Dominican Republic: Senior Officer, Finance and Administration

Job Purpose

The Finance And Administration Senior Officer is responsible for ensuring the provision of effective and efficient accounting, financial, treasury and administration services at the Latin Caribbean Country Cluster Support Team. The incumbent will lead the finance and administration unit in the country cluster office based in Dominican Republic.

Position Requirements

Education

University degree in finance/accounting/administration

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in technical area of expertise (finance/accounting and administration)
• Experience in Personnel Management (preferred)
• Experience in Financial Management
• Experience in Budget preparation and control
• Experience in Problem Resolution
• Excellent practical knowledge of computers (Windows, spreadsheets, word processing, accounting applications, e-mail, Internet)
• Experience working in an International Organization (preferred)

Knowledge, skillsandlanguages

• Good stress management skills
• Good analytical skills and solution focused person
• Excellent communication skills
• Good management skills (preferred)
• Time Management skills

Languages:

• Fluently spoken and written English and Spanish
• Good command of another IFRC official language (French) or a language relevant to the region or country of assignment (i.e. Creole) - preferred

Interested candidates should visit the following link to view the full job description and to submit their application http://www.ifrc.org/en/who-we-are/working-with-us/current-vacancies/job-description/?id=6036

Important Note

Applicants will need to send their applications together with a letter of motivation no later than the closing date. In order to assure a proper comparative evaluation of your application for this vacancy and to enable us to consider your profile against other similar current and future vacancies, we ask that you submit your application taking into account the following:

• Please note that the selected candidate will be hired through a national contract; therefore, only nationals of Dominican Republic or foreigners holding a valid work permit will be considered;
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by Federation policies, procedures, plans and applicable national laws;
• The closing date is midnight Geneva time.
• Only those candidates shortlisted for interviews will be notified.
• The position will be based in Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana