Vacancies: Officer – Budget Unit, Accounts Assistant – Budget Unit
Introduction
The National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) was established early in 2011 following the enactment of the enabling legislation. NILS is designed to be a Centre of excellence providing technical support to the work of the National assembly through research and publications on democratic governance, and legislative practice and procedures. The Institute will help to improve the capacity of legislators and legislative staff to carry out their duties. In that regard, it will design and implement regular and customized training programmes to meet the needs of all those involved with the work of the legislature.
The Institute welcomes applications from candidates with the qualifications and cognate experience to fill the positions in the departments, namely: Research Department; Finance and Administration Department; Legislative and Practice Procedures Department, Governance and Public Policy Analysis Department; and training Department. The positions are listed below.
Office of the Director General
The office of the Director General has a total of five unite. They include; Internal Audit, Corporate affairs, Legal Services, Information and communication Technology and Monitoring and Evaluation.
Position: Officer – Budget Unit
Functions:
- Prepare annual budgets and Financial plans and monitoring of the implementation of Budgets
- Gathering and interpreting economic data from multiple sources for the purpose of developing forecast for the Institute’s operations.
- Performing other accounting/budget issues as may be assigned by superior officers.
Requirements/Qualification:
- A good honours degree, not below second class lower division, in accounting or Higher National Diploma in Accounting from recognized tertiary Institution plus the professional diploma of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN, ICPFA, ICMA, ACCA OR ICAN).
- A minimum of 3 years post-degree experience in relevant fields.
Position: Accounts Assistant – Budget Unit
Functions:
- Assist Superior officers in the Budget unit with Budget preparation and analysis
- Assist/complete any other tasks or duties as may be directed by the Institute through Superior officers.
Requirements/Qualification:
- A minimum academic requirement of a Bachelor’s degree in related areas, which includes but not limited to Accounting, Banking/ Finance, Business Administration from a recognized University or Institute.
- A minimum of one year post – qualification experience in relevant fields.
How to Apply:
All applications should be directed to the Director General through
nilsvacancies@parp.gov.ng or P.M.B 123, Garki GPO, Abuja, FCT 900001. On or before 20th December 2011.
