FAO Finance Assistant Jobs 2024 – South Africa NGO Jobs

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FAO Finance Assistant Jobs 2024 – South Africa NGO Jobs.

FAO South Africa looking for “Finance Assistant”.

Applicants with a Secondary education may apply on or before February 17, 2024.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to “let there be bread”. It was founded in October 1945.

The FAO has published a job vacancy announcement on 02nd February 2024 for qualified South Africa’s to fill in the vacant post of Finance Assistant to be based in Pretoria, South Africa.

FAO Job Vacancy 2024

Objectives of the Programme: The Accounts and Finance Management (AFM) Unit provides budget and finance management services to WHO programmes and administration, as well as support the management of financial assets of the organisation in the African Region. The work in scope include awards management, labour distribution planning and control, imprest and other accounts management, treasury, expenditure management and staff health insurance.

Eligibility Criteria

Education:

Essential: Completion of secondary education, combined with a Diploma or equivalent technical training or commercial education with specialization in accounting, budgeting or finance.
Desirable: Higher education in accounting or finance will be an advantage.

Experience:

Essential: 5 years of working experience with 2 to 3 years of responsible work in finance, Budgeting and/or accounting activities.
Desirable: Experience within UN or other international or multinational organizations will be an advantage.

Skills:

Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and implement inputs from several sources; to express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; to conceptualize and carry out tasks with little supervision; to provide financial analytical reports, using appropriate software; to interpret financial rules and regulations; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.