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UNRWA Do you have the dedication, skills, knowledge and experience to help us improve the life of Palestine refugees? The United Nations Relief and Works Agency offers challenging opportunities for professionals interested working in a results-driven and diverse environment. If you are then we would like to hear from you. UNRWA is the United Nations agency responsible for the protection, care and human development of a population of some 4.6 million Palestine refugees living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Syrian Arab Republic. The Agency is committed to assisting Palestine refugees in maintaining a decent standard of living, acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills, enjoying the fullest possible extent of human rights, and leading a long and healthy life. UNRWA is by far the largest UN operation in the Middle East with over 29,000 staff. Most of the staff members are refugees themselves, working directly to benefit their communities – as teachers, doctors, nurses or social workers.


MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES :

In accordance with established Agency policy and procedures, the ideal candidate:
-Reviews and checks the accuracy of budget estimates, adjustments and reports;
-Certifies availability of funds and raises the necessary Hard Commitments (HCs) and Soft Commitments (SCs) in the Budget Module or Procurement Inventory Management System (PIMS);
-Carries out a monthly/quarterly review of budget and expenditure, reports and follows up on significant over or under expenditures and adjusting reserves;
-Advises expending officers on budget/preparation, circulates Headquarters instructions and ensures timely submissions;
-Verifies, enters and retrieves budgetary data in the new finance system; trains Departments/Divisions’ Administrative Officers on how to add BESs into budget module and provides them with necessary support;
-Verifies and raises obligation documents, reconciles/analyzes monthly the obligation reports with budget and expenditure reports;
-Edits supply documentation including List of Requirements (LORs), List of Requirement Consolidated (LRC) and Purchase Orders (POs) and raises necessary obligations in the PIMS;
-Checks the financial aspects of the Field's regular budget, and emergency budgets to ensure accuracy and adherence to ceilings;
-Analyzes and compiles budget statistics and other related financial information as required;
-Drafts correspondence and prepares reports and statements relating to his/her functions;
-Acts as required for the Budget Officer during the latter’s absence;
-Performs such other duties as may be assigned


PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES:

-A university degree in accountancy, business administration or other related field.
-Three years experience in the application of knowledge acquired in accountancy, business administration or other related field.
-Good command of spoken and written English and Arabic.
-Ability to use a computer and work on various spreadsheet applications such as Excel;
-Ability to cope with multiple tasks effectively;
-Effective written and oral communication;
-Ability to identify clients’ needs and to offer appropriate solutions and establish and maintain productive partnership with clients.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
-Basic Salary: Monthly basic salary $1145.50; plus a currency adjustment factor (present rate 12%) and monthly dependency allowance up to $123.25.
-Contract Duration: Three years including 1 year probation period.
-Leave: 30 days annual leave
-Pension: Provident Fund contribution
-Other conditions of service and benefits may apply.


GENERAL INFORMATION
UNRWA is a United Nations organization whose staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality. This includes respect for human rights, for diversity, and for 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.

 
Where there are two or more equally qualified candidates, selection preference will normally be given to internal candidates, Palestine Refugees and candidates of the under-represented gender. An internal candidate with a temporary-indefinite or fixed-term appointment selected for this post will retain his/her current contractual status and entitlements in accordance with current letter of appointment and applicable Area Staff Rules. With their prior agreement, candidates who are approved as suitable for appointment but are not the selected candidate for this vacancy, will be placed on the Agency’s roster of pre-approved candidates for a period of up to one year, and may be considered for future vacancies in the same position.
The Agency maintains the discretion to fill future vacancies for this position from the roster without readvertising the vacancy.


HOW TO APPLY

If you have got the skills and experience required above, and want to make an active and lasting contribution to improving the lives of Palestine refugees, then register on http://jobs.unrwa.ps by creating a personal profile and completing the UNRWA Personal History Form. Only applications received through this website will be considered. Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Candidates may also be invited to take a technical exam in order further evaluate their qualifications for the post. Due to a high volume of applications received, only short-listed applicants will be contacted. The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. The United Nations does not concern itself with information on bank accounts