Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organisation (WEWE) | Finance Officers (Volunteer)

Region:                   Sub Saharan Africa                  |           Country:                 Nigeria

Location(s):          Imo, Rivers                                |           Job Type:              Full-time

Qualification:      BA/BSc/HND                             |           Experience:        2   years

Date Posted:        14^th January 2016                    |           Deadline:               Not Specified

Job Field:              Finance / Accounting / Audit  

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organisation (WEWE) is soliciting for individuals to fill job vacancies for a 5-year USAID funded project called ‘Local Partners Initiative for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (LOPIN) 2 Project in Its Abuja Office. WEWE is a local NGO with its head office in Abuja, FCT. WEWE is earnestly looking for individuals who are highly skilled, intelligent, hardworking and exceptional in their field. WEWE is currently soliciting individuals who have a calling on their lives to help widows and orphans, and have a passion for helping vulnerable children. Likewise, WEWE is interested in individuals who are ready to join the WEWE family to help WEWE in partnership with USAID achieve its project vision ‘To make Anambra, Imo, Akwa-Ibom and Rivers State the best place to live in Nigeria for over 340,000 vulnerable children and 68,000 vulnerable households.

WEWE is a local NGO that is looking for outstanding, talented and highly skilled individuals who rank top in their field and have significant prize winning achievements, won merit awards, or have been awarded the best student/employees in their organization with documented evidence to prove this.

 

Qualifications and skills:

• A minimum of HND or B.Sc. in Accounting with a second class upper division is preferred
• A minimum of ( 2) year experience in Accounting
• Ability to use Quick book accounting software
• Experience working on USAID/PEPFAR funded vulnerable children programs
• Ability to develop budgets for USAID funded projects

“WEWE is an equal opportunity employer, which does not discriminate based on tribe, state of origin within Nigeria, religion, age, sex, race or on different physical ability. WEWE does not require that this information be included in your application and it will not be used as selection criteria”.

Applicants should send their comprehensive CV and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS word document) explaining suitability for the job; to wewevacancies@weweng.org. The advert has no deadline and is therefore on a rolling basis. However, WEWE reserves the right to close this advert at any time once it has found suitable candidates.

Please note: WEWE-LOPIN Project will not provide travel allowance to attend an interview. Selected Candidates are expected to be resident within Abuja. WEWE LOPIN 2 Project will also not cover the cost of relocation for the final candidates to move to Abuja.  All applicants are advised to provide functional emails/mobile phone number on CV as well as that of at least three referees with functional emails and phone numbers. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.