Ongoing recruitment at The Centre for Democracy & Development (CDD)
The Centre for Democracy & Development (CDD) is an international,
non-governmental organisation dedicated to research, training and
advocacy on issues of democratisation, development and human security in
West Africa, we are recruiting to fill the vacant job positions below:
Job Title: Administrative Officer, Logistics
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- This exciting and challenging position carries responsibilities
of: Co-ordinating the logistics support for programmes, including
requisitioning, receiving, storing, transportation, customs clearance,
issuing and processing payment for services in accordance with CDD
policies and guidelines.
- Responsible for identifying and promoting compliance with good
transport and logistical practice by proactively identifying broader
issues regarding logistical weakness/non-compliance to policies and
guidelines for the assigned country/state programmes, develop logistics
procedures in cooperation with internal and external stakeholders within
institutional donor rules and guidelines
- Facilitate the supply chain for the organisation from
procurement of goods into stock or direct to programmes including
setting up transportation framework agreements after appropriate
tendering processes and arranging freight forwarding or transport;
ensure that goods/services are procured in a timely and cost effective
manner within donor regulations, advise field logistics teams on
logistic procedures to ensure compliance with CDD policies, donor
regulations and follow-up issues of non-compliance.
- Other responsibilities are: monitor and enhance procedures in
operational programmes through field visits, giving advice and training,
ensuring that programme staff follows donor rules, guidelines and good
practice, oversee the Asset Register to ensure that it is up to date and
coherent with programme logistics asset lists with all supplied assets,
coordinate with Programmes and Field Office staff to ensure asset
management and disposal procedures are followed in accordance with CDD
policy as well as donor requirement.
Education/Qualification
- A degree in Logistics and/or any other related qualifications
with at least 3 years of experience in a similar position at an NGO or
international body.
Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to use QuickBooks and Ms Access is necessary, knowledge
and experience of logistics and fleet guidelines, meticulous, courtesy,
good communication skills and ability to work as a team..
Job Title: Programme Officer
Location: Abuja
Skills/Abilities
- Excellent IT and administrative skills,
- Adaptability to new demands and changing circumstances,
- Sound analytical and report writing skills,
- Ability to translate strategic aims into practical plans,
- Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines as well as demonstrable experience of project management and multi-tasking.
- Strong inter-personal and communication qualities will be
coupled with teamwork skills and the post-holder will have a good
understanding of democratisation, international development and human
security issues in the West Africa sub-region.
Qualifications
- The successful candidates will hold degree level education in
the Social Sciences, Humanities, Law or related disciplines with at
least 2 years of cognate experience.
Job Title: Executive Assistant
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- S/he will work directly with the Director organizing
documentation, keeping records, monitoring programmes, carrying out
internet searches and other duties that will facilitate the work of the
organization.
Education/Qualification
- S/he should have B.Sc or HND in Mass Communication, English Language or related subjects.
- Must have at least Second Class Lower.
- At least three years experience in similar job.
Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to use office programmes like word, excel and power point.
- Familiarity with the internet is essential.
- Ability to thrive under pressure with limited support and effective and persuasive communication skills are required.
Job Title: Senior Programme Officer
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- This exciting and challenging position carries responsibilities for project development, management and implementation.
Other Responsibilities include:
- Fundraising, networking, research support and policy analysis,
monitoring and evaluation, events organising and conference
coordination. Reporting to the Head of Programmes.
Education/Qualification
- The suitable candidate will hold a post-graduate Degree in the
Social Sciences, Humanities, Law or related field, experience of working
in post-conflict or transition environment,
Skills/Abilities
- Excellent IT and administrative skills;
- Adaptability to new demands and changing circumstances;
- Sound analytical and report writing skills;
- Ability to translate strategic aims into practical plans;
- Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines as well as demonstrable experience of project management and multi-tasking.
- Strong inter-personal and communication qualities will be
coupled with teamwork skills and the post-holder will have a good
understanding of democratisation, international development and human
security issues in the West Africa sub-region.
- Fluency in French is an advantage.
Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The Centre is inviting applications from qualified candidates to fill the position of Senior Finance Officer in the Centre.
- The person will be based in Abuja and will be responsible for
the day-to-day management of the financial operations of the
organization.
- Supervise the finance and foster collaboration and cooperation
between Finance/Administrative and Programme staff as well as liaise
with donor organizations.
- Specific duties include reviewing and forecasting monthly
project and office expenses of the organization and partner
organizations, coordinating finance department tasks, overseeing office
accounting, grants management and other general financial duties. Person
Specifications
Education/Qualifications
- The candidate must be a Chartered Accountant with preferably a Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
- S(he) should have at least ten (10) years experience in a
Related position, part of which must be in an international agency or
the NGO sector.
Skill/Abilities:
- Proficiency in computerized accounting packages (QuickBooks,
Excel, Word etc) is required, as well as attention to details; strong
writing and oral communication skills.
- Demonstration of managerial and strong analytical problem
solving skills with ability to handle sensitive and confidential data
with discretion and integrity is a must. Excellent planning and
prioritisation skills also required.
Job Title: Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer’s specific duties
will be program monitoring and evaluation: ensuring that the programme
is performing optimally to achieve established results/targets, and
monitoring progress on performance indicators.
- S/he shall develop and manage the system for reporting on
programme results as per monthly reporting guidelines and to donors as
per donor reporting guidelines.
- S/he shall: ensure that programme plans and activities are
directed towards achieving targets identified in proposal performance
management plans and Annual Operating Plans; assist in negotiating with
funders over indicators/performance information required from the
organisation; implement and monitor a system for collecting data and
information from Programme staff, partners, and sub-grantees on
indicators/targets, including success stories that highlight the work of
the organization.
- S/he shall be familiar with and communicate to rest of staff the
basic tenets of programme Monitoring and Evaluation (such as the OSIWA,
USAID, UNDP etc log frame, or “logical framework” approach).
- S/he shall ensure that reports conform to specified/required formats, and that reports correspond to grant-specific.
Education/Qualifications
- The ideal candidate will bring: 6+ years’ experience in programme monitoring and implementation.
- Thorough familiarity with grant rules, regulations and
requirements common to programmes funded by development cooperation
agencies & foundations (such as USAID, DFID, NED, UNDP, OSIWA etc),
and Proven abilities in programme DME (design, monitoring, and
evaluation), including familiarity with best practices in use in the NGO
sector to plan, monitor, and measure impact of programs.
- This position requires the ability to work with a diverse team,
to manage pressure effectively, and strong organizational skills are all
essential.
Salary
Very Competitive.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward a one page Cover
letter, a maximum 3 page resume and referees contact details by email
to:
[email protected]
Note
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
- Only Electronically submitted applications will be entertained. Scanned applications will be disregarded.
- Subject line of emails must state clearly the Name of Applicant and Job Title of position applied for.
Application Deadline 15th December, 2016.