UNOPS helps its partners in the United Nations system meet the world’s needs for building peace, recovering
from disaster, and creating sustainable development. UNOPS is known for its ability to implement complex
projects in all types of environments around the globe. In an effort to promote organizational excellence,
UNOPS seeks highly qualified individuals for the following position:
FINANCE ASSISTANT - UNPAID INTERN/ VOLUNTEER
Vacancy Details
Vacancy Code: UNOPS/2011/AFO/KEOC/Interns
Post Title: Finance Assistant - unpaid Intern/Volunteer
Org Unit: Kenya Operations Centre
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: Six months
Closing Date: 23 September 2011
Benefits of working at UNOPS
“UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life-saving, peacebuilding, humanitarian
and development operations. I have seen many examples of how these activities help suffering people in
troubled parts of the world. UNOPS is setting countries on course to a more stable future by helping them to
build roads, schools and clinics, to remove landmines, to prepare for democratic elections and much else
besides.”
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General 25 May 2009
UNOPS personnel work in a constantly challenging, dynamic and exciting environment. UNOPS employs almost
6,000 personnel annually and on behalf of its partners creates thousands more work opportunities in local
communities. With its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, a network of five regional offices and a further
20 operations and project centre’s, UNOPS oversees activities in more than 60 countries.
UNOPS employs both staff members and contractors. United Nations contracts offer an attractive
remuneration package with competitive pay and benefits. The salary is based on the current market rate for
similar roles in comparable organizations and locations.
Depending on the contract offered, benefits may include some of the following: tax exempt salary, medical
insurance plan (including life insurance and disability benefits), sick leave, paid maternity/paternity leave,
rental subsidy, dependency allowances, education grant, travel and shipping expenses, hardship allowance,
rest and recuperation break, holidays and leave and a retirement pension.
A progressive work life harmonization policy is offered for all personnel, including flexible working options such
as flexi-time, a compressed work schedule and telecommuting.
For more information on working at UNOPS please see here:
http://www.unops.org/english/whoweneed/working-at-UNOPS/Pages/intro2.aspx
For information about all aspect of UNOPS, please see here:
www.unops.org
Background
Responsibilities of the role:
The intern will work within the Finance Unit under the direct, overall supervision of the Finance Manager.
Specific intern responsibilities:
• Full compliance of financial processes and financial records with UNOPS rules, regulations, policies
and strategies
• Assistance in proper control of the supporting documents for payments and financial reports; payment
execution.
• Processing of financial documentation (vouchers, supporting documents, telephone invoices, etc.) and
maintaining internal expenditures control system by ensuring that vouchers processed are matched
and completed, transactions are correctly recorded and posted in Atlas; travel claims, monthly
payment orders (MPOs) and other entitlements are duly processed.
• Provision of information for reports on financial status, procedures, exchange rates, costs and
expenditures and potential funding problems.
• Extracting, inputting, copying and filing data from various sources.
• Maintenance of the proper filing system for financial records and documents
• Participation in the trainings for the operations/ projects staff on Finance.
• Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Required Selection Criteria
Competencies
• Shares knowledge and experience
• Ability to perform a variety of repetitive and routine tasks and duties related to Finance, screening,
collecting and preparation of documentation, data input, transactions tracking, filing, provision of
information
• Ability to review data, identify and adjust discrepancies
• Ability to produce accurate and well documented records conforming to the required standard
• Good knowledge of financial rules and regulations
• Ability to adhere to work assignments and meet designated deadlines.
• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
• Strong IT skills
Education/ Experience, Language
• Relevant university degree or significant course work.
• Applicants must have a very good knowledge of English and be able to write clearly and concisely in
the language.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and determination to meet deadlines.
• Computer literacy: Proven ability to design using 2007 Microsoft Office Suite.
• The candidate must be thoroughly proficient in written and spoken English.
Submission of Applications
Candidates are strongly requested to carefully review the application guidelines below, incomplete documents
and/ or submissions not meeting the application guidelines will not be considered.
Interested candidates must submit their applications, including
• Letter of interest
• Complete Curriculum Vitae
• Complete, updated and signed United Nations P.11 form (To obtain this form, please, follow the link
below):
http://www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc
All of the above required documents must be sent via e-mail to interns.keoc@unops.org. Kindly indicate the
vacancy number and the post title in the subject line when applying by email.
For more details, please copy the link below as your web address:
http://www.unops.org/_layouts/scripts/GetVAFile.aspx?id=6173
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