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Finance Associate – UNHCR Dominican Republic

(Empleo)

Estatus:

Convocatoria ya cerrada

Fecha de apertura:

03 Feb 2020 | 05:00 PM

Fecha de cierre:

17 Feb 2020 | 11:59 PM

Remuneración:

Menos de 100mil pesos

Duración:

Tiempo determinado

Dirección:

Moisés García 8B, Gazcue

Teléfono:
+1 809-274-7111

Organización: Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados – ACNUR / UNHCR

Derechos humanos y población

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INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Vacancy Notice No. 2020/HCR/DOM/VAC/003

 Title of Post Finance Associate

  • Category/grade General Service, G6
  • Post Number 10031177
  • Type of contract Fixed-term appointment
  • Location Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Date of Issue 3 February 2020
  • Effective date of assignment ASAP
  • Closing Date 17 February 2020

Operational Context:

The Admin/Finance Associate is normally supervised by the (Senior) Finance Officer or the National (Asst/Assoc) Finance Officer who defines general work objectives and provides necessary advice and guidance. The incumbent also refers to UNHCR Manuals and relevant policy papers on financial issues.

The incumbent assists with the processing of financial transactions. S/he is responsible for the office management in assisting the concerned manager in the implementation of general administrative and resource management tasks.

The incumbent will keep frequent contact with staff at various levels in the office and occasionally with staff at the same level in other duty stations and/or Headquarters; with local suppliers, banks and financial institutes on subject matters which may be of importance to the Organization.

The Admin/Finance Associate, due to the up-scaling nature of the Operation, will manage the administration of recruitment, assignment and separation of local staff; assist with the recruitment and other procedures related to affiliate workforce; advise staff members and affiliate workforce on their rights, obligations, benefits and entitlements; and administer UNHCR medical insurance plan for locally recruited staff. The incumbent may supervise some support staff.

Organizational context, description of functions and position requirements:

The organizational context, qualifications and experience required for the post are described on the attached Standard Job Description.

Eligibility: This Vacancy is opened to both internal and external candidates.

An applicant who has internal status is a staff member holding an indefinite or fixed-term appointment in any duty station in the country and who has been selected by the Appointments Committee for a UNHCR position (former UNHCR General Service staff members having held an indefinite or fixed-term appointment for an uninterrupted period of at least one year and if the seniority requirements are met, for a period of two years following separation) will also be considered internal applicants). Hence, UNHCR staff hired on temporary basis; affiliate workforce (such as UNOPS, interns and consultants); and all other non-UNHCR applicants are considered external candidates. Interested internal staff members should consult the Policy and Procedures on Assignments of Locally recruited Staff (IOM/49-FOM/50/2012 dated 15 June 2012).

Remuneration: A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the International Civil Service Commission at: http://icsc.un.org

Submission of Applications:

Interested candidate should submit their application by email to: domsaadm@unhcr.org “Finance Associate” in the subject line of the email by the above-mentioned closing date. In the application candidate should include:  1) UNHCR Personnel History Form available: www.unhcr.org/recruit/unhcr-phf.docm for extra space, Supplementary Sheet available: www.unhcr.org/recruit/unhcr-phf-sup.docm  2) a letter of motivation. Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit for a written test and/or oral interview.

No late applications will be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit for a written test and/or oral interview. 

UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing or any other fees). UNHCR strongly encourages qualified female applicants for this position. UNHCR seeks to ensure that male and female employees are given equal career opportunities. UNHCR is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

UNHCR JOB DESCRIPTION

PART 2A – IDENTIFICATION OF POSITION

Position No:

  • Position Title: Finance Associate
  • Position Grade: G6
  • Position Location:
  • Functional Group(1): 5.2.e
  • Supervisor Position No., Title & Grade:
  • CCOG Code(1):  2.1.03.a
  • Job Code(1): 000244

PART 2B – POSITION REQUIREMENTS

2.1 ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT. Define the role of the position within the team, describing its leadership role, if any, it’s external/internal work relationships or contacts, the contextual environment in which it operates and the scope of supervision received, and where applicable, exercised by the incumbent. 

The Finance Associate is normally supervised by the (Senior) Finance Officer or the National (Asst/Assoc) Finance Officer who defines general work objectives and provides necessary advice and guidance. The incumbent also refers to UNHCR Manuals and relevant policy papers on financial issues.

