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Ethiopia has a huge untapped potential in the honey sector. The sector has got a proven and remarkable potential to contribute to employment generation, livelihood improvement, an increase of productivity of crops, biodiversity, export diversity and, help to ensure participation & advantages of women, youths & poor households.

The Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB) is an apex body in the sector to coordinate development interventions, together with concerned government bodies, in the sector to ensure improvement of the same for the desired advantage of the actors in the sector and the country at large. SNV Ethiopia (Netherlands Development Cooperation) is a major development partner in the sector dedicated for the development of h sector and carrying out pioneering activities in Ethiopia since 2003.

EAB & SNV, together with Profound & include, has launched a five year sectoral development program named Apiculture scaling –up program for income and rural Employment (ASPIRE) with funds from the Embassy of the kingdom of Netherlands, and human resource and facility contribution from GIZ/SLM and government of Ethiopia respectively. Te consortium established a project coordination unit (PCU) at the national office of EAB and now the EAB needs to recruit candidate for senior accountant and cashier positions at its national office.

1. position: Senior Accountant; Number of Posts: one

Major Responsibilities: The senior accountant is expected to

Use acceptable computerized accounting system for financial transactions
Prepare books, ledgers … etc for each accounts and projects, and keep record of income and expenditure statements
To guide and assist financial activities of the regional chapters
Carrying out bank reconciliation and producing periodical and annual reports
To manage the accounts of the EAB according to the financial regulations of EAB and laws of the land
To assist and guide the cashier for proper discharging of her / his duty
To prepare financial documents for annual and other required external audits and to manage the audit process
To carry out other relate activities given by the office and based on the needs of h partners

Required Competencies – Education, skill and Experience

Bachelor of Art in Accounting with 6 years of direct experience in comparable organizations
Knowledge of common computerized accounting systems and working experiences
Excellent problem solving ability and analytical skill; Ability to meet deadlines; strong set of personal values including confidentiality and honesty

Duration of Contract: one year with possible extension based on her/his performance

Interested applicants can send their application with non-returnable CV through email-ethioic2012@gmail.com or submit at EAB office, in front of Ras Hotel, Teklu Desta Bid, 2^nd floor, in 10 calendar days from the date of this announcement. Salary and other benefit packages are according to the scales in the project. For further information, use 0923-276230

Ethiopian Apiculture Board

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