Finance & Admin Officer
Job Description
Title: Finance & Admin Officer
Company Name: CARE Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Sylhet
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor or Master Finance /Accounting with 4 years' practical experience in relevant field
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 4 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Project: Inclusive Humanitarian Assistance to North-eastern and Northern Flood Affected Areas of Bangladesh (I-HumANB)
∎ Location: Based in Sylhet District
∎ Duration: Duration of the Contract will be up to December 15, 2022.
∎ Job Summary:
∎ CARE is one of the world`s leading international humanitarian and development organisations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working across 94 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 being one of the largest country offices of CARE. CARE works to help people achieve social and economic well-being, while being among the best in their fields. In CARE, we put women and girls at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh has shifted towards a program approach, where it has developed longer-term impact visions to have more sustainable changes in the lives of the extreme poor and marginalized.
∎ CARE Bangladesh`s Humanitarian and Resilience Program is committed to provide people affected by disasters and conflicts with life-saving assistance, with a special focus on women and girls, who are disproportionately affected by disasters. Our action also includes preparedness and early action, emergency response and recovery, and resilience and adaptation to climate change and equitable development.
∎ Continuous rainfall and heavy onrush of water from upstream areas caused the occurrence of flash floods for the third time in 9 districts in North eastern region of Bangladesh, among them Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Kishoreganj and Habiganj are severely affected districts. The northwest districts like Kurigram has also been impacted due to rise of water level and inundation in areas low elevation. Approximately 7.2 million people are affected and 481, 827 people are internally displaced by this flood in 9 northeastern districts of Bangladesh. This internally displaced population needs immediate food, water, and cash support to meet the need for basic staples.
∎ To ease the suffering of affected vulnerable communities, with generous funding of (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations-ECHO, CARE Bangladesh along with Oxfam and HI have will be implementing an emergency project titled "Inclusive Humanitarian Assistance to North-eastern and Northern Flood Affected Areas of Bangladesh (I-HumANB)" for five months (mid of July to mid of December 2022). The goal of this project is to meet the immediate and basic lifesaving needs of the people in terms of food, shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene, and protection.
∎ I-HumANB will be implemented in the four most affected districts Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, and Kurigram as per risk ranking, needs and gaps. Approximately 45,000 individuals (9,000 HHs) will be directly benefitted from this project. Consortium partners further prioritize the needs of women, children, the elderly, persons with disability, and marginalized groups with a focus on protection and gender mainstreaming throughout the response action. The project will work to alleviate the immediate suffering of flood-affected communities with standard food packages and cash, ensure availability and accessibility of inclusive safe drinking water and sanitation services, restored houses to promote the safe and inclusive habitat of displaced and affected households, and ensure accessible, age-appropriate and gender-responsive protection services for the flood-affected people. In delivering its interventions, the project will uphold the principles of inclusion to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
∎ The Finance and Admin Officer is responsible for supporting program for financial, logistics and administrative
Additional Requirements:
∎ Communication skill in English and Bangla
∎ Computer skill (word processing, spreadsheet and database). Skill on People Software Program will be as an additional computer competency.
∎ Should have ability to conduct cost analysis.
∎ Should have knowledge on financial operation and management.
∎ Should have knowledge on general administration.
∎ Ability to plan and optimum use of available resources
∎ Good knowledge on budget
∎ Commitment to and understanding of CARE core values and principles.
∎ Demonstrated competency to work independently with minimum supervision.
∎ Commitment and energy to work across multiple sectors and with a variety of actors.
∎ Ability to communicate ideas in a culturally-sensitive manner.
∎ Willingness to live and work in difficult and rapidly changing conditions.
∎ Resilient, flexible and gender sensitive.
∎ Experience of procedures and best practice in emergency operational management.
∎ Willingness to live and work in difficult and rapidly changing conditions.
∎ Able to manage many tasks simultaneously.
∎ Proactive and have the desire to learn and build professional expertise.
∎ Ensure and Promote GEDI and be GEDI sensitive, creating an enabling environment where diversity can flourish and all staff and stakeholders experience inclusion and appreciation.
Salary:
∎ Attractive remuneration package will be offered to the really deserving candidate.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 24 Jul 2022
Company Information:
∎ 19 Jul 2022
∎ CARE Bangladesh
Category: Accounting/Finance
