COOPI Ethiopia office is currently seeking two qualified and competent Base Administrator to be based in Abala and Chinaksen.

Admin / finance

• Ensures the correct management of the safes and the project’s bank accounts, by directly managing or by regularly controlling the project/s accountant, if available;
• Ensures the correct project/s accountancy and all accountancy documents filing. Does this by monitoring the accountants or by directly performing the accountancy, in case there is no accountant;
• Verifies the correct administrative management of the project/s (contracts, goods and services purchase, calls for tenders etc.) in compliance with COOPI and the donor’s procedures;
• Ensures the correct filing of all project’s administrative documents;
• In collaboration with the Project Manager makes the project’s financial planning;
• Monitors expenses, in accordance with the budget;
• Provides the accountancy data to the Project Manager to allow him/her to monitor and plan the expenditures and to request funds;
• Collaborates with the Project Manager in the elaboration of contract modifications (including the budget), and in the preparation of all necessary project documents.

Procurement support

• Gives support to Project Manager and/or to Base manager for the correct compliance of COOPI (and donor’s) procedure for the purchase of goods/work/service.

Staff management

• Plans the work, supervises, trains the staff of the project’s accounting-administrative area.

Other Responsibilities

• Any other task needed for the good realization of his/her work, agreed with the country coordination.

Duty starting date:

• ASAP

Salary:

• Basic start salary of ETB 11,550
• Gross salary of ETB 13,005.30 month including, income tax, monthly insurance cost, pension contribution plus other benefit.
• Net payment will be between ETB 16,245.19 and 14,944.66 including hardship and field allowance if bases in Ab’Ala and Chinaksen.

Requirements

Essential

• Education in economics/accounting/management;
• Experience in administrative management of projects, in particular UN agencies ane EU (at least 5 years of which 3 years in the humanitarian/international sector);
• Fluency in English;
• Autonomy in managing priorities, the candidate must be able to take decisions in a hurry and establish a relationship of trust with interlocutors;
• Demonstrate very good writing skills, organisational skills and initiative;
• Enjoys meticulous work;
• Excellent sense of confidentiality;
• Ability to motivate and support national teams;
• Excellent stress management, ability to adapt to a volatile security environment.