CAREER OPPORTUNITY

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is the implementing agency of the Federal Republic of Germany for technical and international cooperation. It offers flexible, sustainable and effective solutions in political, economic and social change processes. Most of the work of GIZ is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). GIZ also operates on behalf of other German ministries as well as public and private bodies in Germany and abroad. These include the European Commission, the United Nations, the World Bank and governments of other countries.

The Agriculture and Food Security Cluster is comprised of four projects, which are part of the global initiative One World – No Hunger (SEWOH) as well as other bilateral and global projects in the same sector and with similar target groups and objectives. The four SEWOH projects are: Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector (GIC), Food and Nutrition Security and Enhanced Resilience (FANSER), Promotion of Agricultural Finance for Agri-based Enterprises in Rural Areas (AgFin) and Fish for Food Security (F4F).

Zambia is one of many African countries in which SEWOH is being implemented. SEWOH is a BMZ special initiative addressing the two challenges hunger and malnutrition. The key objectives are to increase income, employment and eradicate hunger and malnutrition by creating access to sufficient, affordable and healthy food and to create a framework to ensure that future generations will also have sufficient, affordable and nutritious food in spite of the rapidly expanding world population. In Zambia specifically, the Agriculture and Food Security Cluster is working on increasing regional food supplies and promoting access to and better use of financial services in the project’s rural target areas in Eastern, Southern and Luapula Provinces.

In order to meet the cluster’s growing needs, GIZ is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate for the following position:

Junior Accounting Specialist (Mansa based)

REF: GIZ_AGR_JAS_MSA

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Project accounting and facilitating payments at the Agriculture and Food Security Cluster Mansa Office
• Prepare the monthly budgets for the cluster separated by projects and coordinate the request for funds.
• Management of receivables for the cluster
• Correct errors detected in the monthly error sheets
• Liaison with the banks and the Country Office for banking and accounting matters
• Preparation and working on findings for the Internal Control Audits for the Mansa Office

Other duties/additional tasks

Performing other tasks at the request of management

Qualifications and requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a relevant field; alternatively holds a full ZICA qualification, ACCA Level 2 qualification or its equivalent.
Must be a member of ZICA

Professional experience:

• At least 2-3 years’ work experience in a comparable position with references

Other knowledge, additional competences:

• Good command of English, both written and oral
• Good knowledge of the widely spoken languages in Zambia
• Sensitivity in handling and disposing of documents which may be important
• Reliability and good organisational skills
• Must be trustworthy and proactive
• Appropriate appearance and attire