Type of Appointment: Fixed
Term Appointment
Post Level: ICS 07
Duty Station: Nairobi
Starting Date: January 2012
Duration: 1 Year
Application deadline: 2nd December 2011
The Finance Associate reports to the Head of Country Office for guidance and supervision and is responsible for managing and supervising the execution of a wide range of financial services and administrative processes in Country Programme Office (CPO), ensuring timeliness, efficiency and transparent use of financial resources and delivery of services in accordance with organizational financial rules, regulations, policies, procedures and approved allocations.
The Finance Associate promotes a client-oriented approach consistent with UN
Women rules and regulations, standard practices and guidelines.Post Level: ICS 07
Duty Station: Nairobi
Starting Date: January 2012
Duration: 1 Year
Application deadline: 2nd December 2011
The Finance Associate reports to the Head of Country Office for guidance and supervision and is responsible for managing and supervising the execution of a wide range of financial services and administrative processes in Country Programme Office (CPO), ensuring timeliness, efficiency and transparent use of financial resources and delivery of services in accordance with organizational financial rules, regulations, policies, procedures and approved allocations.
The Finance Associate works in close collaboration with the Operations Manager of the Regional/Sub-Regional Office as well as with the operations, programme and project teams in UN Women Headquarters for solving complex finance-related issues and information delivery.
Summary of Key Functions
- Administration
and implementation of program and operational financial services
- Support
to management of the country program, budget preparation and
administration
- Accounting
and administrative support
- Facilitation
of knowledge building and knowledge sharing
Qualifications and Experience.
- Completion
of Secondary Education is required. Specialized national or international
certification in accounting and finance would be an asset. First
University Degree in Business or Public Administration or Social Sciences
desirable but not required
- Minimum
7 years of progressively responsible experience is required in financial
management and administration, in a large corporation or organization is
required.
- Experience
in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel,
etc) and advaned knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages,
experience in handling of web based management systems.
Application procedures
Interested and qualified persons should apply on the UNDP Kenya e Recruitment portal located at www.ke.undp.org on or before 2nd December 2011. Click on “e Recruitment Portal” under“Huma n Resources” and submit your application online.
Applications received via other means will not be accepted.
Additional considerations
Interested and qualified persons should apply on the UNDP Kenya e Recruitment portal located at www.ke.undp.org on or before 2nd December 2011. Click on “e Recruitment Portal” under“Huma n Resources” and submit your application online.
Applications received via other means will not be accepted.
Additional considerations
- Applications
received after the deadline will not be considered.
- Acknowledgements
will be sent only to applicants who strictly meet the requirements of the
post.
- UNDP
as a matter of practice does not charge any application, processing or
training fee at any stage of the recruitment
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