Senior Admin Finance Assistant

About the role

The Senior Admin Finance Assistant provides administrative, travel and financial support to the FRIT Protection Project in Ankara. The contractor manages official travel for project staff and participants, prepares and processes travel authorisations, advances and claims, ensures timely payments in the Cloud ERP and advises on travel entitlements and procedures. The role also covers administrative and logistical support for events, workshops, coordination meetings and missions, monitoring costs against approved budgets. The position is an individual contractor agreement with a start date of 1 December 2026.

Key responsibilities

• Manage official travel: prepare and process travel authorisations, advances and claims, and advise on travel entitlements and procedures
• Ensure timely payments in the Cloud ERP and process participant entitlements
• Support project-related events, workshops, meetings and missions, and maintain accurate records of travel, mission and event expenditures
• Monitor costs against approved budgets and prepare routine administrative correspondence
• Liaise with internal units and external service providers to resolve operational issues and complete additional related tasks

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with one year of relevant experience
• English required; Turkish is an asset
• Experience in travel administration finance or general administrative support is desirable
• Experience with travel entitlements, payments and claims, and with supporting meetings or events, is an asset
• Knowledge of ERP systems and of the UN or NGOs is an asset
• Non-Turkish applicants must hold a valid residence permit and obtain MFA clearance; only shortlisted candidates are notified

Required skills

• Accountability, communication, teamwork and collaboration
• Analytical thinking, planning and organisation
• Desirable: familiarity with travel entitlements, payments and claims, and ERP systems

What we offer

• Remuneration at the vacancy level on the ICSC salary scale
• Annual leave of 2.5 working days per month and sick leave of 2 working days per month of service
• Cigna health insurance, optionally for eligible dependents
• 40 hours per week, including mandatory night shifts, with possible weekend and holiday work