VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Plan Cameroon is an international Child Centered community Development Organization with no religious, political or governmental afficialtion working in Cameroon since 1996, We promote equal opportunity employment and pay special consideration to female candidates.

Plan is a Children's organization with primary concerns on children rights, safety and well-being and has in its interest to create safe environments for children with more attention paid to child protection. All employees are therefore expected to comply with our Child protection policy.

The EJF's Project Phase II(Appui à l'Education des Jeunes Filles dans l'arrondissement de Yaoundé II) is the logical continuation of Phase I, that has been proposed to move to a larger scale through the Briqueterie and around the district of Yaoundé II. It is a joint paternship between AFHADEV and Plan Cameroon to contribute to improving the access and quality of primary education for children in Cameroon.

Within this framework we are looking for potential Cameroonian candidates for a one year duration renewable contract to fulfill the positions below.

Title: One(01) Accounts Assitant for "Education de la Jeune Fille Project"

Duty Station: Yaoundé(Biteng Program Unit)

Purpose of the Role: 

• Ensure the Project's material and financial accounting and produce financial reports.
• Ensure the control of accounting and capacity reinforcement of AFHADEV Accounts Assistant.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the authority of the Finance Coordinator, the Accounts Assistant will among other tasks perform the following:

• Prepare in collaboration with the project coordinator, accounting assistant AFHADEV and other members of the project team all budgets related to projects activities and ensure that the spending activities are conformed with Plan operational agreement and the approved budget;
• Contribute to the review of all budgets related to the project in accordance with the activities to be undertaken;
• To review financial reports produced by AFHADEV and prepare periodic financial reports of the project in collaboration with the Project Coordinator and the Finance Coordinator;
• Follow up AFHADEV's accounting and ensure capacity building of AFHADEV accountant;
• Make payments for project's contractors and partners in the field in case of need;
• Ensure proper execution of the project budget;
• Prepare cash forecast in a monthly basis;
• Review the accuracy of expense reports on the project and ensure compliance with the accounting software used by Plan Cameroon.
• Analyze and reconcile project expenditures and approved budget in collaboration with the Project Coordinator in details;
• Prepare monthly report of the statement of expenditures of the project and inform the team, the Project Coordinator and the Finance Coordinator

Qualification and Experience

• Degree in Accounting/Finance;
• Have at least 3 years' experience in a similar role;
• Have a good experience and knowledge of accounting in accordance with the management procedures of Plan Cameroon;
• Have good experience and good kowledge on controls and financial internal procedures;

Skills & Behaviours

• Ability to work independently and under pressure;
• Be calm and positive under pressure and in difficult situations;
• Be focused on the achievement of project objectives;
• Be rigorous, reliable, organized, planner and willing to transfer skills;
• Good time and priorities management;
• Have a good knowledge and experience in the use of software applications(especially MS Excel).

Application procedure

All applicationns should include:

1. Cover letter;
2. Comprehensive CV;

Interested applicants should submit their applications no later than 30 June 2014 at 17 o'clock preferably in soft copies and by e-mail to the address: Plan-Cameroon.jobvacancies@plan-international.org with a subject title: Application for Accounts Assistant for "Education de la Jeune Fille Project".

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. The candidate finally selected should comply with the Child Protection Policy applied in the Organization.

NB: No application shall be admitted after the closing hour mentionned above