UNOPS Finance Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

2 weeks ago 362

UNOPS Finance Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

UNOPS Ethiopia looking for “Finance Officer”.

Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 17th March, 2024.

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, dedicated to implementing projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners around the world. The organization’s global headquarters is located on the UN City campus in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The UNOPS has published a job vacancy announcement on 11th March, 2024 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of Finance Officer to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

UNOPS Job Vacancy 2024

Functional Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that proper procedures are followed and ascertained in the process of budget utilization through the proper control and follow-up procedures in place
  • Enhancement of the Channel-2 grants financial management at all levels
  • Ensure preparation and submission of accurate and timely financial report to appropriate bodies (development partners, government body)
  • Communicate with development partners on the general financial management, internal control, audit and related issues
  • Develop disbursement plan and facilitate disbursement of funds
  • Ensure that Memorandum of Understanding is signed with implementers where ever required and adhered to.
  • Review fund transfer request from program against the signed MOU, before fund is transferred to regions and Agencies
  • Ensure that the fund is only used for the intended purpose
  • Ascertain that grant agreements are complied to and adhered to.
  • Ensure that the MOH advances accounts are reconciled periodically with regions and other implementing entities
  • Ensure that procurement advances given to procurement agencies are settled and reconciled timely or periodically
  • Establish maintain and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures
  • Ensure that the financial management system of the MOH is strengthened at all levels
  • Support on designing and follow-up implementation of proper internal control procedures to secure resources
  • Analyze and review budget and expenditure monitor and review accounting related system report for accuracy and completeness
  • Review management reports and enhance the reporting formats and contents as per the requirement and needs;
  • Resolve accounting discrepancies
  • Involve in grant budget/work plan preparation and closure process
  • Recommend, develop and maintain financial data base, computer software systems and improved manual filing systems
  • Harmonize financial reporting system of government and donor funds
  • Supervise the input and handling of financial data and report for the company automated financial system
  • Ensure that proper financial management system is being applied for managing donor funds at the regional bureaus
  • Ensure that periodic supportive supervisions and review meetings are done with the regional health bureaus and agencies
  • Closely follow up budget control, utilization and variance identification on the grants assigned on through a day-to-day budget control and periodic reports preparation
  • Build the capacity and coach the staff of the Finance Executive Office and regional and agencies’ staffs
  • Closely follow up Global Fund, Italian cooperation grant, SDG-PF, World bank African CDC grant in particular and other grants assigned in general.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned.

Position in Organization:

  • Position Title: Finance Officer – Programme Grant (Retainer)
  • Job categories: Finance, Health, Project Management
  • Vacancy code: VA/2024/B5333/27702
  • Department/office: AFR, ETMCO, Ethiopia MCO
  • Duty station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Contract type: Local ICA Specialist
  • Contract level: LICA Specialist-8
  • Duration: One year with possibility of extension
  • Application period: 08-Mar-2024 to 17-Mar-2024

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

  • A first University Degree (Bachelor’s) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline is required.
  • An advanced University Degree (Master’s) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration
  • or a related discipline is an added advantage.

Experience:

  • A minimum of two (2) years professional work experience with proven ability to analyze program and prepare donor’s reports and projections is required.
  • Knowledge of project management, proposal development, planning, and costing activities is an asset.
  • Experience in promoting teamwork in the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders is an asset.

Language:

  • Fluency in reading, spoken and written is required.
  • Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

How to Apply UNOPS Finance Officer Jobs 2024

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=27702#1

The Closing Date: 17th March, 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

View More Jobs:

Source Article