Urgent Vacancy Announcement

Good Neighbors is an international humanitarian and development non-governmental organization in General Consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC). Good Neighbors Bangladesh (GNB) is operating 14 Community Development Projects (CDPs) and 3 Projects with Special Program in 11 districts on child protection, education, health, women empowerment, income-generating activities, emergency response. Winner of MDG 2 award in 2007.

About the Project: From 2019 GNB has been launching a project namely KOICA-GNB CHW Project at Bochaganj, Dinajpur District. GNB has a MOU with DGFP (Directorate General of Family Planning) for the improvement of maternal and neonatal health through the mobilization of CHW (Community Health workers). The project is intending to recruit suitable and skilled personnel for the following position.

Position: Accountant

Requirements:

  1. MBA/Bachelor degree in relevant fields (finance, Accounting or business studies) from the recognised university; preferably advanced degree or equivalent academic background.
  2. At least 2 years’ professional experience in account, finance, financial audit or administrative, financial, supportive expertise in either the public or the private sector.

Major duties and responsibilities:

  1. Support the managers and other officers to lead on operational, programmatic, and administrative management of the project.
  2. Manage the salary payroll, remuneration, and per-diem.
  3. Collect a quotation, build-up project budget.
  4. Manage the financial documents and expenditure relating to the project budget.
  5. Report the monthly/quarterly/yearly budget expenditure and financial audit from either internal or external auditors.
  6. General account duties directed by the senior accountant and other senior levels of project staffs.
  7. Other administrative and supportive responsibilities relating to the project.

Attitudes, Skills and Abilities

  1. Communication: Good ability to write in a clear and concise manner and to communicate effectively orally, good report writing skills in English. Official English Proficiency Test such as IELTS, TOEFL is an asset.
  2. Technological skills: Must have excellent computer skills and knowledge such as MS-Office (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT) and other relevant financial management tools.
  3. Attitude: Having good knowledge about community development, global development and global health. Having positive attitudes toward the implementation of global development and global health. Having the ability to understand and to analyse maternal-child health problems and corresponding solutions. Having a highly transparent attitude and multi-tasking capability.

Report to Senior Accountant-Project Manager-Project Director

Remuneration: 33,000 BDT (Gross salary)/month

Contract Period: 1 year [Extendable depending upon evaluation until the end of the project]

Location: KOICA-GNB CHW Project Office, Bochaganj, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Bangladesh

Application procedure:

If you are the right personnel for the position, please follow the application instructions accordingly: Please download the prescribed format from the GNB homepage and email your application with a forwarding letter to: hrd@gnbangla.org by 2nd June 2020 17:00.

Please mention the position name in the email subject line.
Applications which are not in the ‘prescribed format’ or incomplete application will not be considered.

Download prescribed CV format  http://gnbangla.org/jobs/
*Only short-listed candidates will be called for assessment.
**Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

KOICA-GNB CHW PROJECT is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organisation.

Address:

Good Neighbors Bangladesh, House 5, Road 2, Block A, Swadesh Shornali Abashon, Purbachal Express Highway, Barua, Khilkhet, Dhaka 1229, IP phone: +88-09613858585
www.gnbangla.org

***Unwanted telephone calls/contacts (before or after recruitment test) will result in disqualification.