Senior International Finance and Procurement Expert
at GFA Consulting Group
Delta, Delta, Nigeria -
| Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate | 17 Feb, 2025 | Not Specified | 18 Nov, 2024 | 10 year(s) or above | Work Processes,Developing Countries,Communication Skills,Accounting Software,Capacity Building,English,Finance,Portuguese,Disbursement,Working Experience,Computer Skills,Economics | No | No |
Required Visa Status:
| Citizen | GC |
| US Citizen | Student Visa |
| H1B | CPT |
| OPT | H4 Spouse of H1B |
| GC Green Card |
Employment Type:
| Full Time | Part Time |
| Permanent | Independent - 1099 |
| Contract – W2 | C2H Independent |
| C2H W2 | Contract – Corp 2 Corp |
| Contract to Hire – Corp 2 Corp |
Description:
Posted on:
15 Nov, 2024
Application by:
5 Dec, 2024
Project status:
Ongoing project
Project title:
Fund for Regional Stabilisation and Development in fragile regions within ECOWAS Member States
Duration of assignment:
Beginning of January 2025 - 31.03.2025 - Approx. 57 working days (option of prolongation until 12/2027 if the project is extended, on the basis of good project performance)
Country:
Nigeria
Workplace:
Abuja/Nigeria; Cotonou/Benin are duty stations with project offices; frequent travels in West Africa will be the rule, specifically in implement-ing countries Benin, Togo, Guinea-Bissau
Job code:
35130
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications and skills:
- University degree in economics, finance or related subjects
- Proven negotiation and moderation skills with senior decision makers
- Computer skills (MS Office software)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Fluent in English and French (knowledge of Portuguese as an asset).
GENERAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- A minimum of 10 years working experience as financial expert
SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Demonstrated expertise as a financial expert in similar projects
- Management experience
- Proven procurement expertise, working experience with KfW Procurement Guidelines
- Capacity building
- Demonstrated experience with the management and monitoring of large project funds, proven working experience with KfW disbursement procedures (disposition fund or Disbursement in Tranches Procedure)
- Experience with the management cycle of investment projects in the context of financial cooperation, preferably small infrastructure projects
- Working experience in developing countries
- Regional experience will be an advantage.
- Working experience with adaptive programming approach and agile methods will be an advantage.
- Good people skills and a diplomatic attitude in a complex multi-stakeholder environment are essential
- Develop quality standard documents and templates
- Experience with Financial Accounting Software, ideally Sun Systems
- Elaboration and refinement of operational manuals in close cooperation with donor and other involved parties as basis for smooth work processes and lean but powerful management processes
Responsibilities:
- prepare all tender documents and publish the tender according to the rules of the Operations Manual.
- evaluate the bids and select the best bidder.
- negotiate and sign the contract with the successful bidder on behalf of ECOWAS
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:10.0Max:15.0 year(s)
Financial Services
Accounts / Finance / Tax / CS / Audit
Finance
Graduate
Economics finance or related subjects
Proficient
1
Delta, Nigeria
