Economist with logistic skills

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) - Kabalo
Post description
The work involves assisting the Head of Mission with financial management, setting budgets, and dealing with local contracts and procurements.
Managing the accounts, payments, payroll and financial systems.
Ensuring the integrity, accuracy and timely submission of internal and external financial reports.
Developing and implementing internal and external audit methods.
Setting local employment contracts, and in general supporting the Head of Mission on matters related to human resources.
The post entails a coordinating role and requires the ability to delegate tasks to co-workers.
Further, the post involves managing logistics operations for the project, liaising with the operations manager and supervisors regarding the necessary supplies and equipment requested, and submitting requests to the procurement department.

Responsibility for the maintenance and regular update of the supplies and equipment inventory database.
And the management and coordination of the maintenance and repair of the vehicle fleet, which includes ensuring that designated drivers adhere to standard operating procedures.

Qualifications

Experience

A minimum of five years professional experience is required.
A driver’s licence is required.

Education

A baccalaureate or other university degree in economics, logistics or human resources is required.
Languages Fluent English is essential, both spoken and written.
A working knowledge of French is desirable.

Other requirements Candidates must be physically capable and medically fit to work and travel. And will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical examination by a licensed physician before being contracted.
Candidates under serious consideration must inform their employers of their potential assignment with the MSB and obtain a written agreement in which the employer confirms his/her intention of releasing the candidate on short notice upon request from the MSB.

How to apply

The MSB applies a policy of equal opportunities and takes care to avoid any form of discrimination.
We strive for a gender balance, so qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Send your application via e-mail to camilla.abelson@msbmyndigheten.se . State the title of the post in the subject line.

Closing date: 29 Mar 2009