collect monthly bank statements and making bank reconciliations. The candidate should be able to prepare postings from source documents to the computer and produce all accounting reports and statements.
Person Specification

• A degree in Accounting or any related field
• At least 2 years work experience particularly with an NGO
• The knowledge of Tally ERP 9 Accounting Package will be an added advantage.

Interested and qualified candidates should send a letter of interest with the position title as the heading and two pages CV with names, email addresses, telephone numbers of three referees, a salary history and expectations within one week of this advert to: [email protected]
or to CHAN HQ Complex
1 Little Rayfield Jos
Or
CHAN/NICaB/AIDS Relief Project Office
4th Floor, Block B, Plot 564/565
Off Independence Avenue
Central Business District
Abuja.


Note that there are no relocation allowances for these positions please.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. CHAN is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled person

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