Payment Assistant Job at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

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Job Title: Payment Assistant

Company: Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: BA/BSc/HND  

Location: Jigawa, Nigeria

Job Field: Administration / Secretarial   Finance / Accounting / Audit

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Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

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Position Overview: – The Payment Assistant's role will be largely limited to the management of Payment issues at the LGA level on project payment mechanism for greater project reporting and impact. 

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Specific Objectives:  – Coordinate and follow-up on monthly beneficiary payments. Management of beneficiary database at LGA level. Represent ACF externally in relevant local forums and technical working groups where necessary.

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree/HND in Information Management, Business Administrations & Sociology/Social Studies or Other relevant qualifications

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Essential Skills and Experience:

• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive

• Minimum two years' experience  working with donor funded programming

• Knowledge and experience in using database specific software (e.g. Microsoft Access)

• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills

• Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for LGA team.

• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy

• Proven ability to manage large, multi-region data collection and analysis systems

• Prior experience in overseeing contractual compliance

• Demonstrated creativity in problem solving involving multiple stakeholders

• Highly numerically articulate with a track record of data manipulation and use of spreadsheets and reporting systems.

• Proven ability to motivate and develop others

• Highly diplomatic and emotionally intelligent with strong oral and written communication skills.

• Strong communication, and interpersonal skills in English , Hausa and any local languages

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Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Fluent in Hausa

• Previous experience in payment management

• IT troubleshooting capabilities

• Previous experience with NGOs or INGOs

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