UNDP Jobs - 52223- Consultant - Corporate Reporting

Consultant - Corporate Reporting

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

29-Dec-2014

Application Deadline :

23-Dec-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

2 to 3 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UNDP has taken significant steps to refine its strategic positioning and associated reporting. UNDP’s long-standing commitment to organizational transparency is an integral part of this, as a means to promote accountability and build greater confidence and trust.

UNDP’s corporate publications website contains its main corporate reports, including its Strategic Plan, its Annual Reports that summarize UNDP’s main activities, showcase success stories on the ground and contain information on where UNDP’s money comes from and how it is spent.
The website of UNDP’s main governing body, the Executive Board, contains major policy, financial, budgetary and administrative-related documents. And Country Offices publish financial, procurement and programme information on their respective websites on an annual basis.
As part of its Aid Effectiveness agenda, UNDP has made itself readily available to outside scrutiny through the assessment tools of its partner constituencies.

As part of UNDP’s ongoing efforts to continually improve its corporate reporting, UNDP is assessing the International Integrated Reporting () framework as a means to bring greater cohesion and efficiency to UNDP’s reporting process, improve accountability and build greater trust with UNDP’s stakeholders. The Office of Financial Resources Management (OFRM), with the Bureau of Management, represents UNDP in the Public Sector Pioneer Network.

UNDP’s corporate publications website contains its main corporate reports, including its Strategic Plan, its Annual Reports that summarize UNDP’s main activities, showcase success stories on the ground and contain information on where UNDP’s money comes from and how it is spent;
The website of UNDP’s main governing body, the Executive Board, contains major policy, financial, budgetary and administrative-related documents. And Country Offices publish financial, procurement and programme information on their respective websites on an annual basis;
As part of its Aid Effectiveness agenda, UNDP has made itself readily available to outside scrutiny through the assessment tools of its partner constituencies.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of Deputy Director, OFRM, the consultant is to perform the following tasks:

Review, categorise and prepare an inventory of the existing regular annual or other periodic key corporate reports and publications, and the underlying legislative framework/mandate for the publications;
Undertake a gap analysis of UNDP’s existing corporate reports, publications and available information against the framework;
Review the reports provided in response to the assessment tools of UNDP’s partner constituencies, and identify common information and recurring reporting requirements;
Interview key stakeholders;
Identify and recommend opportunities for UNDP to improve and streamline its existing periodic corporate reports, to reduce duplication and bringing greater cohesion and efficiency to the reporting process;
Identify and recommend opportunities to remove non-material information from existing corporate reports and publish on-line;
Identify any additional information needed, beyond existing reporting and data collection activities, to meet the general requirements of the framework and any other recommended improvements.

The consultant shall prepare and present regular progress reports, as well as a final report, containing the deliverables specified above.

Competencies

Commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
Sensitivity to cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age differences;
Demonstrated ability to provide strategic guidance and oversight in the area of financial and administrative management;
Proven skills and ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, draw conclusions and recommend solutions;
Able to assess risks and correctly analyze the likelihood of them occurring. Able to then prioritize action to the risks with the biggest business impact;
Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and instruments;
Knowledge of the corporate reporting frameworks, governance mechanisms and publications of the UNDP and/or UN entities;
Thorough & proven understanding of common business and project management practices;
Analytical capabilities combined with strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced (Masters) University Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Legal or a relevant discipline, or a professional accounting qualification from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy.

Experience:

At least 10 years’ experience in management positions for large international organizations;
Experience of working within a corporate reporting, corporate external communications, corporate governance or business consultancy role;
Familiarity with UNDP, international development, and the UN system would be an advantage. Developing country experience would be highly desirable.

Language:

Fluency in both written and oral English.