Practical Action Vacancy for Finance and Administrative Officer

Practical Action invites applications for the position of Finance and Administrative Officer to work for Practical Action Office Nepal. The project position for Sustainable Market Development of eCooking in Nepal is initially for one year.

About the role

We are looking for a competent Finance and Administrative Officer to provide overall financial and administrative management of the project. H/she will be responsible for effective administrative and financial management, inventory management, logistic management, review of financial reports of partners, monitoring partners’ accounts, and capacity building on FAMAS to cluster offices & partners.

About you

You have the willingness and enthusiasm to work in challenging situations. You have a proven experience in administrative and finance management of projects/programme. You have a fair understanding of project cycles with a focus on planning and budgeting, implementation, and monitoring.

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

In addition, we offer the following benefits in addition to the Social Security Fund benefits in Nepal:

• Annual holiday entitlement is 18 days in addition to public holidays
• Agile working arrangements
• Flexible lactating hours for new mothers and appropriate arrangement for caretakers

About us

Practical Action is a change making organisation that works in unconventional ways. We put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world. We do things differently, so answers that start small can grow big – bringing people together in bold collaborations, using innovation and knowledge to build futures free from poverty and helping shape a world that works better for everyone.

Practical Action in association with Partners is implementing a project “Sustainable Market Development of eCooking in Nepal” funded by Energizing Development ((EnDev). The project aims to develop a sustainable market system of eCooking solutions with increased adoption rate by households and MSMEs so that the beneficiaries get rid of drudgeries because of indoor air pollution due to traditional and inefficient cooking practices. The project targets to disseminate at least 25,000 electric cooking appliances that include induction, infrared and electric pressure cooker with device friendly cooking utensils in Koshi and Gandaki Provinces by June 2025.

Practical Action invites applications for the position of Finance and Administrative Officer to work for Practical Action Office Nepal. The project position for Sustainable Market Development of eCooking in Nepal is initially for one year period from July 2024 and require travel to project areas frequently.

Additional information

We treat all applications for employment fairly, regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability.

Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

To ensure that Practical Action meets its obligations of safer recruitment, appointment to posts within Practical Action will be subject to a satisfactory criminal check. Criminal checks will be conducted for all roles.

The successful applicant must already have the right to both live and work in Nepal and should be willing and able to travel.

Closing date for applications: 30 June 2024

Submit a cover letter along with the duly filled standard application form to hr@practicalaction.org.np

Listing details

Closing Date: 30 June 2024
Location: Nepal

Supporting documents

Job Profile_Fin-Admin-Officer-SMDeN

To apply visit: practicalaction.org