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Vacancy Announcement - Administrative and Finance Officer Group (I) in Amman
07.09.2025 New opportunity
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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
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 Nation agencies, the Red Cross/Crescent movement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Aid is channeled impartially, straight to victims, regardless of their race, ethnic group, religion, gender, age, nationality or political affiliation.
DG ECHO is seeking to recruit one national staff to be based in one of the DG ECHO’s offices in the Middle East (Ukraine, Türkiye, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen), covering Jordan and the MENA region for the following position of:
Administrative and Finance Officer Group (I), Amman RO. Ref: AFO-AMM 2025-01
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Main Responsibilities - The Terms of Reference (ToR) are currently under revision:
The job holder plans and executes all necessary office administrative and financial accounting functions the MENA region. The employee carries out supervision on the whole finance process, human resources management, day to day coordination of the office, crisis support on HR and finance issues, and supervision of the Administration & Finance Team on the assigned tasks. The jobholder may be signatory to the imprest bank accounts in the Office and when legally possible, in the other offices of the region. In addition, the jobholder acts as a focal point to the Administration & Finance personnel employed in the field offices on finance, HR and office management issues and provides the necessary support to all the DG ECHO field offices under the area of responsibility. These all under the supervision and instructions of the AC (Administrative Coordinator).
The detailed Terms of Reference (The Terms of Reference (ToR) are currently under revision) are available on the EU Delegation’s website Vacancies | EEAS.
Link to TOR:Terms of Reference - Administrative and Financial Officer
Minimum Requirements
The candidates for this position need to demonstrate the following criteria:
Education
- A relevant second level university degree or equivalent professional experience.
Knowledge And Experience
- Minimum 8 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, as well as provision of inputs for regular reporting, both financial and narrative;
- Experience in handling complex organizational issues;
- Very Good knowledge of DG ECHO rules, regulations and procedures;
- Previous experience in a Governmental or International Organization or DG ECHO is an advantage;
- Excellent drafting skills;
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.);
- Experience in the usage of ERP software(s);
- An excellent knowledge of English (verbal & writing);
- An excellent knowledge of Arabic (verbal & Writing).
Languages
- An excellent knowledge of English (verbal & writing);
- An excellent knowledge of Arabic (verbal & writing).
Employment conditions
This is a local position open to nationals and other residents of Ukraine, Türkiye, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt or Yemen with valid work and residence permits. The contract is initially for one year with the possibility of renewal subject to a probationary period in accordance with the local labor laws of the country of assignment.
The salary will be adapted according to the salary grid of the country of assignment and the exact duration of relevant professional experience supported by a work certificate. In addition, the employee will receive disability/retirement allowance, a 13th month salary, as well as medical coverage.
DG ECHO applies a policy of equal opportunities. Our recruitment policy is based on respect for diversity, maintaining the gender balance, as well as the balance between professional and private life, and support for training and developments opportunities.
The national staff members observe the National Staff Code of Conduct published on https://ec.europa.eu/echo/who/about-echo/field-network_en
How To Apply
Interested candidates MUST submit:
- a cover letter,
- a detailed CV in English in the EUROPASS CV Template only which can be found at https://europass.europa.eu/en/create-europass-cv
- academic and employment certificates.
- Copy of the valid work and residence permit to live and work in Ukraine, Türkiye, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt or Yemen (when available for non-national candidates of the mentioned countries).
Documents should be sent to echo-administration.amman@echofield.eu by
21/09/2025 at midnight Local Time in Amman at the latest.
The vacancy reference (AFO-AMM 2025-01) must be indicated in the subject line – applications with no reference will not be considered.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for testing and interview. They will be requested:
- to bring the full supporting documentation in the original
- to provide the name, position and contact number/details (telephone, e-mail) of three references, one of them being from a recent employer.
Candidates not selected for the position may be placed on a reserve list providing that they meet the required standards and demonstrate strong performance during the selection process. Inclusion on the reserve list does not guarantee future selection. This list will remain valid for a period of 1 year from the date of final selection, during which candidates may be considered for similar positions should vacancies arise.
Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted. Candidates who will not have been contacted by
21/11/2025 should consider that they have not been selected.
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 (https://ec.europa.eu/echo/system/files/2020-01/privacy_statement_recruitment_ns_final_version.pdf)
Any form of canvassing, soliciting, or influencing will be treated as grounds for disqualification
