FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICER

Contract

This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 171,387 USD and 220,969 USD.

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Org. Setting and Reporting This position is located in the Office of Counter-Terrorism, within the Office of the Under-Secretary-General. The Finance & Budget Officer will report to the Chief of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General.

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) undertakes counter-terrorism capacity building projects at the global, regional and national level to contribute to the full implementation of all four Pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy through the UNOCT.

Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Finance & Budget Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

Advisory responsibilities: •Responsible for advising the Under-Secretary-General on compliance with the United Nations financial rules and regulations and on the exercise of the Delegation of Authority over human, financial and physical resources to allow for effective mandate delivery; •Responsible for preparation and maintenance of a standard operating procedure for the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism regarding the Delegation of Authority; •Serves to assist the Under-Secretary-General to make determinations and delegations using the Delegation of Authority Portal; •Maintains coordination with the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, and with the Department of Operational Support with respect to the above.

Budget administration: •Acts as Certifying Officer within UNOCT under applicable financial rules to ensure that proposed obligations and expenditures are in accordance with approved budgets and established regulations and rules, working in close cooperation with the Executive Office which will retain Approving Authority; •Issues allotments, authorizes sub-allotments, including redeployment of funds when necessary, ensuring appropriate expenditures; •Manages and monitors budget implementation and recommends reallocation of funds as necessary; •Monitors expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized levels; •Administers and monitors extra-budgetary resources, including review of agreements and cost plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and rules and established policies and procedures; •Prepares budget performance submissions; •Reviews and finalizes budget performance reports, analyzing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures; •Provides substantive support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies;

General •Provides advice and guidance, including training, to headquarters and field staff on budgetary and financial policies and procedures, including results-based budgeting; •Participates in inter-departmental meetings and/or technical survey missions on matters related to resource requirements, programming and budgetary issues; •Keeps up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to the mandates of the Office of Counter-Terrorism, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures; •Drafts reports for intergovernmental bodies and for management on budgetary issues, and correspondence; •Drafts official documentation to donors concerning contributions to UNOCT; •Undertakes research and analysis of budgetary policies and procedures, makes recommendations for changes and/or modifications; •Ensures the integrity of financial and management systems and the controls that underpin them; •Incumbents may be asked to perform other related duties.

Competencies Competencies:

•Professionalism: Knowledge of financial and budgetary principles and practices, budget development and financial administration of resources. Ability to develop budgetary policies, procedures and new programmes. Ability to formulate new strategies and technical approaches to budgetary matters. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

•Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

•Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

Education Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration or related area is required. Experience in preparing reports and presentations on programmatic and budgetary issues for intergovernmental or expert bodies is required. Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (Oracle, SAP, or similar) in a financial capacity is required. Experience in analyzing and following budgetary policies, practices and financial regulations and rules is required.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required; Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

Assessment Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

This is an extra-budgetary position. Appointment against this position is for an initial period of six months. Assignment and renewal there of are subject to the availability of the post or funds and budgetary approval.

United Nations Considerations According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.