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for paragraphs,
for section headers, - for list items. No CSS classes, no inline styles, no , no
. Must preserve all original content word-for-word, no addition, removal, summarizing, rephrasing. Must keep the text exactly as given, but we need to format with tags.
We have a large job description with many sections: Introduction, Organizational Context and Scope, Required Qualifications and Experience (with subsections Education, Experience, Skills, Languages, Required Competencies, Values, Core Competencies, Managerial Competencies, Notes), then an ordered list (ol) with items that appear to be duties/responsibilities? Actually after the notes there is an with list items that seem like duties. Those should be formatted as - maybe? The instruction says use
- for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills). It didn't mention
. But we could keep as is? The rule: Use - for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills). It didn't forbid
, but says use - for list items. Probably we should convert ordered list to
- as well? However they said preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase. Changing
to changes the markup but not the textual content. The content inside - remains same. Changing the list type is a change in markup but not content. The instruction says preserve original content word-for-word, but we are allowed to change tags to meet required format. It didn't say we must keep original list type. It says use
- for list items. So we should convert any list (including
) to - . Also we need to wrap headings in
. The original has for headings like Introduction, Organizational Context and Scope, Required Qualifications and Experience, Education, Experience, Skills, Languages, Required Competencies, Values, Core Competencies, Managerial Competencies, Notes. Also there are subheadings like "Required Qualifications and Experience" then inside "Education", "Experience", etc. Those should be as well.
We also need to wrap paragraphs in
. The original includes many
tags with inline styles etc. We need to strip those and just output
with the text inside.
We must not add any extra text. Must preserve all original content word-for-word, meaning we cannot omit any text, including spaces? We should keep the exact text content, but we can drop formatting tags and replace with our own tags. Ensure we keep the same textual content, including punctuation, line breaks? We can ignore line breaks as they are not content? Probably fine.
We need to be careful with nested lists: inside
there are - containing
etc. We need to extract the text inside those
and put as list item text directly, without extra
. Since we cannot have
inside
- ? Not prohibited but we can just put the text directly. The instruction: Use
- for list items. It didn't forbid other tags inside, but to keep simple we can put the text directly.
We must also preserve links () as they are part of content. So we keep text inside.
We must not add any CSS classes, inline styles, no , no
. So we strip those.
We need to output only HTML.
Let's parse the original text mentally and reconstruct.
Original snippet:
Introduction
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Working closely with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners, IOM promotes humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It saves lives and protects people on the move, drives solutions to displacement, and facilitates pathways for regular migration, while providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
IOM is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and supportive workplace where all employees can thrive professionally and feel valued. By creating such an environment, IOM aims to better harness the full potential of migration and strengthen its support to people on the move.
IOM invites candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process when required. Learn more about IOM’s workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration.
Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process.
For the purpose of this vacancy, the following are considered first-tier candidates:
- Internal candidates
- Candidates from the following IOM Member States that are not represented among staff members in the Professional and higher categories:
Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Second-tier candidates include:
All external candidates, except candidates from non-represented member states of IOM.
Organizational Context and Scope
Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM) or the Head of Office (HoO) and direct supervision of the Resources Management Officer (RMO) or the Senior Resources Management Officer (SRMO); and, in close collaboration with the Regional Office (RO) for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in close coordination with the Department of Financial and Administrative Management (DFM) at Headquarters (HQ), the Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) in Manila, the Finance Officer will be responsible and accountable for supporting and coordinating the budgetary and financial functions of the Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Country Office (CO).
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
- Master’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or,
- University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.
- Professional certification as a Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) will be an advantage.
Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
Experience
Experience in accounting, financial management, and reporting;
Experience in preparing clear and concise financial and management reports;
Experience working in and with international institutions;
Experience with internal control assessment, internal or external audit;
Previous work experience in the Region is an advantage; and,
Previous working experience in emergency operations is an advantage.
Skills
Knowledge of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS);
Knowledge of the IOM/UN accounting system, software, and procedures, Common System regulations, policies, and procedures is a distinct advantage;
Familiarity with financial oversight and public administration is an advantage; and,
Knowledge of MS Office products and good computer literacy skills are required.
