SCHOOL SECRETARY /CASHIER VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
SCHOOL SECRETARY /CASHIER VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Position title: Secretary/Cashier
Working locations: Kayonza Location
Supervisor: School Principal
Deadline: Thursday 14th November, 2024
Context of the position:
SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is a child-focused organization that provides direct services to the areas of care, education and health for children at risk of losing parental care and those who have lost parental care.
SOS Children’s Villages is a non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational and nonracial and has been operating in Rwanda since 1979. The overall mission of the organization is to build the families for children in need help them shape their own future and share in the development of their communities. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is legally registered as a National Association. Thus, it is seeking to recruit a competent School Secretary / Cashier for its Kayonza School.
Job summary:
The School Secretary/Cashier reports to the Principal of the School and receives technical supervision from the Location Accountant. His/her major responsibility is to ensure the proper receiving and management of funds at the school level including but not limited to Secretarial roles
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Functions related to petty cash handling
• Maintain the cash register (cash entry and exit movements);
• Carry out cash receipts/disbursements on behalf of School;
• Record all operations concerning the cash register;
• Maintain the cash books and supporting documents relating thereto;
• Perform daily cash control;
• Make cash reports (Daily, weekly, monthly, annual);
• Perform any other task given to him/her by his/her hierarchical superior
Functions related to secretarial work
• Arranging appointments;
• Preparation of meetings and drafting of minutes;
• Provide Support for professional correspondence;
• Archiving;
• Contacts with clients;
• Perform any other task given to him/her by his/her hierarchical superior
Requirements:
• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance and Management with three (3) years of relevant working experience in the same field or having a diploma (A1) in Accounting, Finance and Management with at least five (5) years of relevant working experience
• Must be a Rwandan citizen
Desired Competences
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Must have good knowledge of using a computer (Word and Excel)
• Analytical thinking
• Sound judgement
• Must have impeccable integrity and diligence
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work with various administrative levels
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and training ability
• Fluent in both Kinyarwanda and English and good knowledge of written in both languages
How to Apply:
If you believe you are the right candidate for the above position, please send your detailed application including application letter, CV with three traceable referees and copies of education qualification) to [email protected] and properly fill the application form found through the following Link https://forms.office.com/e/1dEa8idnBX by not later than Thursday 14th November, 2024 at 5:00 PM.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Late applications will not be accepted.
“SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the
workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks,
police clearance reference check processes”.
Done at Kigali, on 08th November, 2024
Jean Bosco Kwizera
National Director