Republic of Moldova

Administrative / Finance Officer - Support to Civil Society in Transnistria Project

Vacancy Number: 54 /Pr-2009

Background:

The overall objective of the project is to address the needs of Transnistrian communities by increasing their access to basic social and economic services, as well as to objective and diversified sources of information. Funded by the European Commission, the project will support confidence building initiatives and actions that foster development of civil society in the Transnistrian region, bringing together organizations from the Transnistrian region and the rest of Moldova to work on development opportunities of common interest.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Monitor budget expenditures and maintain a proper record of approved project budgets and their revisions;
• In accordance with the Work Plan arrange for procurement of equipment, supplies and services; maintain equipment inventory; prepare and issue contracts; maintain records on all project personnel/national consultants;
• Pro-actively contribute to day-to-day project implementation and ensure conformity to expected results and project work-plans; provide support to international and national consultants in the implementation of their tasks for the achievement of project results (communication, contracts, agenda, visas, hotel reservations, etc).

Qualifications and skills required:

• University Degree in economics, finance, accounting, law, public administration or other related field;
• At least four years of experience in administrative work, accounting/finance, economics, or other substantive area is required;
• At least two years of previous experience in development assistance or related work for a donor organization, consulting company, or NGO is compulsory. Previous experience with financial management of EC-UNDP projects is an advantage;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling web-based management systems;
• Fluency in both oral and written English and Romanian is a must.  Knowledge of Russian desired.

Terms of Reference

Personal History Form (P11)

Interested persons should submit their application letters and duly completed Personal History Form (P.11) with the mark "CST Administrative/Finance Officer" by 29 May 2009, 16:00 (local time) to the following address: UNDP Office, 131, 31 August str., MD 2012, Chisinau Moldova, or alternatively by email to vacancies-moldova@undp.org.

Only those short listed will be contacted.

Failure of candidates to submit a duly completed P11 form, as well as false representations on this form, shall constitute sufficient grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of the application. All information provided in the P11 form will be treated as strictly confidential.