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Salary and Benefits

MVR 17,550+

Job Description

Finance Officer

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Request for Expression of Interest

Finance Officer Finance Officer - Gazette

Contract	Finance Officer
Project	MEERY Project
Source	National
Number of staff	1 staff

 

The Government of Maldives (GoM) is implementing the “Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth” (MEERY) Project funded by the World Bank. The objective of the project is to improve the relevance of technical and vocational skills and foster entrepreneurship to promote youth employment in priority sectors. The GoM aims to strengthen the project implementation, with a new PMU housed within the Ministry of Economic Development (MoED) for effectively implementing existing project activities and the proposed additional activities related to the Ministry of Economic Development (MoED).

The PMU will consist of members from the MoED and line agencies and operate as a joint coordinated effort. The Project Management Unit (PMU) for Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth Project will consist of teams for procurement, finance, social safeguards, media – led by the Project Director and assisted by Project Manager.

As part of implementing the new PMU for MEERY under MoED, the Ministry of Economic Development wishes to contract a Finance Officer.

 

The objective of this assignment

The MED wishes to select a Finance Officer who will support the Project Director and Financial Management Specialist with the project’s finance and accounting system in accordance with the World Bank guidelines and ensure timely preparation of project financial recording and reporting.

 

Scope of service, Required Expertise & Qualifications, and Remuneration

Please refer to the Terms of Reference- Finance Officer TOR

 

Contract Duration

The contract duration is specified for 1-year starting from commencement date.  Upon signing of the contract, 3 months shall be counted as the probationary period. The contract shall be renewed based on performance, need, and funding. 

This contract is expected to commence in February 2023.

 

The Ministry of Economic Development now invites interested eligible individuals to submit their Expressions of Interest (EoI). Interested individuals must provide ID Card Copy, CV and academic certificates covering the key qualifications listed in the Terms of Reference.

 

Deadline

The expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by regular mail, emails, no later than 1600 hrs Maldivian time on 16^th February 2023.

Note: The request for expressions of interest shall be read in conjunction with the TOR for the respective post.

Ministry of Economic Development

Velaanaa Building, 11^th Floor,

Male’

Republic of Maldives

Tel:  3323668

E-mail: [email protected]

Requirements and Qualifications

Minimum Experience

Not Specified

Documents to Submit

Documents

• 5. Required Expertise and Qualifications
• The Finance Officer should have:
• 1. Minimum undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance related discipline.
• 2. Minimum three (03) years of Experience in the field of Finance or a related field.
• 3. Experience in donor assistance projects; with responsibilities pertaining to Finance
• will be an added advantage.
• 4. Knowledge and understanding of technical, commercial and legal aspects of
• procurement of donor - financed projects would be an added advantage.
• 5. Experience in financial management application software will be an added advantage.
• 6. A high level of computer literacy is required. Familiarity with programs like Microsoft
• Office including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Microsoft Project Office or similar
• software packages, as required

Other Information

Employment Type

• Contract