Latest Job Vacancies at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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Finance Associate

Duties

  •  Maintain financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for daytoday transactions and reports.
  •  Select and enter data from a wide variety of documents, verifying accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations and assuring inclusion of all relevant data.
  •  Prepare recurring reports as scheduled and special reports as required for budget preparation, audits or other reasons.
  •  Advise and assist staff members, experts and consultants on all aspects of allowances, salary advances, travel claims and other financial matters, calculate and authorize payments due for claims and services.
  •  Maintain liaison with officials of local banks to obtain daytoday information on exchange and interest rates, changes in procedures and regulations and matters pertaining to maintenance of office bank accounts.
  •  Prepare detailed cost estimates and participate in budget analysis and projections as required.
  •  Initiate correspondence to verify data, answer queries and obtain additional information on accounts and financial transactions, as required.
  •  Verify that the financial transactions are correct and in accordance with UNHCR rules and procedures.
  •  Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level

  • G6  3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher 

Certificates and/or Licenses 

  • Accounting  Business Administration,   Finance 
  • (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Relevant Job Experience
Essential

  • High level of IT affinity (MS Office applications, People Soft).

Desirable

  • Knowledge and work experience of MSRP Finance applications.
  • Good knowledge of UN/UNHCR Financial rules and procedures.
  • Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to the functions of the position.

Functional Skills 

  • FIERP Financial Management (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Workday and other)
  • ITComputer Literacy
  • ITEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  • (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Language Requirements 

  • For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
  • For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
  • For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

Senior Driver G3

Duties

  •  Drive UNHCR vehicle mainly for the Head of Office and other high ranking officials.
  •  Drive UNHCR vehicles for the transport of authorized passengers, deliver and collect documents, and other items.
  •  Meet official personnel at airports or other locations and facilitate immigration and customs formalities as required.
  •  Perform daytoday maintenance of the assigned vehicles; check oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc. and ensure that the assigned UNHCR vehicles are road or waterway worthy and maintained up to the established security standards. 
  •  Perform minor repairs and arrange for other repairs and ensure that the vehicle is kept clean.
  •  Ensure that the steps required by rules and regulations, or other local requirements, are taken in case of involvement in an accident.
  •  Log official trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes, greasing, etc. and prepare reports on usage as required.
  •  Ensures valid documentation for passengers, items or cargo in vehicle.
  •  In the absence of an interpreter, assist with basic interpretation services.
  •  Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level

  • For G3D  2 years relevant experience with Completion of Primary Education or High School Diploma or higher
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Certificates and/or Licenses 

  • *Driving License;
  • Auto Mechanics Certificate;
  • (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Relevant Job Experience
Essential

  • Driving licence, knowledge of driving rules and regulations.

Functional Skills 

  • *DVDriving Rules and Regulations
  • DV  Basic Vehicle Mechanical Skills
  • (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Language Requirements 

  • For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
  • For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
  • For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

Protection Assistant

Duties

  •  Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.
  •  Observe and respect protection related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  •  Provide functional and administrative support in all protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.
  •  Provide functional and administrative support in implementing participatory approaches, needs assessments, monitoring, reporting and case management.  
  •  Support assessments on durable solutions through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.
  •  Facilitate liaison with competent authorities for the issuance of personal and other relevant documents. 
  •  Assist in drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics within the Area of Responsibility (AoR).
  •  Select PoC for preliminary interviews and decide which relevant information to share.
  •  Enforce integrity in the delivery of protection services by local implementing partners.
  •  Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications
Years of Experience / Degree Level

  • For G4  1 year relevant experience with High School Diploma; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Certificates and/or Licenses 

  • Protection
  • (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Functional Skills 

  • PRProtectionrelated guidelines, standards and indicators
  • PRRefugee Protection Principles and Framework
  • ITComputer Literacy
  • (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Language Requirements 

  • For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
  • For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
  • For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

Senior Travel Administration Assistant

Duties

  •  Arrange and confirm travel bookings for applicable staff members, Affiliate Workforce and external meeting participants in line with the rules and regulations in place,
  •  Creates and processes Travel Authorization (TA), Travel Advances and Travel Claims in accordance with the relevant administrative rules and regulations; respond to any queries and/or comments from the certifying or approving officer
  •  Advise and assist staff on their travel entitlements, needed documentation and matters pertaining to travel as per operating administrative instructions and procedures.
  •  Liaise with Finance on payments due from Partners, UN Agencies, staff and other Organisations.
  •  Advise and assist staff on their travel entitlements, needful documentation and matters pertaining to travel as per operating administrative instructions and procedures.
  •  Prepare, summarise, and submit invoices for payment of travel related services procured.
  •  Assist in medical evacuations as required.
  •  Provide/share required information or data which may be useful for the safety/security of concerned travellers.
  •  Submit requests and subsequently ensure the issuance of appropriate travel identification documents, in accordance with UN rules and regulations. Initiate requests for visas
  •  Maintain the filing systems for UN travel identification documents.
  •  May process emergency visa requests required for official travel and ensure their timely issuance.
  •  Provide statistics of UN travel documents and visas.
  •  Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level

  • For G5  2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Certificates and/or Licenses 

  • Logistics,   Air Operation,   Business Administration
  • (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Relevant Job Experience
Essential

  • Familiarity with OraclePeopleSoft or other ERP system.
  • Good knowledge of UN, UNHCR, other international organization or private sector Travel Policies and Procedures.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Very good knowledge of Excel. 

Desirable

  • Knowledge in UNHCR Logistics rules, procedures and processes.
  • Knowledge in air and travel agencies booking systems i.e. Galileo, Amadeus etc is an asset.
  • Knowledge in how to calculate air tariffs, ticket refunds and cost comparison between routes and airlines is an asset.

Functional Skills 

  • COCrosscultural communication
  • TVAmadeus  Global Distribution System
  • TVGalileo  Global Distribution System
  • UNUN/UNHCR Administrative Rules, Regulations and Procedures
  • (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Language Requirements 

  • For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
  • For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
  • For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

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