WBPC Finance and Admin Officer Jerusalem

Support the Consortium's operations through finance and admin tasks

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Overview

Support the Consortium's operations through finance and admin tasks

You have:

  • Three years of professional experience in support services - administration and finance and/or another relevant field
  • Experience of working as a Support Function Officer
  • Knowledge and experience working in an organizational context
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Very good knowledge of English, writing and speaking
  • Ability to travel throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

Role and responsibilities

The WBPC Finance and Admin Officer will support the Consortium’s operations by performing finance and essential administrative tasks. This role ensures consistent and effective support for the unit’s daily operations.

Qualifications

professional competencies:

  • Three years of professional experience in support services -administration and finance and/or another relevant field
  • Experience of working as a Support Function Officer
  • Knowledge and experience working in an organizational context
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Very good knowledge of English, writing and speaking.
  • Ability to travel throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem

What we Offer?

You will be working in an international and diverse organization with a dynamic atmosphere.

You will receive support and opportunities to expand your skills and enhance your expertise.

You will be working in our Office in Jerusalem.

This position is Grade (05) Step (01). Salary & Benefits are based on Jerusalem Duty Station.

Reports to: WBPC Partnership Coordinator.

Recruiter: Recruitment Team.

Contract Duration: Open-end Contract.

E-mail: PS.Recruitment@nrc.no

If you are interested to apply for this position, please check the full Job Description: Finance & Admin Officer JD - FINAL.docx

Applications are only accepted if submitted through NRC website.

Applications won't be considered without a Resume and a Cover Letter in English.

For more information about NRC's work in Palestine, please check: https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/fact-sheets/2024/factsheet-palestine-nrc_202405.pdf

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities:

Finance:

  1. Support and track all financial purchase requisitions and payments for WBPC, including petty cash payments, cash advances, utilities payments and other related financial transactions.
  2. Support Partnership Coordinator with monthly budget vs. expenses reporting.
  3. Collect financial information from partners for budgeting and reporting purposes
  4. Provide support for budgeting and reporting processes for donor proposals and reporting.
  5. Assist with audits by providing auditors with the requested documentation

Admin:

  1. Ensure a proper filing system of documents as per the organizations guidelines.
  2. Maintaining and updating WBPC contact databases; regularly collect, verify, update contact information
  3. Coordinating all travel related issues including official trips of advocacy team, home leaves, and diplomatic visits.
  4. Coordinating and working closely with NRC logistics on vehicle requests and daily movements.
  5. Coordinate WBPC meetings: Planning, scheduling, and coordinating logistics for workshops and meetings including scheduling with participants, minutes taking, venue booking, communication equipment set-up, venue preparation and organization, facilitating communications during workshops, procuring refreshments, and follow-up tasks including venue organization post meetings.
  6. Assisting with reporting tasks including minor editing, formatting, and printing of documents
  7. Photocopying and scanning tasks.
  8. Providing general logistical and administrative support to CoP and other members of the Secretariat where necessary
  9. Overall minutes-taking/recording of decisions, distribution and filing of and ensuring follow-up wherever necessary.
  10. Any other tasks and support to the Secretariat and/or WBPC deemed necessary.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you had to manage multiple responsibilities at once? The interviewer wants to assess your ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in a busy environment. Focus on a specific instance where you successfully juggled tasks, highlighting your organizational skills.
Describe a situation where you had to support a financial reporting process. What steps did you take? This question assesses your experience in financial processes and your attention to detail. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you ensure clear communication when coordinating travel arrangements for multiple individuals? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you provide an example of a time when you improved a filing or administrative system? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to maintain accuracy in financial documentation? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: nrc.no