The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution

Secretary/Accountant

The Permanent Secretariat is currently seeking to recruit a Secretary/Accountant to work at the Permanent Secretariat, who will carry out the duties of Secretary and Accountant. 

We are looking forward to receive the applications (a CV and a letter of interest) in order to select the most suitable person for the job, if possible, to start by 1st September 2010. Please send your applicationsto either or Dolmabahce Sarayi, 2. Hareket Kosku, 34353 Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey, att: Prof. A. Kideys, Executive Director. Please also be advised of our new mailing address as of 23 August 2010:

Çevre ve Orman İl Müdürlüğü
Fatih Orman Kampüsü
Büyükdere Caddesi, No 265
34398 Maslak Şişli
Istanbul
Turkey

Good knowledge of Russian, Turkish and English as well as accounting experience is important for this position.

The monthly remuneration shall be 3186 USD as determined at the 22nd Regular Meeting, including the payments of housing allowance, etc. as determined by the relevant documents of the Commission.

For your convenience the Terms of Reference for the secretary /accountant as adopted by the Commission are provided below:

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ACCOUNTANT

POSITION TITLE; Accountant

CATEGORY: B

PLACE OF WORK: Istanbul / Turkey

DURATION OF WORK: 3 years

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• recording, maintaining and updating inventory of the physical properties of the Secretariat;
• ensuring timely payment for goods and services acquired by the Secretariat;
• recording invoices, bills of lading and packing slips, maintaining bookkeeping;
• keeping records of the bank account(s) of the Secretariat, ascertaining that the transactions are made properly and the relevant documentation provided and required;
• carrying out and keeping record of monthly payments made to the personnel;
• ensuring at all times that there is enough liquidity for the payment of the day to day expenses of the Secretariat and its personnel;
• purchasing of stationary goods for the Secretariat keeping inventory and replenishing them as required;
• keeping the Secretariats expenditure within the limits of allocated funds of the Secretariat’s budget preparing and submitting annual report for the financial situation of the Secretariat;
• preparing the draft budget proposal and submitting it to the Executive Director so that it can be finalised and submitted by the Executive Director to the annual meeting of the Commission.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• at least 5 years of experience as an accountant;
• ability to use and to improve database systems for keeping records;
• good command of Turkish and English language.

SECRETARY/TYPIST

POSITION TITLE: Secretary / Typist

PLACE OF WORK: Istanbul / Turkey

DURATION OF WORK: 2 years

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• acting as a secretary for the Executive Director or other officials carrying out all secretarial duties taking notes and dictation, filtering telephone calls, taking messages, arranging meetings, answering inquiries, typing, revising and processing the correspondence as well as maintaining the filing system;
• contributing the preparation of the secretarial documents;
• assisting organizational activities.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• previous secretarial experience;
• experience with word processing software and office automation;
• good knowledge of English language would be able to draft communication in English knowledge of Russian and/or Turkish is an advantage.

MONINFO Project Manager

The Permanent Secretariat is currently seeking to employ a Project Manager for the MONINFO Project. The Terms of Reference may be downloaded here. Interested applicants should submit their CV and a letter of interest to to either or Dolmabahce Sarayi, 2. Hareket Kosku, 34353 Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey, att: Prof. A. Kideys, Executive Director, not later than 30 August 2010.

Please also be advised of our new mailing address as of 23 August 2010:

Çevre ve Orman İl Müdürlüğü
Fatih Orman Kampüsü
Büyükdere Caddesi, No 265
34398 Maslak Şişli
Istanbul
Turkey