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Finance Assistant

siblin training centre – education department

  • Organization: UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees
  • Location: siblin training centre – education department
  • Grade: Administrative support - Grade 10 - Locally recruited area staff
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Administrative support
    • Banking and Finance
  • Closing Date: Closed

Education Department

Vacancy Announcement

Finance Assistant

Deadline for Applications

07 October 2019

Contract Type

Grade or LDC Band

Option one:

Fixed-Term Appointment for 3 years (applies to internal candidates on Fixed-Term contract only); including 1 year probation period, with the possibility of further extension, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory performance and continuing need

Option two:

Limited Duration Contract for 1 year (applies to external candidates and internal candidates on LDC); renewable; Appointment subject to funding confirmation.

10 – Band D

Vacancy Announcement Number

LF/53/2019

Duty Station & Department

Siblin Training Centre – Education Department

UNRWA encourages applications from qualified women and welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.

UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for professionals like you.

UNRWA's human development goals

UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states, regional bodies, business foundations and individual contributions. UNRWA has identified four human development goals as the focus of the Agency's operations in committing to fostering human development of Palestine refugees by helping them to: lead long and healthy lives, acquire knowledge and skills, achieve decent standards of living and enjoy human rights to the fullest possible extent.

How can you make a difference? 

You will be joining a team of around 3000 staff in the Lebanon Field Office working to foster the human development of some 470,000 registered Palestine refugees.••

The Head Health Center B will be responsible for:

The main responsibilities include:

•         Certifies the availability of funds and raises the necessary Hard Commitments (HCs) and Soft Commitments (SCs) in the Budget module;

•         Compiles and analyzes budget statistics and other related financial information as required;

•         Prepares and maintains records of VAT claims to local authorities and submits monthly reports thereof using Financial Management System (FMS)/ Procurement Inventory Management System (PIMS) procedures; follows-up on VAT refund and raises necessary actions to clear expenditure deadlines;

•         Updates the fixed Assets Module records of UNRWA's assets and processes necessary actions in general ledger to account for newly acquired, transferred and surveyed equipment;

•         Edits supply documentation including List of Requirements (LORs), List of Requirement Consolidated (LRC) and Purchase Orders (POs) and raises necessary obligations in the PIMS;

•         Enters, verifies and retrieves budgetary data in the Budget module and supports Project Officers in how to add Budget Estimate Sheets (BESs) into Budget module and to provide them with necessary support;

•         Maintains the Project accounting vouchers and acts as custodian and ensures that all vouchers are filed serially;

•         Drafts correspondence related to his/her functions;

•         Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Conditions of service•

Option One: Fixed Term Appointment, Grade 10,

Monthly basic salary L.L •1,724,765

Other benefits include monthly Provident Fund contribution (15% of basic salary paid by the Agency), compulsory medical insurance, 30 days of annual leave, and dependency allowance (if applicable).

Option Two: Limited Duration Contract (LDC- Band D)

Monthly basic salary L.L 1,905,100 – 2,483,650 depending on the professional knowledge and experience.

Other benefits include compulsory medical insurance, 30 days of annual leave pre-rated to the duration of the contract where less than one year, and family allowance (if applicable).

To qualify for this position, you will need:

Education

Two years diploma in accountancy, finance or related discipline.

Work

experience

••••••••• •••Four to five years' experience in finance, accounting, bookkeeping and financial matters.

Language(s)

Good command of spoken and written English and Arabic.

You will also need to demonstrate the following competencies:

Ability to use• computers and work on various Microsoft Applications such as Excel & Word; Ability to take initiative and maintain cordial relationships with all concerned; Ability to cope with multiple tasks effectively;

•       Excellent communication skills.

For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews:

https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI

Recruitment in UNRWA Lebanon – How it works:

https://jobs.unrwa.org/frmFieldAnnouncementsList.aspx?id=3

Who we are

For over 70 years, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) has been working on the ground in five fields of operations in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip providing direct assistance and protection for some 5 million Palestine refugees in the Middle East. UNRWA is mandated by the UN General Assembly to provide this assistance and its mission is to help Palestine refugees achieve their full potential in human development until there is a just and lasting solution for their plight. UNRWA restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who have been uprooted by conflict with services encompassing education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance.

For more details on UNRWA, please visit: www.unrwa.org

How to apply

To start the application process, applicants are required to register at http://jobs.unrwa.org by creating a personal profile and completing UNRWA Personal History Form. Only applications received through http://jobs.unrwa.org will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received for UNRWA vacancies, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address that you will indicate in your Personal History Profile is accurate, candidates shortlisted for test or/and interview will only be contacted by e-mail. No follow up phone calls will be made.

The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process. The United Nations does not concern itself with information related to bank accounts.

General information

This vacancy notice is open to internal and external candidates. As an Area post, preference will be given to local candidates already based in the duty station of the post.

UNRWA is a United Nations organization whose staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality. This includes respect for and commitment to human rights, diversity, and non-violent means of dealing with all kinds of conflict. UNRWA staff are expected to uphold these values at all times, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for UNRWA jobs. UNRWA is a non-smoking work environment.

The Agency reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description

Date of issue: 17 September 2019

This vacancy is now closed.
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