Programme Budget Specialist, P-3, TA, Amman, Jordan (Out post at UNICEF Yemen hub in MENARO)

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 104,359 USD and 136,650 USD.

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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, Safety...

Yemen is Level 3 emergency and currently facing one of the biggest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world. The Country Office has increasingly been receiving additional funding from multiple donors for emergencies and non-emergencies programmes, including other forms of financing. The allocations against HAC and other emergency proposals will also be made and monitored systematically.

For more on our work in Yemen; Please visit our website https://www.unicef.org/yemen/

How can you make a difference?

Under the general supervision of the Chief Programme Planning & Monitoring, the Programme Budget Specialist performs a variety of specialized tasks in support of the preparation, monitoring, and control of the budget, involving several various sources of funds and programmes. The incumbent will also monitor and allocate the incoming funds, manage donor Programme Budget Allotment (PBA) files and makes allocations to the appropriate programmes.

For more details on the job please click Programme Budget Specialist P3 TA ToR. PDF.pdf

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

Education: Advanced university degree in Business Administration or Project Management; or a first university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience. Preference will be given to candidates holding a professional qualification.

Work experience: A minimum of five years of progressive experience in financial management with a strong basis in Budgetary /Financial Control preferably in an international organization. Similar experience in a humanitarian context will be an asset.

Proficiency in the use of SAP-based platforms will be an asset.

Experience in conveying and managing Technical Working Groups and facilitating training is an asset.

Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.

Language: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is considered as an asset.

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...

Core Competencies

• Integrity
• Working with people
• Drive for Results

Functional Competencies

The functional competencies required for this post are:

• Leading and Supervising [II]
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts [II]
• Analyzing [II]
• Applying Technical Expertise [II]
• Planning and Organizing [ III]

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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