Financial & Administrative Officer:

The Belgian Development Agency (BTC) in cooperation with the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) is implementing a program aimed at providing support to the Local Government. The program will have three components:
1-Support for MoLG Capacity Development.
2-Support for reform and improved capacities and services in smaller LGUs.
3-Support for newly amalgamated municipalities (MDP-aligned).
BTC in coordination with MoLG is seeking to recruit highly qualified persons to fill in the following vacancies:
 

Location and duration: Ramallah, 4 years with possibility for extension.
Focus: component 1, 2 & 3 of the program:

The financial and administrative officer is responsible for a variety of finance-related tasks. He/ she works under direct supervision of the International Policy Advisor.

Responsibilities and tasks
-Control all financial administration issues: solves problems, helps improve financial administration by developing tools, points out and corrects errors and problems, reports any major problem to the co-directors and seeks advice from the LAF when necessary.
-Ensure a correct, smooth and efficient organization of the financial administration;
-Organize regular meetings with financial and administrative staff, and ensure good communication, information and cooperation within the financial administration team.
-Supervise compliance with legal and administrative procedures and guidelines; this implies
he studies, checks and reinforces financial guidelines and procedures of the Belgian Technical Co-operation and Ministry of Finance (for own management) in addition to the Palestinian regulations (for co-management), including the Specific Agreement, the TFF, the BTC quality handbook and any guidelines provided from Brussels HQ or Representation at Jerusalem, Palestinian legal texts.
-Ensure all instructions received from the representation or BTC headquarters are correctly applied and followed and that the requests are met within the deadline.
-Update guidelines and system of all types of payments in project, esp. allowances.
-Update Administrative and Financial Manual, and ensure communication of new procedures to all admin/fin staff involved.
-Prepare financial reports, review and prepare budgets, participate in audit missions, in addition to providing monitoring, consulting and training services.

Qualifications
-University degree in finance, business administration or business economics;
-Minimum 5 years experience in financial management and project administration;
-Management experience, and experience with an international organization or NGO;
-Very good hands-on knowledge of excel and word is a must. Other programs (Database, accounting programs) a strong advantage;
-Proficient in English and Arabic with good translation skills;
-Mature, good communicator and team player;
-Able to work under stressful conditions and not objecting to overtime and field missions.
-Knowledge of the World Bank Public Procurement guidelines is an asset

Candidates are invited to submit their Curriculum Vitae (CVs) with a cover letter, and last salary earned to the following email address [email protected] no later than
20th of June 2011. Clearly indicate in the email subject the title of the position you are applying for. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.