Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, gender, creed, or political affiliation.
Location: Kano
Employment Type: Contract
The Main Purpose
- Execute administrative tasks and do follow up of project accountancy, according to administration manager’s indications and MSF WACA procedures, in order to ensure legal compliance and keep a strict control over monetary resources
Accounatbilties / Responsibilities (non-exhaustive list)
- Execute administrative and legal related tasks, under supervision of the Administrator Manager, checking payroll calculations and updating personal files in order to ensure accuracy, compliance and on time payments.
- Implement cash management procedures in order to ensure the highest control and security and ensure cash availability.
- Prepare employment contracts in conformity with legal requirements including specific amendments when necessary, in order to ensure local labour and fiscal law compliance.
- Enter data into the HR database and personal files and keep them up-to-date in order to facilitate HR processes management.
- Update Social security & Tax office files in order to meet legal requirements and duties.
- Draw up monthly pay slips for all staff, editing and updating the necessary data, in order to ensure the punctuality and accuracy of staff payroll.
- Draw up the final pay slip and employment certificate at the end of a contract in order to meet legal requirements while defending MSF ’s interests.
- Follow up all expiring rental contract dates and inform the Administration Manager in order to leave enough time to arrange a renewal or look for some other alternative.
- Assist the administration manager in the prevision of monthly treasury and planning in order to ensure the coverage of daily needs, advances on salaries, payroll, etc.
- Process the payment to suppliers and keep strict on all documentation involved, informing the administration manager of any sort of disparity.
- Carry out all accounting tasks and activities in order to ensure strict control of all expenditures and the reliability of statements and documentation.
- Make all administrative information available to the staff (posting, meetings, etc.)
- Classify and prepare all accounting pieces as requested by the Administration Manager.
- File the accounting documents and enter the accounting pieces in the accounting software, with the support from the Administration Manager and/or the Accounting Manager (ACMA).
- Support the Administration Manager in translating documents into local language. Assists the Administration Manager in meetings upon request.
Required Skills / Competencies
- Desirable Education: Finance, Business or Administration related Diploma.
- Essential Experience: Previous working experience of at least two years in relevant jobs.
- Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.
- Languages: English language and Hausa is essential.
- Knowledge: Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet).
Competencies:
- Results
- Teamwork
- Flexibility
- Commitment
- Stress Management.
Application Closing Date
26th January, 2026 @ 6:00 pm.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Attention!
- Female candidates and people with disability who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.
- No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse the hiring of a candidate who has benefitted from such acts.
- All illicit demands of these types may be pursued through the judicial system.
- Fill in the form and upload your documents, i.e. CV, cover letter and educational qualifications using the link.
