Finance and Administrative Officer at TenderLife Rescue Initiative

TenderLife Rescue Initiative is a non-profit, incorporated trustee, non-governmental organization duly registered with the Federal Government of Nigeria (CAC/IT/NO 113298). TenderLife Rescue Initiative is implementing the ACHIEVE SURGE IHVN/WEWE Project funded by PEPFAR/CDC across Gokana, Tai, Etche and Andoni LGAs in Rivers State since 2019. So far, TenderLife provides Care and Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) across all its targeted LGAs and is currently neck-deep providing services to the teeming OVC and their households. Tenderlife prioritizes the enrollment of Children Living with HIV/AIDS (CLHIV) and their Households into the program and ensures they are provided with needed services mainly Health, Education, Protection and Economic empowerment. Tenderlife ensures that CLHIVs are healthy, stable and schooled.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title:  Finance and Administration Officer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Finance:

• The F&A Officer will report to the ExecutiveDirector and seek approvals for all expenses.
• S / he will organize all the accounting procedures of TRI, report all financial transactions to the Executive Director.
• Ensuring timely review of documents & settlement of bills and prepares the monthly / annual financial report to be disseminated to relevant stakeholders.
• S / he records all income and expenditures, prepares invoices and salary payments.
• Monitors all financial obligations of program activities and ensures they are appropriately posted in their respective budget lines.
• Ensuring timely retirement of advances received for meetings, travels& office operations
• Guide Program staffs on budget direction and budget monitoring
• Carry out any other task as assigned by the Executive Director

Administration:

• Carry out general office management & logistics for planned activities
• Maintaining proper inventory of project property and ensure accurate inventory reporting
• General office management & operations
• Develop third party contractual agreements, communicate and conclude contract with vendors and conduct procurement / quotations in line with ethical standards.
• Conduct market assessments / survey to ascertain prevailing rates and guide the selection of vendors / products.
• Supervise the Office Assistant / volunteer, cleaner and logistics officer / driver to ensure they carry out their jobs effectively.
• Carry out any other task as assigned by the Executive Director

Qualification / Skills Required

• B.Sc / BA / HND in Accounting
• Minimum of 3 years post NYSC working experience
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision
• Be empathetic and hardworking
• Must have computer skills especially Ms-Excel and Ms-Word
• Familiar with the use of accounting software especially QuickBooks
• Should be flexible to undertake other tasks required in the Organization to forestall a gap in achieving results
• Must possess sound integrity especially in financial matters with vendors, staffs and funders
• Familiarity with work ethics especially the course on “Avoiding Conflict of Interest in the Workplace” is a requirement particularly for this role.
• Should be willing to transfer skills and build the capacity of staffs in the relevant financial procedures

Required Skills:

• Must possess sound integrity especially in financial matters
• Familiarity with work ethics especially the course on “Avoiding Conflict of Interest and / or Sexual Harassment in the Workplace” and the ‘Child Protection Policy” is a requirement for all job roles

Application Closing Date
16th March, 2021.