Vacancy at The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Employment Nigeria 15-Apr-2016 BORNO , MAIDUGURI , NGO

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters, NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours’ notice when a crisis occurs.

In light of the displacement in the north eastern part of Nigeria, NRC is about to start up an emergency response programme in Nigeria to respond to the humanitarian needs.

In the coming months, the main focus for NRC would be conflict affected populations including IDPs, returnees and the local communities in Borno State. NRC will initially be starting activities in the area of food security, water and sanitation and shelter/NFI sectors. NRC is therefore seeking a Compliance Officer in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The Compliance Officer reports to the Finance Manager. Hence, we are recruiting to fill the position below:

POSITION : Compliance Officer

Contract period: 12month
Commencement: ASAP

Tasks and Responsibilities

Performing internal Audit duties
Establish a good tracking system for procurement and purchases
Ensure that all purchases have the relevant documentation
Ensure that weekly, monthly compliance report is done for field office and country office.
Assist to prepare donors finance reports and proposals
Conduct quality check for all procurement and purchases
Ensure that transactions are coded with the correct Donor, account, activity and location codes
Establish a good system of vetting vendor invoices, contracts and documentation before payment by Finance
Conduct spot checks for compliance and adherence to NRC and Donor guidelines
Ensure proper audit trails are established for all procurement and financial documents.
Ensure that all financial documents are clearly stamped with Donor codes, paid stamp before archiving.
Follow up on Audit findings for compliance and adherence
Ensure proper allocation of costs to approved budgets and account codes
Prepare compliance report on a weekly, monthly basis
Follow up on any other duties as assigned by line manager.

Qualifications

Experience from working as a Compliance Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word
Must be able to work under pressure

Personal Qualifications

Relevant experience in Finance/Compliance and knowledge in Microsoft Office.
Excellent inter personal and communication skills
Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
Highest standards of ethics and integrity
Organised and a good planner and possess significant understanding of complex emergencies
Ability to work in insecure environments
Communicating with impact and respect
All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

We offer
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s directions

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate can submit their Application letter and updated CV's to the following e-mail address: ng.vacancies@nrc.no The title of the position (Compliance Officer- Maiduguri) must be indicated in the subject line of your e-mail.

Note

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Any application received after the deadline will not be considered.

Sorry the application deadline for this job has elapsed

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