Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 116,975 USD and 153,170 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The position is to provide a full range of Financial management and budget administration services at the WHO Country Office in South Sudan. The position is to perform professional work requiring specialized and good knowledge in the area of accounting/finance and a good understanding and application of concepts, theories, principles, practices, regulations, and IT systems in this area of specialization.

Objectives of the Programme and of the immediate unit or field activity (Overview of the programme):

The function is a key component in enhancing accountability and risk management. The major expected outputs finance and budget management are ensuring the day-today operations of internal assurances and controls of the financial and accounting work of the Office, management support for financial and operational risks assessments, financial reports, inputs to budget proposals and the efficient and effective management of a small financial and budget unit of a country office.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Reporting to the Operations Officer, and under the overall guidance of the WHO Representative, the incumbent will plan and implement budget and finance operations, including all aspects of financial management and financial reporting. The Budget and Finance Officer, reviews financial data, participates in evaluating financial risk assessment, provides inputs on financial issues, and prepares financial reports. The incumbent ensures adherence to the International Public Sector Accounting Standards’ (IPSAS), applicable emergency Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and financial policies and procedures. The incumbent liaises closely with counterparts and budget & finance focal points in WHO country, regional and HQ offices, other UN agencies and Donors in carrying out their duties. The incumbent might be required to supervise a team of support staff.

1. Organize the day-to-day budget and financial operations encompassing quality control, monitoring and clearance, financial accounting and reporting, work-plan and award management including cash flow forecasting and monitoring, while liaising with relevant team members.
2. Manage funding allocations and awards process, prepare necessary forms for the awards’ cycle and implements all budgetary and financial actions in the Global Management System (GSM), this includes work-plan funding requests, submission of award budgets, reprogramming of awards and preparation of expenditure batches, while ensuring speedy response to the incident management team’s financial requests. Ensure expenditures are appropriately charged to awards in line with the conditions in agreements with donors.
3. Monitor and follow-up on donor proposals and reporting deadlines; verify and provide budgetary clearance to proposals and reports for resource mobilization team, ensure compliance with relevant financial policies, procedures and emergency SOPs.
4. Track and report on financing against budget: monitor implementation rates, consolidate financial data, analyse and prepare periodic/ad hoc budgetary and financial statements and returns, identify financial gaps, and recommend remedial or alternative action to mangers as appropriate.
5. Develop, update and maintain an accurate tracking system of all financial activities pertaining to the emergency preparedness, recovery and response operations at the country level.
6. Oversee the accurate recording of financial transactions, calculation and payment of salaries, allowances and other payments to staff, non-staff, contractors and vendors.
7. Support Imprest account management: analyse expenditures against approved allocations, reconcile cash books with bank statements.
8. Brief/debrief staff members, consultants and WHO responders, on relevant financial and budgetary rules and procedures.
9. Draft audit responses, review and follow- up on any outstanding audit recommendations related to area of work.
10. Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Essential: University degree with specialization in accountancy, business administration and public finance, Economics or related course.

Desirable: An advanced university degree (Masters level or above) in business administration, finance, accounting, or public administration. Professional qualification in accounting/accountancy.

Experience:

Essential: Minimum of five years professional experience, at the national or/and international level, in finance, budget/accounting. Demonstrated experience in accounting and consolidation of financial data using ERP systems or similar packages.

Five years of experience at national or international level or both.

Desirable: Prior experience in supporting emergency or health outbreak operations at the field level. Relevant experience with WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations or with an international nongovernmental organization.

Functional Skills and Knowledge (Describe skills and knowledge specific to the post):

• Thorough knowledge of accounting, budgetary and financial management principles and their application.
• Excellent understanding of accounting practices and procedures, including the application of IPSAS.
• Strong analytical, time management and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of WHO rules, regulations, policies and practices would be an asset

WHO Competencies

1) Communicating in a credible and effective way

2) Producing results

3) Moving forward in a changing environment

4) Fostering integration and teamwork

Languages:

Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of French or another WHO official language would be an asset.

Other Skills (e.g. IT):

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Advanced knowledge of relevant financial computer applications preferably Oracle Enterprise
• resource planning (ERP) or similar packages.
• Ability to work in computerized accounting and budget systems.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.

• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter and is committed to put the WHO Values into practice.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.

• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.

• *For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.