UNESCO Finance Assistant Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.
UNESCO Ethiopia looking for “Finance Assistant”.
Applicants with a degree in Secondary Education may apply on or before 14th July 2023.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture. It has 193 member states and 11 associate members, as well as partners in the nongovernmental, intergovernmental, and private sector. Headquartered at the World Heritage Centre in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 national commissions that facilitate its global mandate.
UNESCO Finance Assistant Jobs 2023
The UNESCO has published a job vacancy announcement on 13th June 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Finance Assistant to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
| Position | Finance Assistant |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Secondary Education |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | 14th July 2023 |
UNESCO Job Vacancy 2023
Accountabilities:
- Act as certifying officer up to the authorized level delegated by the CFO. Responds to queries and advises the various project teams, officers, managers and staff on application of organizational rules and procedures governing all functional areas under the post’s responsibility (i.e. budget and finance, physical assets, logistics and safety). Undertakes specialized support activities in these functional areas and provides senior level support to Office management.
- Briefs project staff on general administrative matters and practices. Advises and assists project officers in office management and participates in meetings on day-to-day finance and administrative matters. Assesses utility of guidelines and procedures, identifies areas where current procedures prevent effective/ timely project and programme delivery, proposes changes and recommendations in keeping with the rules and regulations.
- Provides regular and ad hoc financial and budgetary support to all programme staff to support informed decision making.
- Regularly interacts with Office staff (Head of Office, programme and administrative staff) and with colleagues from HQ ADM corporate services (BFM, HRM, OPS) and regional/ cluster office, as applicable.
- Contacts with beneficiaries, suppliers, UN agencies and local authorities are for the purpose of collection and exchange of information on the status of various transactions and for follow-up of issues.
- Provides financial accountability and control with respect to the funds administered by the Office establishing and maintaining ledgers and accounting records for various project accounts. Ensures correct and timely analysis, reconciling, investigations and reporting of project accounting data.
- Assists the Project Officers and Coordinators and other project staff in the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions; provides inputs into the preparation of allotments; monitors budget implementation/expenditures to ensure that they are within authorized level and in compliance with rules, regulations and procedures. Analyses project expenditure patterns and recommends reallocation of funds as necessary. In Collaboration with the AO, Certifies disbursements up to an authorized level. Administer day to day project budgetary issues and advises project officers accordingly.
- Reviews and reconciles various clearing accounts to ensure proper balances relevant to project budget. Verifies various accounting transactions and checks bank statements against disbursements to ensure correctness of computations. Processes and monitors payments, verifies contract’s invoices against the goods and services provided relevant to extra budgetary projects. Prepares regular expenditure schedules/statement and quarterly/ year-end/ biannual statements for all project and programme under IICBA.
- Liaises with project officers and other professional staff on the preparation of project financial statements and improvements to the quality of project financial reports. Monitor and advise on the financial status of projects and programs.
Position in Organization:
- FINANCE ASSISTANT
- Post Number : 6ETEDPA024CB
- Grade : G-5
- Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED)
- Duty Station: Addis Ababa
- Job Family: Finances
- Type of contract : Project Appointment
- Duration of contract : 1 year
- Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates
- Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 14-JUL-2023
Qualification & Experience:
- Secondary education in business administration, accounting or related field.
- At least 5 years of professional experiences in the domain of finance and/or administration at national or international levels.
How to Apply UNESCO Finance Assistant Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.unesco.org/job/Finance-Assistant/773000502/
The Closing Date: 14th July 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click To View |
| Official Website | www.unesco.org |
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