Internal/ External Vacancy Announcement
INTRODUCTION
Save the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way. In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.
Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives.
Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.
Job Title | Data Clerk and Program facilitator |
Code | SCI/BD/005/17 |
Place of Work | Bahir Dar |
Program/Unit | Growth through Nutrition |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the organization scale |
No. of Positions | 1 |
Length of Contract | 1year with possible extension |
ROLE PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Data entry and program facilitator is to regularly entry data for all thematic activities and ensuring that quality data and information is entered, maintained, analysed, and disseminated for effective reporting and documentation of program activities as per the Growth through Nutrition program requirements. Additionally, the The position holder will be facilitating payments and provide related administrative support to the project team, as well as executing activities assigned by his/her immediate supervisor.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Data Entry and documentation:
Program payment facilitation:
· Requests working/program advances for payment as per approved Terms of References
· Collects working/program advances and make various payments as per the authorization and approval of Budget Holders and in accordance with SCI’s financial management policy.
· Ensures that all payments are made against sufficient, complete, correct and relevant supporting documents duly verified and approved by concerned managers or budget holders.
· Ensures that all payment documents bear “Save the Children Paid” stamp.
· Summarizes expenses using relevant expense codes duly authorised by responsible person and timely settle all project advances to finance section of the Field Office before placing a request for another advance.
· Ensures that government withholding tax is deducted from service fees to hotels, resources persons etc. rendered outside of the Field Office location and issues receipts to service providers accordingly.
· Ensures that all unused cash returned from specific project advance is deposited in SCI Bank account daily and expenditures settled with in three days.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
QUALIFICATIONS
· First Degree/Diploma in statistics, IT and computer science with relevant work experience in Filling and Disbursement related activities or First Degree/Diploma in Accounting/Business Administration/Banking and finance or related fields with strong commuter skill including experience in data entry.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
· Minimum of four years’ experience for diploma and two years for degree holders. Demonstrated experience in data entry, filing and disbursement related activities in NGO setting
· Proficiency in computer software such as Windows, Word, Excel, and Access.
· Ability to work as member of a multicultural development team.
· Efficient skill for posting data into computer.
· Good understanding of project implementation processes
· Demonstrated skills in interpersonal communication, local and English language
· Excellent and demonstrated skills in computer Microsoft office applications: Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlooks, E-mails, DHIS2