Languages
All IOM staff members in all categories are required to be fluent in one of the IOM's official languages (English, French, Spanish).
For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written).
Working knowledge of another official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
Required Competencies
IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.
Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:
- Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
- Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
- Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent, and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
- Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
- Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected, and fairly treated.
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators Level 2
- Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action-oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge, and innovate.
- Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
- Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring, and motivational way.
Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators Level 2, if with direct reports
- Leadership: Provides a clear sense of direction, leads by example, and demonstrates the ability to carry out the Organization’s vision. Assists others to realize and develop their leadership and professional potential.
- Empowering others: Creates an enabling environment where staff can contribute their best and develop their potential.
- Building Trust: Promotes shared values and creates an atmosphere of trust and honesty.
- Strategic thinking and vision: Works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and communicates a clear strategic direction.
- Humility: Leads with humility and shows openness to acknowledging own shortcomings.
Notes
Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile. Please refer to this link for guidance on the IOM Job Category. Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation. This selection process may be used to staff similar positions in various duty stations. Recommended candidates will remain eligible to be appointed in a similar position for a period of 24 months.
Appointment will be subject to all clearances, including medical and security, as well as accreditation, any residency or visa requirements. Vacancies close at 23:59 local time in Geneva, Switzerland, on the respective closing date. No late applications will be accepted.
IOM has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and IOM, including sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and any forms of discrimination. IOM is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children.
IOM conducts reference checks and background verification, including through system-wide databases such as ClearCheck, to help ensure that candidates have no record of misconduct, including on sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, or fraud. Candidates are expected to uphold these standards and principles at all times.
IOM does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process—whether for application, interview, processing, training, or otherwise—and does not request any information related to bank accounts.
IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM WAVE system (for internal candidates,
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. Must preserve all original content word-for-word, no addition, removal, summarizing, rephrasing. Must keep the text exactly as given, but we need to format with tags. We have a large job description with many sections: Introduction, Organizational Context and Scope, Required Qualifications and Experience (with subsections Education, Experience, Skills, Languages, Required Competencies, Values, Core Competencies, Managerial Competencies, Notes), then an ordered list (ol) with items that appear to be duties/responsibilities? Actually after the notes there is an
- with list items that seem like duties. Those should be formatted as
- maybe? The instruction says use
- for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills). It didn't mention
- . But we could keep
- for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills). It didn't forbid
- , but says use
- for list items. Probably we should convert ordered list to
- as well? However they said preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase. Changing
- to
- remains same. Changing the list type is a change in markup but not content. The instruction says preserve original content word-for-word, but we are allowed to change tags to meet required format. It didn't say we must keep original list type. It says use
- for list items. So we should convert any list (including
- ) to
- . Also we need to wrap headings in
. The original has for headings like Introduction, Organizational Context and Scope, Required Qualifications and Experience, Education, Experience, Skills, Languages, Required Competencies, Values, Core Competencies, Managerial Competencies, Notes. Also there are subheadings like "Required Qualifications and Experience" then inside "Education", "Experience", etc. Those should be
as well. We also need to wrap paragraphs in
. The original includes many
tags with inline styles etc. We need to strip those and just output
with the text inside. We must not add any extra text. Must preserve all original content word-for-word, meaning we cannot omit any text, including spaces? We should keep the exact text content, but we can drop formatting tags and replace with our own tags. Ensure we keep the same textual content, including punctuation, line breaks? We can ignore line breaks as they are not content? Probably fine. We need to be careful with nested lists: inside
- there are
- containing
etc. We need to extract the text inside those
and put as list item text directly, without extra
. Since we cannot have
inside
- ? Not prohibited but we can just put the text directly. The instruction: Use
- for list items. It didn't forbid other tags inside, but to keep simple we can put the text directly.
We must also preserve links () as they are part of content. So we keep text inside.
We must not add any CSS classes, inline styles, no , no
. So we strip those. We need to output only HTML. Let's parse the original text mentally and reconstruct. Original snippet:Introduction
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Working closely with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners, IOM promotes humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It saves lives and protects people on the move, drives solutions to displacement, and facilitates pathways for regular migration, while providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
IOM is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and supportive workplace where all employees can thrive professionally and feel valued. By creating such an environment, IOM aims to better harness the full potential of migration and strengthen its support to people on the move.
