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Finance and Contracts Officer - In Delegation

Vientiane, Laos

Applications close on Fri 30 Oct, at 23:59 local time

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24/09/2026 3 /4 Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production Writing English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1 Knowledge

  • BUDGET, FINANCE, CONTRACTS and ACCOUNTING

BUDGET and FINANCE FINANCIAL and BUDGETARY MANAGEMENT Budgetary rules and procedures PROCUREMENT and CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

Terms

Contract
Contract Agent
Grade
FG IV
Directorate-General
DG INTPA
Indicative pay
Not stated in the notice

The role

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Responsibilities

Job Description Form Job description version 7 (Approved) Job no. 132139 in INTPA.C.4.DEL.Laos.001.95 Valid from 16/11/2026 Job Holder Name Job Profile Position

Conditions

CONTRACT AGENT FGIV

Job title Finance and Contracts Officer - In Delegation Domains Generic domain INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION and DEVELOPMENT Intermediate domain Specific domain BUDGET, FINANCE, CONTRACTS and ACCOUNTING Sensitive job No Overall purpose Under the supervision of the Head of Section Finances, Contracts and Audits (based in Bangkok), to assist with the financial and contractual management of projects and contracts in the portfolio of the Delegation of Laos in line with sound financial management principle and to ensure legality and regularity of the transactions. To assist the Head of section FCA with other financial and budgetary tasks and act as focal point for the Operational section based in Laos ensuring a coordination role between Bangkok and Vientiane.

24/09/2026 2 /4 Functions and duties

  • Help in the planning and coordination of the activities within the section and between

Finance and Contracts section and Operational section

  • Contribute to the development and timely implementation of homogeneous and compatible procedures, norms and methods regarding financial documents and information.
  • Ensure the role of CRIS Deputy USM for the Delegation in Laos
  • Monitor project implementation both financially and contractually
  • Prepare and finalize notes and financial correspondence systems for budgetary and accountancy management (ABAC, OPSYS and PROSPECT)
  • Initiate/verify financial transactions related to the implementation of projects (commitments, payments, recoveries, de-commitments)
  • Give a financial visa in accordance with financial circuits and within the deadlines
  • Verify supporting documents related to all financial transactions
  • Advise on legality, regularity and sound financial management issues
  • Liaise with counterparts in Operational Section systems for budgetary and accountancy management (CRIS and ABAC)
  • PROCUREMENT and CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
  • Verify call for tenders and call for proposals procedures (guidelines, evaluations)
  • Participate (secretary) in tender evaluations
  • Assist in the preparation of contracts and contract addenda for the financial aspects including terms of payments and cost breakdown
  • AUDIT, CONTROL and INSPECTION
  • Prepare financial reports and statistics
  • Financial follow up of audit reports
  • Assist in the preparation of external audit missions as Audit Task Manager
  • POLICY COORDINATION
  • Contribute to work through co-creation, acting together and drawing on the expertise of colleagues, to identify, build & develop common actions & policies under the DGs strategic objectives
  • Contribute to the rollout and implementation of Global Gateway in the relevant areas of the

Unit Job requirements Experience"

  • BUDGET and FINANCE, PROCUREMENT and CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, ACCOUNTING,

BUDGET, FINANCE, CONTRACTS and ACCOUNTING, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION and

DEVELOPMENT Job-Related experience:at least 3 years Qualifier:essential Must have at least one year experience in the topics related to the specific field that she/he is asked to cover.

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

  • LAW

LEGAL ANALYSIS, ADVICE and ASSISTANCE Analysis of legal and contractual documents

  • IT TOOLS for SPECIFIC APPLICATION AREAS

IT tools for FINANCE, BUDGET and CONTRACTS and ACCOUNTING

ABAC Accounting CRIS (Common Relex Information System) Competences

  • Analysing and Problem Solving

Capacity to analyse and structure information

  • Communicating

Ability to understand and be understood Drafting skills

  • Delivering Quality and Results

Eye for detail / Accuracy Financial management skills

  • Prioritising and Organising

Capacity to deliver in a structured way Planning capacity

  • Working with Others

Ability to work in a team

  • Leadership

Capacity to plan and manage resources Job Environment Organisational entity Presentation of the entity: Job related issues [ ] Atypical working hours [ ] Specialised Job Missions [ ] Frequent, i.e. 2 or more missions / month [ ] Long duration, i.e. missions lasting more than a week Comments:

24/09/2026 4 /4 Workplace, health & safety related issues [ ] Noisy environment [ ] Physical effort / materials handling [ ] Work with chemicals / biological materials [ ] Radioprotection area [ ] Use of personal protective equipment [ ] Other Comments: Other Comments:

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Reference
132139
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