Accounts and Admin Officer

Job Description

Title: Accounts and Admin Officer

Company Name: Arannayk Foundation

Vacancy: 2

Age: 25 to 30 years

Job Location: Bagerhat, Bagerhat (Mongla)

Salary: Tk. 25000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 1 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting

Commerce graduate, preferably MBA with Accounting/ Finance major with a minimum of one year of practical/working experience in the relevant field or with any reputed NGOs is required. However, candidates with a very high level of potential with extensive skills and experiences could be waived from academic credentials.      

• At least 1 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age 25 to 30 years

Skills required:

• Excellent facilitation and communication skills are a must to have qualified for the successful candidate.
• Should be a good team player.
• Strong ability to work flexibly, managing changing and competing priorities.
• Subject to fulfillment of other criteria as mentioned above, candidates having language skills in the local dialect of Khulna Division areas will be given preference. 

Additional Requirements

• The ability to drive a motorcycle and have a valid driving license is preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. 

Job Context 

Arannayk Foundation thrives to promote the conservation and restoration of natural tropical forests, forest biodiversity, and natural resources of Bangladesh. The foundation was established in 2003 under a “debt-for-nature-swap provision” made through an agreement signed between the Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh and the Government of the United States.  Since then, the foundation has provided financial and technical support to various local NGOs to implement more than a hundred projects that contributed to forest restoration, biodiversity conservation, and livelihood improvement of forest-dependent communities to reduce their dependence on forest resources for earning a living. The foundation is registered as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee under the Bangladesh Companies Act 1994 having no share capital. Arannayk Foundation has registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh.

The foundation is, among others, implementing the Plastic Reduction Initiative in Sundarbans Transboundary International Natural Ecosystems (PRISTINE) project at Mongla, Bagerhat, and ecotourism sites of Sundarbans. This project aims to reduce plastic pollution occurring upstream and downstream of the Sundarbans, provide technical solutions to track plastic pollution, monitor and record waste picker’s recycling activities, promote awareness of pollution reduction, and facilitate the socio-economic development of waste pickers to sustain project outcomes. Arannayk Foundation is looking for a young, energetic, and skilled incumbent for the immediate appointment of two Accounts and Admin Officers for the PRISTINE Project, to be based at the Arannayk Foundation field office at Mongla, Bagerhat. 

The Accounts and Admin Officers will be responsible for the implementation of all financial-related activities in his/her assigned area.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain project accounts and supply chain for the PRISTINE Project in the areas assigned by Arannayk Foundation.

• Assist in financial transactions, bookkeeping, and financial reporting using financial/grant management software.

• Support in the acquisition and distribution of logistics needed by the project staff at the field level, and at the Waste Management Hubs located at the union/village level of the assigned project areas.

• Organizing logistic support for project implementation by the field team and for visiting head office staff, consultants, and visitors from donor agencies and other collaborators.

• Provide logistic support to arrange training, meetings, workshops, field visits, etc.

• Preparation of quarterly Planned Expenditure (Call Forward) and Financial Reports and timely submission to Arannayk Head Office.

• Assisting community-based organizations in the management and bookkeeping activities.

• Perform any other relevant tasks assigned by the Project Manager, the Field Coordinator, and other AF senior staff members.

Arannayk offers a congenial and professional growth-oriented working environment, while the consolidated salary for the position is BDT 25000 (consolidated) depending on the skills and experiences.