Level: GS-5

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Appointment

Position Number: 00203262

Location: Gaziantep, Türkiye

Posting Start Date: 3 August 2023

Posting End Date: 18 August 2023

ONLY INDIVIDUALS WITH RESIDENCY AND RIGHT TO WORK IN TURKIYE MAY BE CONSIDERED AS ELIGIBLE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. IF YOU ARE NOT A CITIZEN, KINDLY CONFIRM YOUR STATUS IN TURKIYE IN YOUR MOTIVATION STATEMENT.

Job Summary:

The Finance Assistant post is located in the UNFPA Turkiye Country Office in Gaziantep. The incumbent will be part of the operations team and under the overall guidance of the IOM, they will work under the direct supervision of the IOM. The incumbent takes a client-oriented, results-focused approach to deliver quality financial services in adherence to relevant policies and standards established by UNFPA and apply finance-related guidelines, processes and procedures to the UNFPA Turkiye activities.

In support of UNFPA’s strategic direction at the country level, the Finance Assistant contributes to building country level capacity and ensuring effective and efficient application of core and non-core resources through providing quality support to recording and reporting of accurate and reliable financial data and information in a timely manner with required quality checks, in line with UNFPA guidelines and procedures.

You will promote a client, quality and results-oriented approach and work in close collaboration with the Operations and Programme staff in the Country Office and with the UN Common System working groups.

How You Can Make a Difference:

UNFPA, Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency of the United Nations, is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education: 

• Completed Secondary Level Education required. First level university degree in Finance, Business, Public Administration or similar discipline desirable.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in finance, accounting.
• Proven experience and track record in successfully managing and implementing financial policies, processes and systems in development organizations or private sector.
• Proficiency in current Microsoft Office applications (especially Microsoft Excel and Word).
• Experience in using ERP system (e.g. PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP) or similar computerized applications.
• Ability to interpret financial rules, regulations and procedures and explain them clearly and concisely.
• Working experience with UN organization is desirable.

Languages:

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Turkish is required

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UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy worklife balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity.