Institution: Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA)
Project Title: Enhance Tobacco Control Institutional Capacity in Africa
Expression of Interest Number: CTCA/EOI/G339/2024

1. Introduction:

The Centre has received funding from the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) for the
2024-2026) to implement a project on institutional development. The project investments are
geared towards sustaining human resource capacity and knowledge generation to reduce use of all forms of tobacco products in Africa.

Specifically, the project aims to:

1. Enhance training opportunities for African governments and relevant actors in tobacco
   control in the continent.
2. Increase access to knowledge for guiding tobacco use prevention and control in Africa.
3. Reinforce the institutional development of CTCA for an optimal performance of its
   functions and processes.

Therefore, CTCA is seeking the services of a Finance and Accounts Assistant whose overall responsibility will be to provide finance and administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the office. The Assistant will support management and other employees on a variety of tasks related to administration, finance, procurement, and communication.

2. Scope of Work

The specific duties include:

1. Providing support to the accounting and procurement functions through preparing journals and loading payments for review by the budget and finance officer for authorization
2. Maintain supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
3. Administer and manage logistics and contracts for services with service providers such as travel agents, hotels, translations and interpretation agencies, office supplies
4. Maintaining a clean electronic and manual filing system.
5. Handling communications – Receiving, storing, retrieving, dispatching, organizing documents and other correspondence of the Centre.
6. Provide secretarial services to CTCA technical meetings.
7. Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports.
8. Assist in logistics preparations for meetings, workshops, and missions.
9. Oversee and supervise the work of junior staff.
10. Maintain up-to-date employee records.
11. Any other duties as may be assigned.

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Application deadline: Not later than 17:00 hours on 8^th April, 2024.

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