Budget Specialist (Polio), P3, Abuja, Nigeria #125070 (Temporary Appointment) duration 6 months

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 74,649 USD and 97,747 USD.

Please keep in mind that the salary displayed here is an estimation by UN Talent based on the location and the type of contract. It may vary depending on the organization. The recruiter should be able to inform you about the exact salary range. In case the job description contains another salary information, please refer to this one.

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 champion

In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children's rights in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families. UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally - click the link to learn more about UNICEF in Nigeria: https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/

How can you make a difference?

The Health Section, which is responsible for the UNICEF polio response in Nigeria, manages about 90 grants each year with an allocated budget of about 130 million USD by June 2023. These grants have varying requirements and conditions. Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Health, the Budget Specialist will be responsible for tracking, analyzing, and reporting income and expenditures for humanitarian health responses including cholera and polio, integrated immunization, and other programmes, including donor contributions.

He/she will be accountable for analyzing the needs, preparation, management, and monitoring of contributions, involving all sources of funds across health outputs contributing to the overall management of funds in the health section, with a focus on L3-activated crisis (namely polio response and cholera). He/she will be responsible for implementing systems and procedures related to improved funds monitoring and utilization in the section and support the planning and allocation of budgets across different outputs and sections, including SBC (Social Behaviour Change). She /he will provide quality assurance of budget development, utilization, and reporting and monitor the pipeline and funds analysis for resource mobilization for Health and Polio in an integrated manner.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Under the direct supervision of the immunization manager, the Budget Specialist will perform the following tasks:

1. Supports the formulation of strategies and concepts
2. Support Polio Budget analysis, and other outputs, focusing on achieving results
3. Contribution management (Polio Surge and OBR budget planning, Budget allocation, monitoring)
4. Management of financial dashboard reports and Polio staffing quarterly dashboard
5. Management of financial reports related to resource mobilization and donor reporting
6. VISION support to fund management
7. Cost distribution and payroll

To view the full job description, please refer to the attached... JD.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

An advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Statistics, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance/Accounts Management, or a related area of study is required.

• A minimum of five years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: programme finance and budget management, operations, monitoring and reporting, public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other relevant area is required
• Experience in managing donors and partnerships and multi-year grants is required, and experience working with UN agencies is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People, and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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 appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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