Deadline: 18 February 2016
UN Women is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Operations Associate in Baghdad, Iraq. The duration for the post is of 1 year.
The Operations Associate will be responsible to provide the overall administrative support and carries out varied and inter-related operational, financial and logistical activities ensuring high quality and accuracy of work.
UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Operations Associate will perform the following functions-
- Lead the activities of the Operations Team, review the quality and timeliness of services provided by reference to corporate standards and by reference to standards/indicators established within the Office and Operations Unit.
- Carry out business processes mapping and establishment of internal standard operating procedures in Finance, Human Resources Management, Procurement, logistical, and ICT services.
- Ensure Office compliance of operations with UN/UN Women rules, regulations and policies, implementation of corporate operational strategies, establishment of management targets and monitoring of achievement of results.
- Lead the preparation for audit visits and work closely with the Regional Office and HQs on follow-up to audit recommendations and observations.
- Create and maintain office filing systems.
- Ensure full compliance with UN Women rules and regulations of financial processes, and implementation of the effective internal control framework.
- Support Office Management in the budgetary planning and monitoring.
- Ensure all financial transactions are identified, recorded and verified in compliance with IPSAS as outlined in the corporate policies and procedures.
- Performance of Manager Level 1 role in Atlas for voucher and PO approvals.
- Monitor financial exception reports for unusual activities, transactions and ensure investigation of anomalies or unusual transactions.
- Monitor that all supporting documents on financial transactions are secured and properly filed.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Secondary Education.
- University Degree in Business, Administration and Finance, would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.
- 7 years of progressively responsible experience in administration, finance, procurement, human resources or logistic support services at the national or international level.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
- Knowledge of Kurdish is considered as asset.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit UN Women.
