Roaming Finance Officer NOA, Fixed Term, Regional Bureau Cairo

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

JOB TITLE: Roaming Finance Officer x 2 positions

TYPE & LEVEL OF CONTRACT: National Fixed-term - NOA

DURATION & START DATE: 1 year, renewable

UNIT/DIVISION: Finance

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Regional Bureau in Cairo (RBC), Cairo, Egypt

REPORT TO (JOB TITLE): Regional Finance Officer

Note: This position is open to Egyptian nationals only.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

WFP’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East and Northern Africa (RBC), based in Cairo, Egypt, provides strategic guidance, policy/technical support and direction to WFP operations and activities in 16 countries: Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yemen. These country offices aim to assist roughly one-third of all of WFP’s beneficiaries (approx. 30 million) in some of the most critical humanitarian emergencies of our time. RBC is also active in the ‘Changing Lives’ side of WFP’s mandate, helping national governments and local communities improve nutrition, livelihoods, school feeding, social protection, climate and disaster risk reduction and other programmes that build resilience and support development.

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JOB PURPOSE

To support the Regional Bureau Cairo’s efforts in developing and augmenting capacity in the regional country offices with a view to enhance capacities in co-operating partner spot checks, co-operating partner staff training on WFP monthly reporting requirements under field level agreements, financial service provider assessments, filling gaps of reassigning finance officers or on leave and act as surge capacity in case of emergencies. These positions are project based and will eventually evolve into country office funded positions or reassign to country offices. The positions involve travelling in the region and beyond as will be determined by demand for Finance Officers globally.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Covering the work of country office Finance Officers during gaps created due to reassignments and leave and deliver core financial services working with contractors and following standard procedures to provide cost-effective, quality and timely services to WFP operations.
2. Supporting and building capacity of country offices to undertake Co-operating Partner (CP) spot checks and the subsequent CP staff training to address weaknesses identified.
3. Build capacity of Country Offices staff to undertake financial risk assessments in the field.
4. Support corporate finance and resource management strategies and major ongoing corporate initiatives, participating where appropriate using finance and resource management expertise.
5. Contribute towards the development of regional plans and processes, aligned with the wider WFP resource management strategy.
6. Where necessary cover the work of Regional Finance Officers who are on leave and deliver core, administrative services working with contractors and following standard procedures to provide cost-effective, quality and timely services to WFP staff.
7. Contribute to the development and update of generic standard operating procedures to guide or standardize delivery of services in the region.
8. Facilitate fraud risk assessments in country offices that help enhance internal controls.
9. Other roles as required by supervisor or the organization.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level Internal Controls & Compliance Utilizes understanding of risk management approaches and internal controls to monitor projects and programmes to confirm regulatory compliance and ensure data integrity. Performance Budgeting, Reporting & Analysis Analyzes budgets and forecasts to support the development of recommendations for senior leadership on financial and business planning matters in accordance with Value for Money principles. Resources Management (People, time, assets, etc.) Monitors trends in staffing and resource usage to anticipate and escalate potential issues to programme leaders. Financial Management & Accounting Principles Applies knowledge of financial and accounting principles and practices to ensure compliance with WFP policies, applicable procedures and accounting standards. Supply Chain and Operations Knowledge Applies working knowledge of WFP programme and supply chain principles to develop and/or review project budget plans.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Advanced University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or related fields, or First University degree in the same subject(s) with additional years of related work experience plus membership in an international recognized professional accountancy body such as Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Certified Public Accounts (ICPA) or equivalent.

Work Experience:

At least 3 years of relevant post graduate experience in the finance field.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Has experience in budgeting and resource management
• Has experience implementing accounting and internal control processes.
• Experience/capacity in delivering trainings will be an added advantage
• Experience in supervising teams and engaging with high level stakeholders

Languages:

Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

WFP offers a competitive compensation package including:

• Attractive salary in accordance with industry standards. Please visit United Nations Salary Scales for more details.
• Attractive pension plan
• Child allowance
• Language allowance (subject to passing language assessment)
• Medical coverage for staff and eligible dependents
• Variety of leave entitlements, including but not limited to 30 days annual leaves per year, maternity/paternity leave, and special leave arrangements.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application no later than Saturday, 23 July 2022 (11:59 PM Cairo Time).

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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.