ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) Recruiting!

Jobs at ActionAid Nigeria (AAN)

ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) is one of Action Aid Country Programmes around the world. ActionAid is an International Non-Governmental organisation registered in The Netherlands with headquarters in Johannesburg South Africa. ActionAid International works in 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. 22 of these country programmes, affiliates or associates are in Africa and are led by Africans. We have been doing development work on the continent since 1972 and in Nigeria since 1999. ActionAid works with the poor and excluded in Africa, promoting values and commitment in civil society, institutions and governments with the aim of achieving structural changes in order to eradicate injustices and poverty in the world.

To effectively consolidate on our country strategy, AAN is inviting applications from qualified candidates to fill the following positions:

All interested candidates should fill in the application form as accessed from the application pack on  http://www.actionaid.org/pages.aspx?PageID=12
or  http://www.actionaid-nigeria.org/index.php?page=59. The application pack contains the Vacancy announcement, Job Description and Application form.
ActionAid offers competitive terms of employment. Applications from women, candidates living with HIV/AIDs (PLWHAs) and indigenes of the northern region are particularly welcome.

Closing date for receipt of application forms is 4th June, 2010. Interview date will be communicated to shortlisted candidates. Only electronically completed application forms will be entertained and should be mailed to vacancy.nigeria@actionaid.org. Applications will ONLY be considered if submitted on AAN’s Standard Application forms. Subject line of application emails should clearly state position applied for and name of applicant with surname first e.g. Internal Auditor – Okoh, Friday.



    * Internal Auditor
      Education/Qualifications
      * Bachelor Degree or HND is essential.
      * Membership of recognised chartered accounting institute is essential
      
      Experience
      * At least ten years post NYSC experience, with five years’ post professional qualification experience and five years audit experience with 3 years of that spent at management level is essential
      * Ability to use SUN accounting system is desirable
      * Experience in working with international development agencies is desirable.
      * Experience of risk-based auditing and Risk Management is desirable
      
      Skill I Abilities
      Attention to details; fluency in spoken and written English language; ability to work independently and in a team & highly numerate skills are essential.
      Excellent planning and prioritisation skills & strong analytical/problem solving skills are desirable.
      
      Personal Qualities
      Excellent oral and written communication skills; well developed and proven interpersonal & organisational management skills; able to work effectively in a diverse team environment; creative and should be able to take initiative; should be ready to work additional hours at crucial times; must be willing to travel extensively, confident to train staff effectively in a fast-paced environment & high integrity are essential

      Location:             Abuja
      Experience:         5 year(s)
      Course of Study: Accounting
      Required Grade:  Not Specified
   
* Governance Advisor
      Education/Qualifications
      * Degree in Social Sciences, Arts or Humanities is essential.
      * Masters degree in Social Sciences, Arts or Humanities is essential
      
      Experience
      * At least seven years post NYSC experience with three years spent in budget intervention work is essential.
      * Experience in the Nigerian Policy environment including the budget process is essential.
      * Working experience in the social development field, particularly in designing, setting up and coordination of programmes is essential. 0 Experience in capacity building is essential
      * Experience of community based work and engagements with CBOs is desirable
      
      Skill I Abilities
      * Excellent skills in facilitation and in capacity building on global advocacy is essential
      * Excellent conceptual, analytical, documentation and presentation skills is essential
      * Demonstrable skills in the use of IT
      
      Personal Qualities
      * Creative and takes initiative.
      * Able to work effectively in a diverse team environment
      * Willing and able to travel extensively.

      Location:             Abuja
      Experience:         7 year(s)
      Course of Study: Humanities
      Required Grade:  Not Specified