Africa, Action Aid, Plan International and ADRA with funding from the European
Union will be implementing a programme called BETTER. BETTER with total funding
of €14.6 million with EU contributing €13.96 million is a five year progamne
that aims at increasing the resilience, food nutrition, and income security of
402,000 smallholder farmers in the 10 districts of Karonga, Chitipa, Mzimba,
Kasungu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Salima, Chiradzulu, Thyolo and Mulanje. BETTER
is
part of the KULIMA (Kutukula Ulimi mMalawi Programme). KULIMA Programme with
an estimated cost of €111,000,000 is funded by the EU contributing €100
,000,000, and with joint co-financed by Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO) and German Cooperation. The BETTER progamme has the
following specific objectives: to strengthen agricultural extension services
through 13,400 FFS groups in order to secure effective and productive services
for smallholder farmers in 10 KULIMA districts; to increase the
absorptive/anticipatory, adaptive and transformative capacities of 402,000
smallholder farmers to adapt to adverse effects of climate change and improve
food security in 78 EPAs in 10 KULIMA districts; to improve food security for
402100 farmers through effective livelihood diversification and technology
transfer.
recruit the following position at its districts offices in Salima and
Nkhotakota:
maintaining financial records by preparing financial reports and statements,
reconciling accounts and processing journal entries and vouchers. The incumbent
will also be directly responsible for all administrative, office management
personnel, purchasing and procurement and payment processing for the project.
Minimum
of 5 years’ experience working accounting and administration field in an NGO
set up
Strong
understanding of and practical experience in Accounting and admininstration
Able to
work well with staff and partners at different levels
Proven
problem solving and organizational skills, flexibility and calm under pressure
Excellent
English language skills. A good communicator with proven experience in
reporting
Ability
to work in a team: able to live and work closely with a diverse team with
minimum direct supervision
traceable record, contact phone numbers and three traceable referees must be
sent or hand delivered to the following address not later than 31st December,
2017