Rainforest Alliance Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Ghana
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The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. To achieve our mission, we partner with diverse allies around the world to drive positive change across global supply chains and in many of our most critically important natural landscapes.
Our alliance spans 70 countries and includes farmers and forest communities, companies, governments, civil society, and millions of individuals. Together we work to protect forests and biodiversity, take action on climate, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people.
As an international nonprofit organization with more than 30 years of experience in sustainability transformation, we understand that the social and economic well-being of rural communities is tightly connected to ecosystem health. This knowledge has shaped our rigorous programs to advance sustainable land use and commodity production.
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At the Rainforest Alliance, we combat climate change, protect forests and biodiversity, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. The enormity of the social and environmental challenges we are facing requires working together in a broad alliance. This is why we bring farmers, forest communities, companies, and consumers together to change the way the world produces, sources, and consumes.
Why
To protect nature and improve lives it's becoming increasingly urgent that we approach the way we use our land and produce food and other products in more sustainable ways. For this to succeed we need to fundamentally change the way that businesses operate and source, and the choices we all make as consumers.
How
Our growing global alliance aims to transform our relationship with our natural resources and each other, to create a better future for people and nature together.
The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability and any other protected group.
Position Summary:
Rainforest Alliance seeks to engage a committed and hands-on individual as a Finance and Administrative Assistant. The Assistant will work under the supervision of the Senior Associate Finance & Administration to provide financial, administrative, and logistical support to the team and projects in Ghana.
Responsibilities:
- The Rainforest Alliance's Core Values are Impact, Change, Collaboration, Openness and Trust and as such they form the basis of the behaviours we demonstrate;
- Support the reviewing of invoices, payments, vouchers, receipts;
- Assist in posting of transactions on the Financial Management System;
- Support the approval and payment process of invoices and expenses;
- Assist in payment and remittance of statutory deductions for Rainforest Alliance employees;
- Scan vouchers, contracts and other relevant documents;
- Ensure documents (hard copy and digital) have been archived and are up to date;
- Provide organizational and logistical support for workshops, events, meetings and trips;
- Support the procurement processes;
- Monitor and order office supplies and equipment;
- Assist in updating office asset register and tagging office assets;
- Receive and direct visitors;
- Support the maintenance and cleanliness of the office premises;
- Support vehicle management and;
- Performs any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
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Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting or Business Administration or their equivalent;
- At least one-year of work experience (including traineeship/internship) in Finance and/or Administration;
- Excellent computer, communication, planning and organizational skills;
- Ability to multitask and cope with changing priorities;
- Ability to work independently and in a team;
- Willingness to work to meet tight deadlines ;
- Verbal and written fluency in English;
- Ability to travel locally at least 10% of the time.
Salary:
Commensurate with experience.
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2. Scroll down and find how to apply or mode of application for this job after the job description.
3. Carefully follow the instructions on how to apply.
4. Always apply for a job by attaching CV with a Cover Letter / Application Letter.
The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. To achieve our mission, we partner with diverse allies around the world to drive positive change across global supply chains and in many of our most critically important natural landscapes.
Our alliance spans 70 countries and includes farmers and forest communities, companies, governments, civil society, and millions of individuals. Together we work to protect forests and biodiversity, take action on climate, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people.
As an international nonprofit organization with more than 30 years of experience in sustainability transformation, we understand that the social and economic well-being of rural communities is tightly connected to ecosystem health. This knowledge has shaped our rigorous programs to advance sustainable land use and commodity production.
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At the Rainforest Alliance, we combat climate change, protect forests and biodiversity, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. The enormity of the social and environmental challenges we are facing requires working together in a broad alliance. This is why we bring farmers, forest communities, companies, and consumers together to change the way the world produces, sources, and consumes.
Why
To protect nature and improve lives it's becoming increasingly urgent that we approach the way we use our land and produce food and other products in more sustainable ways. For this to succeed we need to fundamentally change the way that businesses operate and source, and the choices we all make as consumers.
How
Our growing global alliance aims to transform our relationship with our natural resources and each other, to create a better future for people and nature together.
The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability and any other protected group.
Position Summary:
Rainforest Alliance seeks to engage a committed and hands-on individual as a Finance and Administrative Assistant. The Assistant will work under the supervision of the Senior Associate Finance & Administration to provide financial, administrative, and logistical support to the team and projects in Ghana.
Responsibilities:
- The Rainforest Alliance's Core Values are Impact, Change, Collaboration, Openness and Trust and as such they form the basis of the behaviours we demonstrate;
- Support the reviewing of invoices, payments, vouchers, receipts;
- Assist in posting of transactions on the Financial Management System;
- Support the approval and payment process of invoices and expenses;
- Assist in payment and remittance of statutory deductions for Rainforest Alliance employees;
- Scan vouchers, contracts and other relevant documents;
- Ensure documents (hard copy and digital) have been archived and are up to date;
- Provide organizational and logistical support for workshops, events, meetings and trips;
- Support the procurement processes;
- Monitor and order office supplies and equipment;
- Assist in updating office asset register and tagging office assets;
- Receive and direct visitors;
- Support the maintenance and cleanliness of the office premises;
- Support vehicle management and;
- Performs any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
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Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting or Business Administration or their equivalent;
- At least one-year of work experience (including traineeship/internship) in Finance and/or Administration;
- Excellent computer, communication, planning and organizational skills;
- Ability to multitask and cope with changing priorities;
- Ability to work independently and in a team;
- Willingness to work to meet tight deadlines ;
- Verbal and written fluency in English;
- Ability to travel locally at least 10% of the time.
Salary:
Commensurate with experience.