Budget Officer, NOB, Dhaka, Bangladesh #565974 (For Bangladeshi Nationals Only)

Contract

This is a NO-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-2 contracts.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a vision.

How can you make a difference?

The incumbent is expected to provide effective and efficient budget management services to the country office, exercise effective oversight and leadership regarding programme budget management, and work closely with Programme colleagues at national and sub-national levels to ensure that funds are monitored and Grants are effectively managed. In addition, the incumbent of the post will provide technical assistance to Programme staff as required in ensuring that Programme funds are optimally utilised.

Under the general guidance of the Chief-Planning, Monitoring & Reporting, the incumbent will be the focal point for all Programme Budget and VISION Programme Budget related support and reporting for Bangladesh Country Programme, perform a variety of specialised tasks in support of the preparation, monitoring and control of the budget, involving several different funding sources and several programme outcomes and outputs.

Major duties and responsibilities:

- Effective and Efficient coding and maintenance of Country Programme Structure, Budget planning and allocation management.

- Monitoring of programme budget to ensure optimum utilisation of programme funds.

- Support Grants Management

- Country Programme Budget Reports Management

- Support Capacity Building initiatives aimed to strengthen Staff & IP knowledge and skills in Programme Budget Management

- Focal point for liaison on Programme Budget issues

- Effective management of budget unit and supervision of Budget Assistant Position

Please see attached TOR for details: TOR - Budget Officer.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

- University degree in Accounting, Finance, or any other discipline of Business Administration. Knowledge of automated budgeting and accounting systems and of the budget preparation and implementation process in the organisation.

• At least 2 years of practical experience in relevant disciplines - professional work experience in an international organisation is desirable.

• Fluency in English and Bangla.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others. [the 8th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for supervisory role]

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

UNICEF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. The complete vacancy announcements can be reviewed via UNICEF Careers website at https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/listing/

Internal candidates may be given preference over external candidates. The term "Internal" refers to all staff members with fixed term, continuing or permanent appointments.

This vacancy is issued in respect of a temporary replacement of a staff member currently on lien to this post.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.