The incumbent assists with the processing of financial transactions. S/he keeps frequent contact with staff at various levels in the office and with bank officials to exchange information. The incumbent may supervise some support staff.

2.2 FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT. Describe the accountabilities, responsibilities and authorities associated with the position. 

Accountability (key results that will be achieved)

–          Financial transactions and reconciliations are processed in line with relevant policies and procedures.

–          A smooth operational work is ensured through timely payments, cash replenishment and monitoring of expenditure and budget balance.

–          Financial reports are provided as per financial guidelines and when required.

Responsibility (process and functions undertaken to achieve results)

–          Maintain financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports.

–          Select and enter data from a wide variety of documents, verifying accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations and assuring inclusion of all relevant data.

–          Prepare recurring reports as scheduled and special reports as required for budget preparation, audits or other reasons.

–          Advise and assist staff members, experts and consultants on all aspects of allowances, salary advances, travel claims and other financial matters, calculate and authorize payments due for claims and services.

–          Maintain liaison with officials of local banks to obtain day-to-day information on exchange and interest rates, changes in procedures and regulations and matters pertaining to maintenance of office bank accounts.

–          Prepare detailed cost estimates and participate in budget analysis and projections as required.

–          Perform other related duties as required.

Authority (decisions made in executing responsibilities and to achieve results)

–          Initiate correspondence to verify data, answer queries and obtain additional information on accounts and financial transactions, as required.

–          Verify that the financial transactions are correct and in accordance with UNHCR rules and procedures.

2.3 REQUIRED COMPETENCIES, which illustrate behaviours that are essential to achieving deliverables described above, and that are critical to successful performance. All jobs require the staff to abide to the Values and Core competencies of UNHCR.  Where applicable, select a maximum of six Managerial and three Cross-Functional Competencies. (Note that the Performance Appraisal and Management System (PAMS) allows for up to five Cross-Functional Competencies to be selected by the staff member and the supervisor.

Managerial Competencies

6.  M006

Managing Resources

Cross-Functional Competencies

1.  X001

Analytical Thinking

3.  X003

Technological Awareness

5.  X005

Planning and Organizing

2.4 ESSENTIAL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.  Define the educational background, the relevant job experience and the language(s) that are essential to perform the work of the position.

–          Completion of secondary education with post-secondary training/certificate in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or related fields.

–          Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience.

–          High level of IT affinity (MS Office applications, People Soft).

–          Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language.

(In offices where the working language is not English, excellent knowledge of UN working language of duty station and working knowledge of English.)

2.5 DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES.  Describe any experience or knowledge that would be an asset, such as: UNHCR Learning Programmes, other training, additional languages, Field/HQs experience, etc.

  • Knowledge and work experience of MSRP Finance applications.
  • Good knowledge of UN/UNHCR Financial rules and procedures.
  • Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to the functions of the position.
  • Working knowledge of another relevant UN language.

 

 

Detalles

Departamento(s):

Administración

Recursos Humanos

Otro

Área temática de la vacante:

Derechos humanos y población

Oferta

Horario:

Completo

Días laborales:

Lunes a Viernes

Tanda:

Completa

Alojamiento:

No ofrecido

Accessibilidad física:

Accesible a personas con discapacidad

Vacante de cuota protegida:

No

Requerimientos

Edad:

De 18 a 25 años

De 26 a 35 años

De 36 a 49 años

Más de 50 años

Nacionalidad:

Dominicana

Extranjera con Permiso de Residencia

Nivel educativo:

Universitario

Experiencia profesional:

Administrativa

Habilidades informáticas:

Avanzadas

Idiomas requeridos:

Español

Inglés

Idiomas valorados:

Francés

Licencia de conducir:

No requerida

Seguro medico propio:

No requerido

Papel de buena conducta:

No requerido

Ubicación

Región:

Ozama (Santo Domingo)

Provincia:

Distrito Nacional

Dirección:

Moisés García 8B, Gazcue

Municipio:

Distrito Nacional

Zona Especial:

Mancomunidad del Gran Santo Domingo

Datos de contacto

Nombre:

Evangelia Fotou

Cargo:

Oficial Asociada de Administracion y Finanzas

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