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Project Accountant (Full time)
Project Title:
Post Title:
Contractual Modality:
Duty Station:
Supervision:
BACKGROUND/ORGANIZATION CONTEXT:
The project objective is to prevent and reduce health and environmental risks related to POPs and harmful
chemicals through their release reduction achieved by provision of an integrated institutional and regulatory
framework covering environmentally sound Health Care Waste and E-waste management. The project will
reduce emissions of Unintentionally Produced Persistent Organic Pollutants (UPOPs) as well as other
hazardous releases (e.g. mercury, lead, etc.) resulting from the unsound management, disposal and recycling
of a) Health-Care Waste (HCW), in particular due to substandard incineration practice and open burning of
HCW; and, b) Electronic Waste, in particular due to the practice of unsound collection and recycling activities
and open burning of electronic waste.
The project will achieve this by i) determining the baseline for releases of UPOPs and other hazardous
substances (e.g. mercury, lead) resulting from unsound HCW and E-waste practices; ii) conducting facility
assessments; iii) building capacity among key stakeholders; iv) implementing Best Environmental Procedure
(BEP) at selected model hospitals, health-care facilities (HCFs) and a central treatment facility (CTF); v)
introducing Best Available Technique (BAT) and BEP to formal and informal E-waste processors; vi) preparing
health care facilities for the use/maintenance of non-mercury devices followed by introduction of mercuryfree devices; vii) evaluating facilities to ensure that they have successfully implemented BEP; viii) installing
and evaluating BAT technology(ies) at one Central Treatment Facility based on a defined evaluation criteria;
and, xi) enhancing national Health-Care Waste Management (HCWM) training opportunities to reach out to
additional hospitals/HCFs.
The project has been financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) acts as the GEF Implementing Agency. The project will be executed by Ministry of
Environment (MoE), which will assume the overall responsibility for the achievement of project results as
UNDPs Implementing Partner (IP).
The Accountant will be based in a Project office within the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) in
Maadi, Cairo or very close to it. Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager (PM) and overall
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guidance of the National Project Director (NPD) together with the Project Steering Committee (PSC), the
Project Accountant will support effective delivery of the activities within the project by administering and
executing processes and transactions and supporting day-to-day project implementation consistent with
UNDP rules and regulations.
The incumbent will work in close cooperation with the Ministry of Environment (MOE), Ministry of Health
and Population (MOHP), Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), UNDP Program,
operations team, technical advisors, consultants and experts, and civil society ensuring successful project
implementation as deemed necessary.
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26. Assist in the preparation work for procurement of goods, office equipment, stationeries, support
facilities and services as required.
27. Undertake other relevant matters assigned by the PM.
COMPETENCIES
Corporate Competencies:
Integrity: Demonstrate commitment to UNDPs mission, vision and values.
Respect of diversity: Displays cultural, gender, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Core Competencies:
Client Orientation: Focus on impact and results for the client and respond positively to feedback.
Team Work: Participate in teams effectively and show conflict resolution skills.
Relationship Building: Build strong relationships with clients and external actors.
Stress Management: Remain calm, in control and good humored even under pressure.
Demonstrate openness to change and ability to manage complexities.
Consistently approach work with high energy and positive and constructive attitude.
Functional Competencies:
Development and Operational Effectiveness: Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related
to Results Management, including support to planning and implementation of the project, managing
data, and clear and accurate reporting. Ability to provide input to business processes re-engineering,
implementation of new systems, including new IT based systems.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
University degree in accounting or related disciplines.
Solid experience of budgeting, planning and reporting on foreign funded projects; and experience
with international auditing requirements.
Good secretarial skills and good organizational capacity.
Knowledge in accounting procedures of the Government.
Previous experience with UNDP Projects is an asset.
Good computer skills in common word processing (MS Word), spreadsheet (MS Excel), MS Power
point and accounting software.
Appropriate English language skills, both spoken and written.
Excellent inter-personal skills as well as working well within a team environment.
BENEFITS:
15 days annual vacation.
Medical insurance.
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Pension plan.
APPLICATION PROCESS
For the interested candidate, please e-mail to tmelaraby@gmail.com your CV and letter of interest
in a single document named [First, Middle and Last name]. The subject line of the e-mail should
read HC&EW Project Accountant.
Applications are currently being accepted Until the deadline of 28 May 2016.
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