Slum2school Africa is a volunteer-driven developmental organization with a vision to transform the society by empowering disadvantaged children to realize their full potential. Founded in 2012, we recognize that there are severe shortcomings in the educational sector in Africa and in this area, seek to improve the lives of Africa’s most precious resource – her children. We provide educational scholarships, create learning spaces and provide other psychosocial support for disadvantaged and vulnerable children in slums and indigent communities.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience: 4 years
- Location: Lagos
- Job Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit
Job Description
Slum2School Africa seeks an experienced Finance and Administrative Manager with proven experience in designing, operating and upholding financial standards in accordance with international best practices. The ideal candidate must be experienced in distributing the financial resources of the organization, and be responsible for budget planning, supporting the executive management team by offering insights and financial advice that will allow them to make the best business decisions for the company and effectively reporting to diverse stakeholders.
The successful candidate will play an important part in ensuring that Slum2School’s finances are managed effectively and in line with internal policies and statutory requirements.
About you To be successful in this role you must have:
- At least 4 years of practical experience in a managerial or senior financial/administrative management position preferably in a reputable NGO (preferred but not exclusive).
- A proven experience in managing large budgets (over 500,000 USD a year).
- A strong experience in working with national partners, local/government authorities
- Full proficiency in spoken and written English,
Core Competencies for team members
- Core Accounting Background/Experience
- Adaptability
- Time Management
- Team player
- Knack for taking initiatives
- Strong disposition to confidentiality
- High display of integrity
- Communication and Collaboration
- Change and Innovation
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Ambassador for the vision
- Highly self-motivated
- Well organized and effective
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Slum2School Africa on slum2school.org to apply
