Finance and Administration Assistant to Movement Cooperation Department

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC also endeavors to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Please visit www.icrc.org for more information. In 2014 and recently, the ICRC expanded its presence in Ukraine. There are more than 600 ICRC staff working in Kyiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, Dnipro, Poltava, Sloviansk, Odesa and Vynnytsiya. 

Vacancy Notice 

The ICRC Delegation in Kyiv seeks to fill the following position 

Finance and Administration Assistant to Movement Cooperation Department 

 Based in Kyiv 

AIM OF THE POSITION 

The Finance and Admin Assistant is in charge of reconciling and analyzing the accounting records and financial reports of the URCS and liaises inside the ICRC with relevant departments that are budget holders related to the URCS reports. 

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Checks all incoming Financial reports from URCS and shares with relevant departments (depends on budget holder) for their treatment;
• Supports URCS to timely submit monthly Cash Forecasts / Finance requests and supports that that NS submits the needed documentation as per financial rules established;
• Supports URCS to correct certain financial reports when discrepancies are found;
• Gains understanding of URCS Financial Management Development processes and in particular the technical support given by Norwegian Red Cross in this respect;
• Helps ICRC gain understanding in differences of FinAdmin systems between ICRC and URCS;
• Supports Cooperation colleagues in Sub-delegations on questions related to FinAdmin;
• Ensures accuracy and completeness of URCS Financial reporting prior to submission to ICRC Finance department in accordance with financial procedures established between the institutions;
• Keeps files up to date at all times and guarantees proper filing of relevant supporting documents for future reference, including audits;
• Knows, applies and complies with all administrative and financial procedures and deadlines linked to his/her work;
• Identifies anomalies or other issues and reports them to his/her supervisor. 

 POSITION REQUIREMENTS 

 Minimum required knowledge & experience 

• Secondary school level or a technical school
• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in accounting 
• 2+ years work experience in similar field of activity
• Good knowledge of spoken English, Ukrainian and Russian
• Advanced computer knowledge
• Negotiation skills
• Capacity to adhere to ICRC procedures 

Personal Competencies
 

• Genuine interest to work for humanitarian sector;
• High level of motivation, commitment to accuracy;
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility and taking initiatives;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Strong sense of responsibility;
• Capacity to adhere to and to implement procedures;
• Ability to work methodically with demonstrated analytical skills; 

Your profile

• Genuine interest to work in humanitarian aid field;
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer service attitude;
• Strong sense of autonomy and responsibility;
• Good team player.

 We offer a rewarding and enriching work in a humanitarian and international environment, and also:

• Initial training and on-boarding organised
• Opportunity to work and grow in an international working environment in humanitarian sector
• Good working condition and competitive salary with benefits 

Starting date: ASAP or June 2022

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your CV, along with your motivation letter in English and salary expectations only to the attention of Human Resources Department.

Deadline for applications: 31.05.2022 

Only candidates meeting the above-mentioned criteria will be considered and contacted for tests and/or interview. No queries by phone please.