IOM invites candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process when required. Learn more about IOM’s workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration.
Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process.
For the purpose of this vacancy, the following are considered first-tier candidates:
- Internal candidates
- Candidates from the following IOM Member States that are not represented among staff members in the Professional and higher categories:
Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Second-tier candidates include:
All external candidates, except candidates from non-represented member states of IOM.Organizational Context and Scope
Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM) or the Head of Office (HoO) and direct supervision of the Resources Management Officer (RMO) or the Senior Resources Management Officer (SRMO); and, in close collaboration with the Regional Office (RO) for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in close coordination with the Department of Financial and Administrative Management (DFM) at Headquarters (HQ), the Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) in Manila, the Finance Officer will be responsible and accountable for supporting and coordinating the budgetary and financial functions of the Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Country Office (CO).
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education
- Master’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or,
- University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.
- Professional certification as a Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) will be an advantage.
Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
Experience
Experience in accounting, financial management, and reporting;
Experience in preparing clear and concise financial and management reports;
Experience working in and with international institutions;
Experience with internal control assessment, internal or external audit;
Previous work experience in the Region is an advantage; and,
Previous working experience in emergency operations is an advantage.
Skills
Knowledge of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS);
Knowledge of the IOM/UN accounting system, software, and procedures, Common System regulations, policies, and procedures is a distinct advantage;
Familiarity with financial oversight and public administration is an advantage; and,
Knowledge of MS Office products and good computer literacy skills are required.
Languages
All IOM staff members in all categories are required to be fluent in one of the IOM's official languages (English, French, Spanish).
For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written).
Working knowledge of another official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.
Required Competencies
IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.
Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:
- Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
- Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
- Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent, and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
- Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
- Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected, and fairly treated.
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators Level 2
- Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action-oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge, and innovate.
- Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
- Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring, and motivational way.
Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators Level 2, if with direct reports
- Leadership: Provides a clear sense of direction, leads by example, and demonstrates the ability to carry out the Organization’s vision. Assists others to realize and develop their leadership and professional potential.
- Empowering others: Creates an enabling environment where staff can contribute their best and develop their potential.
- Building Trust: Promotes shared values and creates an atmosphere of trust and honesty.
- Strategic thinking and vision: Works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and communicates a clear strategic direction.
- Humility: Leads with humility and shows openness to acknowledging own shortcomings.
Notes
Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile. Please refer to this link for guidance on the IOM Job Category. Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation. This selection process may be used to staff similar positions in various duty stations. Recommended candidates will remain eligible to be appointed in a similar position for a period of 24 months.
Appointment will be subject to all clearances, including medical and security, as well as accreditation, any residency or visa requirements. Vacancies close at 23:59 local time in Geneva, Switzerland, on the respective closing date. No late applications will be accepted.
IOM has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and IOM, including sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and any forms of discrimination. IOM is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children.
IOM conducts reference checks and background verification, including through system-wide databases such as ClearCheck, to help ensure that candidates have no record of misconduct, including on sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, or fraud. Candidates are expected to uphold these standards and principles at all times.
IOM does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process—whether for application, interview, processing, training, or otherwise—and does not request any information related to bank accounts.
IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM WAVE system (for internal candidates,
- for list items. It didn't forbid other tags inside, but to keep simple we can put the text directly.
We must also preserve links () as they are part of content. So we keep text inside.
We must not add any CSS classes, inline styles, no
- containing
- . Also we need to wrap headings in
- for list items. So we should convert any list (including
- changes the markup but not the textual content. The content inside
- remains same. Changing the list type is a change in markup but not content. The instruction says preserve original content word-for-word, but we are allowed to change tags to meet required format. It didn't say we must keep original list type. It says use
- as well? However they said preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase. Changing
- for list items. Probably we should convert ordered list to
- as is? The rule: Use
- for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills). It didn't forbid
- for list items (duties, requirements, qualifications, skills). It didn't mention
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