Finance Assistant

Post Title: Finance Assistant  

Duty station: Erbil – Iraq (KRG) with potential travels to the other Iraqi governorates.

Duration of assignment: One year renewable depending on level of performance.

Starting date: 15 August 2024

Deadline of submission: 20 July 2024 23:59

1.INTRODUCTION:

1. Agency background

Expertise France (EF) is a public agency created on 1st January 2015, under the supervision of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with the ministry of Economy and Finance. EF is a result of the 6 French public agencies merging and has a strong inter-ministerial vocation. EF offers programme engineering and technical assistance by developing and implementing international cooperation actions worldwide. EF operates in various fields of development and institutional cooperation including safety and security reform, post-crisis/ stability, public health, human rights, strengthening of institutions and NGOs and governance. Carrying out large-scale, multi-stakeholder programmes, EF can ensure the cooperation between individuals, teams and institutions with very different backgrounds, cultures and specialisations. Besides, EF has acquired a sound experience in administrative and financial management of large-scale international programmes. www.expertisefrance.fr

2. Job Description / Assignment

EF is recruiting a Finance Assistant based in Erbil to support EF projects in Iraq , KRG and North-East Syria. Working under the authority of the Senior Finance Officer in Charge of Admin, Finance and HR and in close liaison with The HR and Finance Officer and the logistics department, the Finance Assistant will be responsible for supporting finance matters for EF, the projects and its partners in Iraq.

Overall purpose of the role: The Finance Assistant will provide effective and efficient support to finance and program staff in  steering financially the project(s), reviewing partners financial reports, expenditure plans and forecast, supply chain and procurement procedure etc. She/he will support the implementation of administrative procedures and systems, in compliance with EF and donor requirements.

1. Application procedure

Only applicants who apply as per the below details will be shortlisted.

• This position is only for applicants who can secure their own stay in Erbil.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage everyone to apply. We particularly encourage women to apply and contribute to our diverse and inclusive work environment.

• Deadline of submission: 06/20/2024 23:59

• All applications must include the following (In English and in PDF format only) :

Detailed CV

Cover Letter/motivation letter (explaining suitability for the position)

• Applications should be sent to [email protected] , using the following subject: “Finance Assistant”

• Expertise France reserves the right to close the announcement prior to the stated deadline as applications are screened on a rolling basis and only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.
• Incomplete applications and wrong title formats will not be considered.