Lao National Field Finance-Admin Officer / Community Trainer
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Job Description
Plan is one of the world’s largest INGOs working for children’s rights. Plan has no religious or political aims or affiliations, but does have a strong commitment to gender equity and inclusion.
In Laos Plan implements programs in education, early childhood, child protection and water, sanitation and hygiene in Bokeo Province. Plan is currently launching a Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health and Nutrition Program. Plan offers attractive salaries and opportunities for long-term careers. As an equal opportunity organization, we strongly encourage applications from women, members of ethnic groups and people with disabilities. Visit www.plan-international.org
Field Finance-Admin Officer / Community Trainer (Bokeo Province)
Responsibilities will include
- Maintain daily book keeping records
- Follow up daily expenses
- Make payments, including per diems and costs for training courses
- Reconcile weekly and monthly cash and bank balances in the account and submit to Country Finance Manager for validation
- Assist in monitoring to ensure that all payment requests are in compliance with approved budgets, account codes
- Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and financial statements in the required formats
- Coordinate with financial audits
- Train partner organization staff and school and village committee members on procedures to manage grants from Plan, including procurement, record keeping, and reporting, with follow-up support, in line with Plan’s Community Managed Project procedures
- Follow up all on cash advances by Plan Laos to communities and partners
Skills, qualifications, experience
- Degree level education or equivalent demonstrated ability essential (strong preference for Business Administration or related discipline)
- Excellent computer skills (including Word and Excel) essential
- Fluent written and spoken English and Lao essential
- Good communications and training skills essential
- Ability to work effectively as member of a team essential
- Ability to liaise and negotiate effectively with government, suppliers, service providers and other agencies essential
- Ability to manage own time and to set and meet priorities and deadlines without close supervision essential
- Experience in a rural development INGO an advantage
- Fluency in one or more of the ethnic group languages of Bokeo a major advantage
- Willingness to travel to and stay in remote villages frequently
Location. Based in Pha Oudom District
FOR ALL POSITIONS…
- Strong ICT skills, including Word, Excel and e-communications, are essential
- Strong commitment to the equal rights and participation of girls and women is essential
- Must be good team player
- Plan does not tolerate child abuse. All Plan staff and consultants are selected and employed in line with the conditions of Plan’s Child Protection Policy. These include appropriate reference and background checks.
- Applications will not be acknowledged. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No correspondence or telephone calls will be entered into.
- Short listed candidates will be required to attend panel interviews and other selection procedures.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 17 DECEMBER 2011
TO APPLY…. Send resume/CV, with cover letter and names and contact details of three referees, to Plan International Laos, PO Box 6026, Vientiane, Lao PDR, or to PlanLaos.JobVacancies@plan-international.org Please say where you saw this advertisement.
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