- Job ID: 13050
Department: SOCPRO
Organization Unit: SOCPRO
Location: Geneva
Contract type: Fixed Term - Contract duration: One year
Introduction
The position is located in the Universal Social Protection Department (SOCPRO) at ILO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and will work on the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions(Global Accelerator) https://www.unglobalaccelerator.org/homepage.
The Global Accelerator was launched in September 2021 by the UN Secretary-General and promotes a job-rich recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as just ecological, technological and societal transitions to more sustainable and inclusive economies and societies.
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Three complementary and mutually supportive areas of work are envisaged under the Global Accelerator: 1) the in-country development of integrated and coordinated employment and social protection policies and strategies that facilitate just transitions; 2) the establishment of national financing frameworks and the mobilization of public and private domestic and international resources to invest in universal social protection and inclusive, environment- and gender-responsive employment interventions with a view to creating quality jobs; and 3) the improvement of multilateral cooperation on jobs and social protection for just transitions, including with international financial institutions.
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Description of Duties
- Carry out all operations required for supporting the authorization of expenditures and for effectuating expenditures under all types of funding, including making calculations, preparing the financial transactions in the ILO’s Enterprise resource planning system -IRIS. This includes preparing and processing travel authorizations, external collaborator contracts, service contracts, travel claims, purchase orders and purchase Requisitions, checking supporting justifying documents, requesting funds and making payments. Keeping track of delivery of outputs and deadlines for delivery and payments.
- Control the accounts of the project regarding allocations and expenditures and interact with country projects to clarify financial operations if necessary. Support the revisions of the budget.
- Organize the administrative and financial archive of the overall project and collect supporting financial documents.
- Respond to queries from inside and outside the organization regarding monitoring of the budget and administration of the project. Participate in internal meetings to provide information and guidance on administrative matters.
- Draft correspondence and reports relating to above duties. Contribute to the drafting of the relevant sections in the narrative final reports and information sent also to FINANCE, PARTNERSHIPS and donor.
Required qualifications
Education
Successful completion of secondary or commercial school.
Experience
At least five years’ of relevant experience. Experience within the ILO is an advantage.
Languages
Excellent command of at least two working languages of the ILO, English being one of them.
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Competencies
Knowledge of rules and regulations governing area of specialization (finance, personnel, relations, publications). Good knowledge of administrative procedures and accounting principles. Ability to search and retrieve information from central databases and compile reports. Ability to operate computer program and software packages for various administrative actions. Good drafting skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with officials at all levels. Ability to work accurately with administrative data.
