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Over more than a decade, Syria has faced a relentless crisis that has driven hunger and humanitarian needs to
unprecedented heights. The convergence of ongoing insecurity, widespread displacement, economic
deterioration, infrastructural damage, and inadequate basic services has severely heightened vulnerability
among men, women, and children. According to the 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), a staggering
12.9 million people, or 55% of the population, are food insecure, including 3.1 million facing severe food
insecurity. Additionally, 2.6 million people are at imminent risk of becoming food insecure. In today's Syria, the
minimum wage can only afford a fifth of a family's food needs.
In this dire context, the presence of the World Food Programme (WFP) remains vital. Under its current Country
Strategic Plan (2022-2025), WFP continues to provide life-saving and transformative assistance through
emergency and targeted food assistance, nutritional support for vulnerable women, girls, and children, early
recovery efforts, school feeding programmes, and support for humanitarian partners. Additionally, WFP is
innovating service delivery mechanisms to ensure additional transparency and accountability to the
communities it serves. Faced with reduced funding, WFP is transitioning to a prioritized assistance framework
and seeks energetic, self-driven, and passionate individuals to support its vision of an agile, responsive, and
above all person-centric operation.
CONTRACT DETAILS:
Contract Type: Service Contract (SC)
Duration: 12 months
Duty Station: Damascus Country Office
1. Provide the procedural and technical support to staff within the areas of finance and budget, to ensure
compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations.
2. Support the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures and assist in setup and
implementation of proper accounting procedures, systems and internal controls.
3. Monitor and analyse general ledger accounts to ensure transactions are accurately recorded, initiate
corrective actions where necessary through Journal Vouchers (JVs), ensuring that all JVs are appropriately
supported and approved by the finance officer.
4. Develop and implement advanced analytical tools for funds and budget management and compile large
datasets from SAP and other WFP systems to produce and analyze monthly financial reports in response to
operational needs.
5. Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive cash flow forecasting system to monitor, analyze, and
project liquidity needs, ensuring timely availability of funds to meet operational and programme requirements for
the country office and area/field offices.
6. Facilitate cross-functional coordination with field and area offices on finance-related matters, providing
guidance, resolving issues, and ensuring consistent application of WFP financial policies and procedures across
the operation.
7. Support Cash-Based Transfer (CBT) operations through the collection, validation, and analysis of financialsector data, providing actionable financial insights to inform programme design, risk management, and
operational decision-making.
8. Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive cash and bank reconciliation
system for the Country Office and field/area offices, incorporating bank fees and full audit trail documentation,
with a specific focus on ensuring accuracy and transparency in retailers’ disbursements.
9. Review implementing partners’ financial claims against the approved budget and all subsequent
amendments, applying advanced reporting and analysis techniques to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely
decision-making.
10. Perform any other finance-related duties as assigned by the Finance Officer to support operational
priorities and ensure the effective delivery of financial services.
Education: Completion of secondary school education. A university degree in Finance or Business
Administration is desirable.
Experience: Minimum of six (6) years of experience comprised of at least four (4) years in Finance & Accounting
and two (2) years in another function.
Knowledge & Skills:
Has advanced experience collecting, monitoring, and analysing financial data on projects and programmes,
assessing financial health and status, and reporting findings to the management utilizing advanced excel skills.
Languages
Fluency (level C) in English and Arabic languages.
نصيحة لحمايتك
ننصح بقراءة طريقة التقديم بعناية و التقيد بتعليمات التقدم للوظائف و المناقصات.