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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.

Location Gaza Field
Type of Appointment Fixed Term
Deadline for Application 10 July 2013
Vacancy Announcement Number 15-06-2013
Grade 13
Department/Division Finance Department

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
In accordance with established Agency policy and procedures, the incumbent will:
-Controls and maintains the general ledger and the subsidiary ledgers and cash book, including action on losses, goods in transitand stock movements;
-Prepares the monthly bank reconciliation;
-Checks vouchers received from Headquarters and other Fields and follows up on necessary actions;
-Verifies, enters and retrieves accounting data in the new finance system;
-Maintains the field accounting vouchers and acts as custodian and ensures that they are kept in safe according to the finance module;
-Where applicable, prepares financial reports for contributions;
-Advises Accounting Control Officer on all vouchers and cash matters and coordinates corrective actions;
-Drafts correspondence and prepares reports and statements related to his/her functions;
-Acts for the Accounting Control Officer during the latter's absence;
-Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
-A university degree in accounting, business administration or other related field.
-Three years experience in the application of knowledge acquired in the university degree.
-Good command of spoken and written Arabic and English.
-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.
-Willingness to work beyond regular working hours.
-It is desirable to have a working experience with computerized financial systems.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
-Basic Salary: Monthly basic salary $1,145.50; plus 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.

 
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