DESK OFFICER-Amministrazione - contabilità

Skills

Essential Requirements
• University degree in Economics or equivalent working experience;
• At least 4 years of professional work experience in finance department/branch of NGOs;
• Experience of financial reporting and grant management with a range of external donors (UN Agencies/ECHO/EU/AICS etc.)
• Experience of reporting and monitoring to tight deadlines;
• Effective financial management skills and knowledge of finance systems and procedures;
• Excellent organizational and planning skills with the ability to coordinate activities and teams;
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills including Excel;
• Very good command of Italian and English languages, Arabic is an asset.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and offer a solution-oriented approach;
• Determined and committed to high quality standards;
• Ability to transfer knowledge to colleagues and partners in a serene and collaborative environment;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines and work calmly under pressure, while maintaining flexibility and high spirit.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Un Ponte Per is an International NGO committed to diversity and inclusion within its teams, in line with the principle of non-discrimination. UPP encourages all candidates irrespective of gender, religion and ethnicity including persons with disabilities to apply and become part of the organization.

Ethical Conduct
UPP upholds all the minimum standards in terms of Ethical Conduct and strives to increase its standards over the minimum. Zero tolerance is reserved to Sexual Abuse and Exploitation and to Child Abuse, Violence, Harm, Injury and Negligence, as well as to Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism. By applying, the candidate assures that s/he has never breached any standards of SEA, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism and that s/he won’t in the future. For the protection of beneficiaries, communities and partners, UPP, through the HR Manager and/or the Executive Director, will conduct extensive reference check and profound vetting on shortlisted candidates, also further to the contacts indicated by the candidate. Candidates are alerted that the required background checks might compromise their privacy. Shortlisted candidates shall promptly provide an up-to-date criminal background check.

HOW TO APPLY: Interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed CV (PDF format) with the authorization to use and process data on the base of the EU Regulation 2016/679 - GDPR and a brief cover letter (PDF format) that includes the contact information for three Professional References (relevant and recent) to: vacancy@unponteper.it. Please reference “Admin Desk Rome - Name Surname” in the subject line of your email application and name the files attached to your application as surname_name_CV, surname_name_CL, etc.
Be informed that UPP screens prospective colleagues through anti-terrorism/anti-money-laundering/anti-corruption/anti-fraud sanctions lists before job offer. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.