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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourage qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity, and disability.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Position Title: Finance Assistant (CBT)
Grade: G5
Contract: Fixed Term
Duty Station: Kabul
Vacancy Number: 833383
Date of Publication: 13 June 2024
Deadline of Application: 29 June 2024

This vacancy announcement is for Afghan nationals only and WFP encourages especially Afghan females and Afghans with disabilities to apply.

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The hunger crisis in Afghanistan is unfolding at a rapid pace, with 15 million of population now facing acute food insecurity. Work opportunities are shrinking, with most households now reporting just one day of work per week. This comes on top of the worst drought in years, which is especially concerning for the 85 percent of the population who rely on agriculture for livelihoods.

Preventing and mitigating a drastic increase in hunger and malnutrition is the aim of WFP in Afghanistan which can only be achieved through the scaled up and sustained complementary food security and nutrition interventions, combined with a scale-up of resilience interventions to safeguard gains. WFP has embarked on a significant month-on-month scale-up of its crisis response and resilience programmes across the country, ensuring that the programme is delivered at the right scale and time, targeted to the right areas. WFP is also actively following up on evolving trends to pre-empt hotspots, while guaranteeing quality and maximum impact of the programme through the monitoring of these hotspots to be able to support continued donor advocacy.

JOB PURPOSE

The job holder is expected to take responsibility for the completion of a range of processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines/practices for all CBT modalities. He/she must be able to recommend a course of action to staff under his/her direct supervision and at various levels and allocate tasks to other support staff.

To implement well-defined standard CBT and Financial Management processes to enable effective delivery mechanisms for all delivery modalities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the National Finance Officer-CBT, the General Service al (G5) shall be responsible for:

1. Along with other unit staff, participate in key CBT cross-functional initiatives and discussions representing finance function to proactively contribute to include value for money initiatives.
2. Support in coordinating the delivery of regular, accurate financial reporting and analyses in accordance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), ensuring accuracy, deadlines and compliance with accounting processes and corporate governance requirements.
3. Supervise finance staff, establish priorities and work plans, monitor progress, and provide coaching, training, and guidance to ensure appropriate development and high performance.
4. Support in providing procedural and technical support within the areas of Cash-Based Transfers to ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations.
5. Support the development and implementation of Cash-Based Transfer strategies, financial policies and procedures.
6. Support CO in the scale-up of CBT interventions and ensure compliance with WFP standard procedures and processes.
7. Support in preparing Country Office financial sectorial assessments such as the FSI and periodically support updating assessments which are due.
8. Support in monitoring and analysing the CBT open advances and provide recommendations for further actions to the Finance Officer or other staff to facilitate informed decision-making
9. Support in drafting or preparing correspondence to respond to enquiries with respect to relevant CBT financial matters.
10. Undertake oversight, support missions as appropriate, clarify and improve the proper application of CBT-established policies and procedures, and prepare comprehensive reports on findings with improvement action plans.
11. Support the Area Offices from the Country by presenting Finance in the High-Level Spot Checks.
12. Support in comprehensive CBT-related risk analysis of CO operations
13. Any other tasks that may be required to support the finance function.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Completion of secondary school education. First degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Finance, and/or other relevant discipline is desirable.

Higher education in lieu of work experience

Relevant, completed university degrees may be considered in lieu of experience with the following conversions:

• Completed Master’s degree: Equal to 1 year of work experience.
• Completed Bachelor’s degree: Equal to 2 year’s work experience.
• For female applicants, 1 or 2 years’ experience may be granted for partly completed studies prior to 2022.

Experience:

• At least 5 years or more of relevant, progressive work experience in finance, business administration, and/or grant management. Previous experience working with CBT or similar interventions in the humanitarian sector is desirable, especially in the emergency context.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Financial Management and Reconciliation; CBT knowledge; budgeting skills.

Language:

• Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and local languages (Pashto/Dari)

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

We want to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible. Please contact us at afg.hrrecruitment@wfp.org to advise us of any accessibility needs you may have.

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.