Data Clerk

Overall Responsibility

As a part of the Beirut country team, the office clerk will carry out activities such as:

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Finance duties:

1. Reviews and ensures eligibility and accuracy of invoices
2. Creates orders and payment
3. Conducts cash count
4. Manages financial archives
5. Attends tender opening committee
6. Attend cash distribution activities on field.

Office Clerk duties:

1. Establishing entry priorities.
2. Attach payment and document to the System and ability to print out from the System
3. Purging files to eliminate duplication of data.
4. Secure information by completing data base backups.
5. Performing any other duty requested by line manager.

Person Specification                                                                                                                              

Experience / Education/Skills- Essential              

• (Bachelor degree is preferred).

• Minimum 1-2 years of relative experience in a similar position, preferred with international NGOs.

• Excellent IT and typing skills.

Ability To

• Work independently with minimal supervision.

• Read, comprehend and interpret written materials of moderate to complex difficulty.

• Records management systems (both automated and paper files) to ensure accurate maintenance of files and ease of retrieval.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Having high attention to details.

Language                                                                       

• Fluency in English & Arabic (written and spoken).

IT skills                                                                            

• Proficiency in MS office and the ability to use software necessary for project management and reporting.

General Skills                                                 

• Ability to work under pressure and within a team.
• Diplomacy, tact & negotiation skills.
• Report writing skills.

Disposition                                                                    

• Flexible & Patient
• Sympathetic with aims & objectives of Islamic Relief
• Empathy with & understanding of the basic teachings and values of Islam.

Islamic Relief considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and people at risk to be paramount to the organization. With a zero tolerance approach Islamic Relief have is committed to safeguarding people within our programs and projects from Exploitation and Abuse which also describe standards in behavior expected from the organization, its staff and representatives towards each other and those we serve. Any candidate offered a job with Islamic relief will be expected to sign Islamic Relief Safeguarding Policies and code of conduct alongside to their contract of employment

This job description may change based on the situation in the field. All staff are expected to show high level of flexibility in order to respond to the ever-evolving situation. Furthermore, he/she can be required to perform other related duties as identified by his/her supervisors.