Grade: G5  
Vacancy no.: DC/KYIV/G5/2024/01 Publication date: 16-July-2024 Application deadline (midnight Kyiv time): 28-July-2024 
Job ID: 12171  Department: RO-Europe and Central Asia  Organization Unit: CO-Kyiv  Location: Kyiv  Contract type: Fixed Term  
Contract duration: one year  
Under article 4.2, paragraph (e) of the Staff Regulations, the filling of vacancies in technical cooperation projects does not fall under Annex I of the Staff Regulations and is made by direct selection by the Director-General. 
In order to support the best informed process in the filling of the above-mentioned vacancy by direct selection, the ILO invites interested candidates to submit their application online by the above date. 
The following are eligible to apply: 
 ILO Internal candidates in accordance with paragraphs 31 and 32 of Annex I of the Staff Regulations. External candidates*  *The recruitment process for General Service positions is subject to specific local recruitment criteria. The ILO may only offer a contract to persons who have a valid residency status and work permit in Ukraine. The ILO values diversity among its staff and welcomes applications from qualified female candidates. We also encourage applicants with disabilities. If you are unable to complete our online application form due to a disability, please send an email to  ilojobs@ilo.org. Technical cooperation appointments are not expected to lead to a career in the ILO and they do not carry any expectation of renewal or conversion to any other type of appointment in the Organization. A one-year fixed-term contract will be given. Extensions of technical cooperation contracts are subject to various elements including the following: availability of funds, continuing need of the functions and satisfactory conduct and performance. *Conditions of employment for external candidates: In conformity with existing ILO practice, the appointment of an external candidate will normally be made at the first step of this grade. The entry level salary for this position is 19'696 USD net per year. Introduction - The position is located in the new ILO Country Office Ukraine based in Kyiv. This G5 position provides a full range of advanced project, administrative and finance support functions communication activities.  - Within the framework of the Danish Neighbourhood Programme (DANEP) 2017-2021 (Extended until June 2024), the Government of Denmark is providing support to the Government of Ukraine to implement a thematic programme on Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Development. In this context, the ILO will implement a project aimed at positively impacting the inclusiveness of the Ukrainian labour market. Entitled “Inclusive Labour Markets for Job Creation”, the project aims at supporting the public employment service agency and other labour market stakeholders in modernising their services and putting in place local partnerships for employment; working with the relevant national institutions and the social partners to address the skills mismatch and promote entrepreneurship development; supporting social dialogue mechanisms at the central and local levels concerning critical issues on the labour market, such as wages, undeclared work, and gender discrimination; and building the capacity of social partners in a systematic and strategic way. - The Government of Belgium is providing support to Ukraine to address the issues of labour exploitation and human trafficking and improve entrepreneurship development. In this context, the ILO will implement a project entitled “ILO Support to Ukraine – prevention of labour exploitation and human trafficking, support to entrepreneurship development and social partners” at achieving these goals. In this context, the ILO will implement a project aiming at supporting the State Labour Service (SLS) and other labour market stakeholders in modernizing their services and improving entrepreneurship development.  - The Administrative and Finance Assistant (AFA) is expected to provide administrative and financial support for the project ““Inclusive Labour Markets for Job Creation” and the Belgian Government funded project “ILO Support to Ukraine – prevention of labour exploitation and human trafficking, support to entrepreneurship development and social partners”. Reporting lines The position reports to the Chief Technical Adviser. The incumbent will work in close cooperation with the two national project officers and the senior project assistant.  Description of Duties 1. Maintain project financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for daily transactions and reports.  2. Check, review, process and prepare all documentation, including contracts, and ensure correctness and accuracy for financial clearances and payments, then process the same in ILOs internal transaction and resource processing system IRIS.     📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐  
  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖! 
3. Prepare correspondence on own initiative to verify data, address and answer queries and follow-up as necessary with project and ILO staff, consultants and counterparts. Draw the attention of concerned officials to matters requiring immediate attention. 4. Review and request additional information on the financial reports of project implementing partners, ensuring compliance with ILO rules before submitting for financial approval.  5. Classify and assign budget codes, verify and process claims for payment, check payment vouchers, prices and claims invoices. 6. Provide administrative and financial backstopping support and guidance to project staff and consultants with respect to payments, entitlements, travel claims and other requirements relating to accounts and finance. 7. Consult with Finance Officer and project team on rules, regulations and procedures, and inform project staff, partners and consultants of new or revised procedures and practices. 8. Prepare recurring reports as scheduled and assist in preparing special reports for donor reporting, for budget preparation, audits or other reasons. Extract reports and financial status reports from IRIS 9. Calculate and compile cost estimates and participate in budget analysis and forecasts as required. Handle disbursements from petty cash fund and maintain records of such disbursements.  10. Provide support, when necessary, in the preparation and running of project workshops and meetings, both online and in person, on site and off site.  11. Make travel arrangements and hotel reservations, and preparation of materials for missions.  12. Cover for other admin assistants during their absence and prepare handovers and handback documents. 13. Perform other relevant duties as assigned, including those requested by CO-Director.  Required qualifications Education Completion of secondary school education with formal training in accounting and/or finance and administrative field. Experience At least five years of progressively responsible financial and administrative work. Languages Excellent knowledge (written and spoken) of English and Ukrainian languages.  Competencies - Knowledge and understanding of a complex body of financial and administrative rules, guidelines and procedures.  - Knowledge of in-house procedures for the preparation of documents and administrative forms, and for the creation and maintenance of filing systems.  - Good analytical skills.  - Ability to reason and make sound judgements. - Ability to maintain financial records and prepare accounting reports and statements. - Demonstrate responsible behaviour and ability to pay attention to detail.  - Ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion.  - Display high standards of ethical conduct.  - Proficient in computer software (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Reader) and ability to use other software packages required by the Office (i.e. IRIS).  - Ability to evaluate correspondence and inquiries for best course of action.  - Ability to respond to work related inquiries in an appropriate manner.  - Ability to obtain services from other work units inside or outside the office for completion of tasks.  - Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.  - Ability to work on own initiative as well as a member of a team.  - Organizational skills.  - Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy.  - Ability to work in a multicultural environment and gender-sensitive behaviour and attitudes are also required.   Recruitment process Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application form. To apply, please visit the ILO Jobs website. The system provides instructions for online application procedures. Fraud warning The ILO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process whether at the application, interview, processing or training stage. Messages originating from a non ILO e-mail account - @ilo.org - should be disregarded. In addition, the ILO does not require or need to know any information relating to the bank account details of applicants.  






    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗜𝗢𝗠, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!  🌐   





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