WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity & gender balance and encourage qualified female candidates to apply.

Would you like to join WFP Sudan’s Finance team and enable the delivery of professional, client-focused finance services and promote a culture of performance and accountability? Are you ready to partner with managers to deliver effective finance management accountability and control solutions that will change and save the lives of the most vulnerable people in Sudan? If yes, this opportunity is for you.

At WFP, we are looking for experienced Finance Assistants to support our Finance Unit in Khartoum and in Kosti, Sudan, to be hired on Service Contract at the SC5 level.

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

WFP Sudan has the potential to reach millions of food insecure people across Sudan – with a total of 4 million people assisted in 2018. WFP Sudan, one of the largest and complex operations for WFP globally, is currently rolling out its five-year Country Strategic Plan (2019-2023), which aims to provide emergency assistance through a hybrid approach (cash, food and vouchers), along with life-changing types of programme (Nutrition, Resilience and School Feeding).

job purpose :

To support effective delivery of finance, budget and administration support services in order to facilitate transparent and efficient utilization of financial resources.

Key accountabilities :

• Assist in providing the procedural and technical support to staff within the areas of finance and budget, to ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations ;
• Provide guidance and on-the-job training to other support staff, to ensure services are delivered consistently and to the required standards ;
• Monitor monthly expenditure forecasts and provide expenditure reports in order to facilitate informed decision-making ;
• Monitor the sub-imprest bank and petty cash accounts regularly, to ensure that adequate funds are available and appropriately disbursed ;
• Verify vendor claims, advances and other receivables and observe appropriate procurement procedures, to ensure that suppliers are paid in a timely manner and in conformance with WFP finance rules and regulations ;
• Assist in compiling information from various sources in order to prepare reports relating to budgets, accounting, finance and statistics ;
• Retrieve, format and validate information obtained from various financial information systems and bring any discrepancy or inaccuracy to the attention of the supervisor and follow up corrective actions ;
• Maintain the web-based register for all invoices and payment transfers and record paperwork, to ensure that all documents are maintained and filed in compliance with WFP standards and guidelines ;
• Ensure timely recording and processing of LIV (Logistic Invoice Verification) in WINGS (WFP ERP’s corporate system) and submit the payment documents to disbursing officer for payment run ;
• Verify losses and penalties and raise credit memo for recovery ;
• Monitor and record all expenses in line with the approved budget in order to ensure that correct expenditure costs are charged and payments to external suppliers, cash grants and other supplier invoices are processed in a timely manner.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Additional accountabalities :

• Verify vendor claims, advances and other receivables and observe appropriate procurement procedures, to ensure that suppliers are paid in a timely manner and in conformance with WFP finance rules and regulations ;
• Assist in compiling information from various sources in order to prepare reports relating to budgets, accounting, finance and statistics ;
• Retrieve, format and validate information obtained from various financial information systems and bring any discrepancy or inaccuracy to the attention of the supervisor and follow up corrective actions ;
• Maintain the web-based register for all invoices and payment transfers and record paperwork, to ensure that all documents are maintained and filed in compliance with WFP standards and guidelines ;
• Ensure timely recording and processing of LIV (Logistic Invoice Verification) in WINGS (WFP ERP’s corporate system) and submit the payment documents to disbursing officer for payment run ;
• Verify losses and penalties and raise credit memo for recovery ;
• Monitor and record all expenses in line with the approved budget in order to ensure that correct expenditure costs are charged and payments to external suppliers, cash grants and other supplier invoices are processed in a timely manner.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Standard minimum qualifications :

Education : Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in finance, accounting, business adminstration or mangerial studies is mandatory.

Language : Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic.

To apply, please create a personal account and fill out the profile form with your personal information at here. If you are an internal applicant, apply through your E-Recruitment profile :

• In the application form, ensure filling the mandatory sections, attaching your CV, answering the pre-screening questions and agreeing on the legal statement before submitting your application ;
• Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis on account of potential and performance ;
• All applicants will undergo a rigorous process which includes screening against job requirements, a technical test, and a panel interview.

We look for applicants with the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian values. We commit to promote diversity, gender parity and equality between men and women.

WFP strives to build a work environment that is safe and respectful, and free of sexual harassment and abuse of authority. We believe in open communication, and every individual at WFP is treated with respect regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religious and political beliefs, etc.

In this pursuit, WFP assists women to balance work exigencies with personal and family responsibilities by providing an attractive compensation package, including fully paid maternity leave for 16 weeks, breastfeeding time off, and the possibility to avail of flexible working arrangements. Also, we endeavour to provide our staff, women, and men, with training and professional career development.

Desired experiences for entry into the role :

• Experience in collecting and monitoring financial data on projects and programmes ;
• Experience in assessing financial health and status, and reporting findings to senior leaders.

Deadline for applications :

Closing Date: 12th September 2019

• Qualified female applicants are especially encouraged to apply ;
• This positions is open ONLY for Sudanese nationals or those who are allowed to live and work in Sudan according to Sudanese regulations ;
• WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status ;
• WFP does not charge any fee at any stage of its recruiting process ;
• Please indicate in your cover letter the duty station(s) of your preference.