Vacancy at British Council | Finance Officer (NSRP)

Region:                  Sub Saharan Africa

Country:                 Nigeria

Location:               Abuja

Closing date:         28^th January 2016

Vacancy Description

Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme (NSRP). Nigeria is the British Council’s largest operation in SSA with offices in four cities: Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja and Kano. NSRP is a DFID-funded programme managed by the British Council (who lead a consortium including International Alert and Social Development Direct) that aims to enhance collective efforts to identify and respond effectively to potential sources of violent conflict in Nigeria and reduce the negative impacts of conflict on the most vulnerable among the Nigerian population. 

The NSRP programme  operates from five regional offices (Kano, Port Harcourt, Jos, Maiduguri and Kaduna) in Nigeria with a programme management unit situated in Abuja. The post holder will be required to travel to the other regional offices periodically.  The programme will link closely with other DFID funded programmes. 

The post holder will work closely with the Finance Manager, Deputy Finance Manager, Operations Manager and with the national and international technical team  and will report to the Finance Manager. The post holder will also  be required to have significant dealings with the programme resources team, with the technical team and the overall Programme Manager. 

Please read the role profile attached on the company’s career page at British Council

You may find it useful to also look at the attached guidance notes on the behaviours and the generic skills dictionary. 

The British Council is an equal opportunity employer, women are encouraged to apply.

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