The European Commission’s Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union. For humanitarian aid, the Commission works with about 200 operational partners, including United Nations agencies, the Red Cross/Crescent movement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Humanitarian Aid is channelled impartially, straight to victims, regardless of their race, ethnic group, religion, gender, age, nationality or political affiliation.

ECHO announces a position for an Administrative and Financial Assistant for its office based in Islamabad. This position is open to nationals and other residents of Pakistan with valid work and residence permits.

DG ECHO applies a policy of equal opportunities. Our recruitment policy is based on respect of diversity, maintaining the gender balance, as well as the balance between professional and private life, and support for training and developments opportunities. Based on the above and with a view to ensure the gender balance within the team, female candidates are encouraged to apply. Similarly at equal merit between two final candidates, female candidates will be given priority.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The jobholder plans and executes all necessary office administrative and financial functions. The employee should carry out finance, accounting and administration duties, crisis support on finance and human resources and other related duties.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• A relevant first level university degree or equivalent professional experience.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience at national or international level in the area of administration or programme support service including experience in procurement, human resources and finances;

• Previous experience in a Governmental or other International Organisation is an advantage;

• Very Good drafting skills;

• Good communication skills;

• Capable of working under pressure in a multitasking position;

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment;

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc).

Languages:

• An excellent knowledge of English (verbal & writing);

• An excellent knowledge of Urdu (verbal & writing)

Applications MUST comprise of:

• a cover letter (maximum of 1 page) setting out the candidate’s motivation and suitability for the position;

• a detailed CV in the European CV standard format only. The standard format can be downloaded from the web page. No other format will be accepted.

• academic and relevant employment certificates certified true copy by the applicant;

• The name, position and contact number/details (telephone, e-mail) of three references (including HR department and the supervisor), one of them being a recent employer;

• a copy of the valid work and residence permit to live and work in Pakistan (in case of non-Pakistani)

CONTRACT

The contract is initially for one year with possibility of renewal subject to a 3 months’ probationary period.

ECHO employees observe the National Staff code of Conduct which is available on the link:

civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/who/about-echo/field-network_en

The contract is expected to start in November/December 2022. As an indication, the monthly basic salary is on average approximately PKR178,178 which corresponds to five years relevant experience and will be adapted according to the exact duration of relevant professional experience supported by a work certificate. The salary is subject to local taxes.

Besides the basic salary, the employee will receive disability / retirement allowance, a 13th salary, transportation allowance, as well as a medical coverage.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications should be sent by email to echo-administration.islamabad@echofield.eu no later than 14/08/2022 at 17:00hrs (local time). The reference of the position “Administrative and Financial Assistant”, should be clearly indicated in the subject line.

Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted. They will have to bring the full supporting documentation in original with them during the testing or interview stage. Candidates must abstain from contacting the ECHO Islamabad office for information on the selection process.

Any form of canvassing, soliciting or influencing will be treated as grounds for disqualification.

“Any processing of your personal data will be done in accordance with the applicable EU legislation (Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data.”

The privacy statement can be found on ECHO website.

ec.europa.eu/echo/system/files/2020-01/privacy_statement_recruitment_ns_final_version.pdf