Afghanaid, Multi Location
Afghanaid is a British-registered international NGO, which has worked in Afghanistan for over 30 years. We assist community-driven processes that address the rights and fundamental needs of people in some of the most remote areas of Afghanistan, providing basic services, supporting development of rural livelihoods and responding to humanitarian emergencies. We are headquartered in Kabul, and operate 20 provincial and district offices across Badakhshan (north-eastern region), Samangan (northern region) and Ghor (western region), as well as a Marketing and Fundraising office in London. We employ around 160 personnel, 97% of whom are Afghans.
The Operation Officer works alongside District team to provide timely financial, administrative, logistical and human resource management support. As a member of the district team the post holder is responsible for the smooth running of day-to-day finance and operations tasks in line with established policies and procedures; systems and processes and making recommendations for continuous improvement
Finance/Accounting & Treasury:
2. Provide forms and vouchers to ensure that they are properly completed; the required supporting documents are attached; all donor, organisational and statutory requirements are complied with and that they are duly approved in line with the approval authority limits in place.
3. Ensure that expenditure is coded correctly in terms of amounts, budget codes/lines, general ledger codes, project codes as well as any other analysis codes as may be applicable.
4. Maintain cash book at district level which reconcile with money exchanger balance.
Administration & Logistics:
Human Resources (HR):
Undertake any other duties as and when required by the line manager and/or overview manager.
Education/ Training
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related discipline and studying towards a professional accounting qualification.
Work Experience
At least 2 years of experience in finance and operations.
Professional Skills, Competencies, Values and Attitudes
Afghanaid seeks a responsible and dependable finance & operations person with good initiative, judgment and adaptability as well as skills in communication, interpersonal relations, and decision-making, financial accounting and reporting.
Specifically, the holder of this position should also demonstrate the following:
a. Proficiency in computer software MS Office etc.
b. knowledge of internal controls and donor rules and regulations
c. Ability to deal with challenging work situations.
d. Behavioural role model for peers and fellow team members.
e. Competent and able to meet tight deadlines.
f. A results-oriented approach to delivering work priorities in personal workload,
g. Creative and innovative in conceptual and analytical thinking
h. Sensitivity to gender issues.
i. Fluent in Dari, Pashto and English (written and oral).
j. Personal integrity, sense of humour, intuitive and self-motivation
Please email a covering letter of application and your CV to vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk including the job title and your name in the subject line by 26th July 2020. Your covering letter should be no more than one standard A4 page in length and explain how you meet the position requirements and why you feel you would be a suitable candidate for this role. Your CV should be no more than 2 pages and include 3 professional references including your current or most recent employer. The precision and style with which you present yourself in your covering letter and CV will be given significant weight in short listing candidates.
Post Date
Jul 19, 2020
Closing Date
Jul 26, 2020
Reference
VA-2020-33
Number of Vacancies
1
Salary Range
As per company salary scale
Years of Experience
2 years
Probation Period
3 month
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Contract Duration
12 month
Contract Extensible
true
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree
Gender
Any
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