Finance Specialist

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Operations Manager, or his/her designated representative, the IUN Volunteer Finance Specialist will over-all be responsible to provide technical guidance and support to UN Women South Sudan Office, in the effective and efficient management of their financial resources, including strengthening their financial management, internal control and risk management system, and building the staff capacity in financial and grants management.

The following are the detailed duties and responsibilities of the UN Volunteer Finance Specialist: 1. Provide technical assistance in financial and grants management • Review annual/quarterly work plan/budget of implementing partners and provide feedback and inputs, as needed; • Provide support in the preparation of budget proposals for submission to donors; • Provide support in budget review and provide advice on necessary budget revision/s and/or reallocations; • Review procurement plans based on the approved work plan/budget; • Provide support in the preparation of financial reports, including budget analytical review (or budget monitoring reports) for management and donors, as necessary; • Assist in the regular monitoring of budget delivery of implementing partners; • Provide feedback and/or advice on significant budget overspends/underspends and how to improve budget monitoring and control; • Provide support on monitoring fund utilization and available fund balances to ensure proper and optimum utilization of funds based on approved budget; 2. Grant Management and Compliance • Review provisions of grant agreements with donor agencies or development partners and monitor compliance by the implementing partners; • Provide feedback on the status of the budget delivery and any recommendations on how to ensure the effective and efficient management of the grant funds. • Build staff capacity on financial and grants management • Review staff capacity on financial and grants management • Facilitate the identification of staff capacity needs/gaps related to financial and grants management; 3. Audits and Assurance • Provide support to the implementing partners in attending to internal and external audits; • Provide support in ensuring the implementation of adequate internal controls by the implementing partners, including those as recommended by the auditors. 4. Support the full implementation of the National Implementation Modality (NIM) Standard Operating Policies (SOPs) • Provides technical guidance and support in ensuring the implementation of the existing NIM SOPs and provides feedback on identified areas for compliance. • Strengthen financial management, internal control and risk management system

5. Draft and document internal finance policies and procedures of the implementing partners • Initiate and/or coordinate the drafting of the implementing partner organizations’ finance and accounting manual, which provides detailed documentation of their finance and accounting policies and procedures, taking into consideration the NIM SOPs.
6. Monitor the implementation of action plan for system strengthening • Provide recommendations/advice on the strengthening of the implementing partner organizations’ financial management, internal control system and risk management; • Monitor the implementation of action plan for the financial management, internal control and risk management system strengthening, including those recommendations from micro-assessment, spot checks and audits.

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

accounting, financial and program management, including preparation, monitoring and controlling of budgets, preparation of financial reports and budget analytical review (or budget monitoring reports); • Experience in managing grants for development programmes/projects that are funded by multiple fund sources and donors. • Experience in institutional strengthening and staff capacity building is preferable, particularly the provision of training and/or on-the-job coaching, finance technical support or advisory services (e.g. financial management and internal control system review and strengthening); • Experience in handling audits (external and internal) and managing risks of grant-funded programmes/projects; • Experience with computerized financial/accounting systems or enterprise resource planning (ERP) software; • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS office applications, including MS Excel; • Excellent oral and written English communication skills; • Excellent interpersonal skills; • Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural team of international and national personnel; • Ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range or partners and organizations, and with personnel under various positions and levels; • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment and with tight deadlines; • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; • Sound security awareness; • Knowledge of UN system is an advantage, or other relevant programmes; experience with Mine Action is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization • Have interest in International Development, UN Women mandate, volunteerism-all as a mechanism for durable development

South Sudan is a unique country and Juba is a unique (humanitarian) operation. It provides an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as stamina and commitment. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.

You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos.”