Vacancy Announcement
(for Circulation within UNICEF and other UN Organizations)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Southern Sudan Programme hereby invites applications from suitably qualified Kenyan nationals for the following position:
| VN No. | Title of the Post | Level | Type of appointment | Section/Location |
| UNICEF/SUD/07/022 | Finance Assistant | GS-6 | TFT | Lokichoggio |
Purpose of the post:
Under the general supervision of the Adm/Finance Officer undertake finance-related issues pertaining to the Office’s accounts.
Major Duties & responsibilities:
- Maintains financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports, vouchers, etc.) and reconciling data for recurring or special reports.
- Selects and enters data from a wide variety of documents, verifying accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations and assuring inclusion of all relevant data.
- Prepares recurring reports as schedules and special reports as required for budget preparation, audits or other reasons.
- Advises and assists International and National staff, experts and consultants on all respects of allowances, salary advances, travel claims and other financial matters and calculates and authorizes payments due for claims and services
- Initiates correspondence to verify data, answers queries and obtains additional information on accounts and financial transactions pertaining to field accounts, as required.
- Maintains liaison with officials of local KCB branch to obtain day-to-day information on exchange, changes in procedures and regulations and matters pertaining to maintenance of office bank accounts.
- Prepares detailed cost estimates and participates in budget analysis and projects as required.
- Assist in monitoring cost sharing recoveries from members of the Camp Consortium (UN and NGO).
Working Conditions:
- Office based with occasional travel to the Area HQs and Zonal offices in South Sudan.
- If assigned to an emergency relief operation, incumbent is expected to perform the above functions under severely reduced working conditions, related to office accommodations, procedures, workload, mobility, and institutional and personal safety.
Minimum qualifications and experience required:
Completion of secondary education. Additional training in Accounting, business Management is desirable.
Six years of General accounting clerical experience in a busy office.
Previous UNICEF/UN experience will be an added advantage
Good knowledge of English. Good knowledge of the local language.
Other Skills and Attributes:
Knowledge and proficiency in windows based computer applications and thorough knowledge of modern office procedures essential.
Ability to work in a team
Ability to draft correspondence independently
Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, organization, negotiating skills.
Submission of Applications:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications indicating the “Vacancy Notice #” in your application, together with CVs/P11s and the last two PERs (in the case of internal candidates) to either of the following address:
The Human Resources Officer
UNICEF Southern Sudan.
Juba HQ
Southern Sudan
Alternatively
The Camp Manager
UNICEF South Sudan
Lokichoggio Office
PO. Box 441
45-00100
Loki
OR PREFERABLY
Email: juba.ssvacancies@unicef.org.
Deadline for receipt of applications is 15 July 2007
UNICEF is an equal opportunity employer and women are particularly encouraged to apply.
UNICEF is a smoke-free environment.
