Finance Grants Associate

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In Ukraine, UNDP has been working since 1993 with the national and local authorities, public and private sector stakeholders, partners across the UN system, civil society, and local communities to promote inclusive growth and sustainable human development. Our work is guided and informed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to develop targeted solutions to the country’s development challenges.

Since the full-scale military aggression by Russian forces in February 2022 (hereafter, the “war”), Ukraine has been facing unprecedented threats to human security--- thousands of women, men, and children have lost their lives, all sorts of life-line infrastructures have been destroyed, and millions of people have been forced to leave their homes. There are no prospects for a ceasefire or peace in near future and the negative impacts of the war in Ukraine have been spreading to global peace and security.

The primary objective of the Transformational Recovery for Human Security in Ukraine Project (the “Project”) is to contribute to achieving transformational recovery from widespread death, destruction, displacement, and suffering caused by the war in Ukraine. It aims to promote human security in Ukraine by undertaking concerted immediate actions against interconnected and multidimensional threats that Ukraine is currently facing. To maximise positive results for transformational recovery, the Project interventions will focus on the following 6 priority thematic areas for the Project outputs.

Output 1 (Infrastructure restoration): Critical infrastructures and facilities restored to meet immediate needs to provide essential public services and establish enabling conditions for transformational recovery. Output 2 (Mine action & Victim Assistance): Capacities of mine action authorities and emergency service responders expanded to protect the civilian population from mine/explosive ordnances and secure a safe environment for people’s living and socio-economic activities. Output 3 (Debris removal and recycling): Debris, waste and environmentally hazardous materials cleared and dangerous damaged structures safely demolished for swift reconstruction of housing and public socio-economic facilities. Output 4 (Economic revitalization): Local economy revitalized by strengthening and expanding the private sector in targeted sectors through immediate response solutions in developing capabilities, improving employability, and enhancing business-enabling conditions. Output 5 (Government Recovery Coordination): Integrity and transparency of government mechanisms and processes for crisis management and recovery process strengthened at both national and local levels. Output 6 (Access to justice and human rights): Capacities of national and local state and non-state actors enhanced to promote human rights and ensure access to justice for all people, with a focus on IDPs and vulnerable groups.

Under Output 2, the Project seeks to urgently equip the local authorities with a UNDP developed model for victim assistance in mine action based on the international standard IMAS 13.10.

The vast majority of victim assistance, including emergency and ongoing medical care, rehabilitation, psychological and social support, facilitation of access to education social and economic inclusion, and related laws and policies, is managed outside of the mine action sector, although the sector provides important linkages. This support should be delivered according to norms and standards that exist within the health, rehabilitation, disability, education, employment, social protection and development sectors.

Finance Grants Associate will provide substantive support to the Project staff, including Small Grants Analyst, on financial management of grantees as well as advisory support to grantees on regular financial grant management, processing grantees payments, and reporting in accordance with UNDP procedures. Finance Grants Associate works in close collaboration with the projects’ staff and operations, programme and in the CO UNDP as required for resolving complex administrative-related issues and exchange of information. In this context the Finance Grants Associate will establish close synergies with and seek guidance from the operations teams in terms of operational policies and procedures.

1. Perform financial support functions to facilitate the implementation of the project grant activities including:

- Ensuring advisory support to potential grantees on finalization of financial proposals for submission to UNDP’s grant competition. - Review financial parts of grant proposals and provide comments on relevance to grant competition and UNDP procedures requirements. - Advise UNDP on financial reporting forms and procedures to be used for monitoring financial performance of grantees. - Review grantees’ financial reports in an effective and timely manner. - Working collaboratively in order to guide the grantees on finance matters to ensure accurate and timely reporting on financial performance by grantees. - Overseeing the CSOs grant project’s adherence to UNDP financial reporting requirements. - Provide needed financial consultations and guidance to current grantees on financial operations, requirements and procedures, procurement and tendering regulations, budget utilization monitoring. - Prepare and process payments for grantees according to UNDP procedures. - Performing any other grant-related task requested by the Project Manager and/or Small Grants Analyst.

2. Provision of day-to-day assistance support to the project’s financial operations in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations, and relevant SOPs including:

- preparation of the supporting documentation for contracts and payments; - contribute to preparation of budgets and budgets revision; - other relevant tasks.

3. Ensures gender mainstreaming Ensure the mainstreaming of gender equality and women’s empowerment considerations in the field of expertise, promote a safe and enabling environment free of any kind of discrimination and abusive behaviour, and use the principles of gender responsive communication in line with the UNDP corporate standards.

• Accountability
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Creativity
• Judgement and decision-making
• Planning and organising
• Professionalism
• Self-management

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• Bachelor’s degree in an area related to Accounting and/or Finance, Business and Public Administration, Economics; a secondary education in combination with relevant training and/or at list 4 years professional experience may be accepted in lieu of a university degree;
• At least 3 years of work experience in accounting and/or finance;
• Proficient budgeting and finance utilization monitoring skills;
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
• Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;
• Sound security awareness;
• Have affinity with or interest in sustainable development, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

The contract lasts for the period indicated in the vacancy with the possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity, and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment. This is a full-time contract.

Allowances: • Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) USD 1587 (equivalent in UAH) is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities, and normal cost of living expenses. This includes Well-Being Differentials for the period while the ICSC applies hardship classification to duty stations in Ukraine as “E”. • USD 400 entry lump sum, one-time payment.

Medical and life insurance: • Medical insurance: The UN Volunteer and eligible PFU dependents will receive UNV provided medical insurance coverage. Coverage for UN Volunteers begins from the Commencement of Service and normally ceases one month after the last day of the UN Volunteer Contract date. • Life Insurance: UN Volunteers are covered by life insurance for the duration of the UN Volunteer assignment. If a UN Volunteer dies during the UN Volunteer assignment, the eligible designated beneficiaries will be entitled to receive a life insurance lump sum.

Leave entitlements: • Annual leave:  UN Volunteers accrue an entitlement to 2.5 days of Annual Leave per completed month of the UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave up to a maximum of 30 days is carried over in case of a contract extension within the same UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave may not be carried over in case of reassignment or a new assignment. • Learning leave: Subject to supervisor approval and exigencies of service, UN Volunteers may request up to ten working days of Learning Leave per consecutive 12 months of the UN Volunteer assignment, starting with the Commencement of Service date, provided the Learning Leave is used within the contract period. • Certified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers are entitled to up to 30 days of certified sick leave based on a 12-month cycle. This amount is reset every 12-month cycle. • Uncertified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers receive seven days of uncertified sick leave working days in a calendar year. This amount will be reset at the established interval period.

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