UNCDF Jobs - 63638- Programme Finance Specialist, UNCDF

Programme Finance Specialist, UNCDF

Publié pour le compte de

UNCDF

Lieu :

New York, ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE

Type de contrat :

FTA International

Date de commencement :

15-Mar-2016

Date limite de candidature :

24-Feb-16 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

P-3

Durée du contrat initial

One year (renewable)

Langues requises :

Anglais Français

Durée prévue de la mission :

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

UNCDF is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 48 least developed countries. Its mission is to create new opportunities for poor households and small businesses by increasing access to financial services and investment capital. UNCDF programmes help to empower women and are designed to catalyze larger capital flows from the private sector, national governments and development partners, for maximum impact toward the sustainable development of these countries.

Within its broader economic development mandate, UNCDF focuses on public and private financing mechanisms. Effective and efficient finance – in both the public and private sectors – can spur economic growth and make it more sustainable and inclusive. UNCDF’s focus on financing mechanisms has special relevance for least developed countries, where public financial management is often weak, and private financial systems often underdeveloped and inaccessible to poor people.

UNCDF is growing rapidly and the trend is expected to continue. In order to sustain this growth and give a renewed focus to its country presence, UNCDF has undergone a realignment exercise in 2014. As part of this exercise a Programme Management Support Unit has been created to enable a better planning of resources toward UNCDF’s goals and an increased impact in its intervention. As such the PMSU team is expected to drive corporate programme management practices and systems/tools. The PMSU will also provide important internal programme oversight and have an assurance role vis-à-vis UNCDF accountability for results and for the appropriate use of resources, including corporate rules and regulations and performance targets against the IRRM.

The Programme Finance Specialist is an integral part of PMSU team and reports to the Deputy Executive Secretary UNCDF in close collaboration with the Practice Team Leaders and the Chief MSU. She/he is responsible for the effective financial management of the programme portfolio of UNCDF in Inclusive Finance and Local Development Finance (including loans and grants) in HQ’s PMSU.

The Programme Finance Specialist is responsible for effective delivery of programme finance services, ensuring effective and transparent utilization of resources and integrity of financial transactions in UNCDF. The Programme Finance Specialist promotes a collaborative, client oriented approach consistent with UNDP rules and regulations.

The Programme Finance Specialist guides programme support staff and works in close collaboration with UNCDF's programme units/practice areas, the management support unit and evaluation unit to resolve complex programme and operations-related issues and follow-up to audit and, ensuring successful UNCDF performance in programme management.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Summary of key functions:

Programme finance management in collaboration with practice area;
Multi-year resource management (planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting);
Due diligence and quality assurance of UNCDF investment instruments.

Programme Finance Management focusing on achieving the following results:

Effective management of UNCDF programme finance portfolio, including global programmes;
Effective and efficient use of ATLAS in line with project /programme cycle;
Analysis and reporting on financial status of UNCDF programme portfolio with proposals for timely budget revisions;
Identification of bottlenecks for attaining delivery targets and establishment of an effective and functioning "early warning" system to flag potential issues and proposal of remedial actions;
Analysis of requirements and synthesis of proposals on proper mechanisms to eliminate deficiencies in budget management;
Forecasting and monitoring of accounts receivables for UNCDF projects;
Preparation of reports, including donor reports;
Periodic monitoring of exceptions and identification of remedial actions;
Follow-up on cost recovery.

Multi-Year Resource Management focusing on achieving the following results:

Establishment and periodic updating of multi-year programme resource and expenditure frameworks, including all sources of funding;
Developing scenario for programme allocation based on income assumptions (core and non-core);
Pipeline management;
Monitoring of quarterly and yearly delivery targets within Authorized Spending Limits (ASLs);
Analyze and report on ratio of core and non-core resources in the UNCDF programme portfolio and advise management to allow appropriate allocative decisions;
Report quarterly and yearly on global portfolio performance.

Due Diligence And Quality Assurance Of UNCDF Investment Instruments focusing on achieving the following results:

Review all grant agreements prior to approval;
Quality control prior to disbursements;
Oversees preparation of programme/projects annual procurement and audit plans;
Ensures compliance with audit recommendations, Finance Rules and Regulations, UNDP POPP, UNCDF Operations Manual;
Revenue Management using the contract module in Atlas;
Managing the secretariat of UNCDF Programme Appraisal Committee.

Impact of Results

Results of the work of the Programme Finance Specialist have a major impact on the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the UNCDF programme portfolio. Results influence the organization's capacity to utilize resources in a transparent and accountable manner with impact on UNCDF's reputation as a reliable partner.

Compétences

Functional Competencies:

Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda:

Analysis and creation of messages and strategies

Creates effective advocacy strategies;
Performs analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses.

Results-Based Programme Development and Management:

Contributing to results through provision of information

Provides information for linkages across programme activities to help identify critical points of integration;
Provides information and documentation on specific stages of projects/programme implementation;
Provides background information to identify opportunities for project development and helps drafting proposals;
Participates in the formulation of project proposals.

Building Strategic Partnerships:

Identifying and building partnerships

Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to UNCDF’s mandate and strategic agenda;
Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners;
Promotes UNCDF’s agenda in inter-agency meetings.

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches:

Developing new approaches

Seeks a broad range of perspectives in developing project proposals;
Identifies new approaches and promotes their use in other situations;
Creates an environment that fosters innovation and innovative thinking;
Makes the case for innovative ideas from the team with own supervisor.

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

Developing tools and mechanisms

Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches;
Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms.

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise:

In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter

Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines;
Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally;
Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments.

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNCDF Goals:

Analysis and creation of messages and strategies

Performed analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses;
Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for global advocacy work and adapts it for use at country level.

Client Orientation:

Contributing to positive outcomes for the client

Anticipates client needs;
Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider;
Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective;
Solicits feedback on service provision and quality.

Core Competencies:

Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
Building support and political acumen;
Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
Building and promoting effective teams;
Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;
Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNCDF & setting standards;
Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking;
Ability to address gender equality and empowerment of women considerations in strategic and operational activities of UNCDF.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

Advanced (Masters) University Degree in economics, Business, or Public Administration, or a professional accounting qualification from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy;
Professionally qualified accountants from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy will have a distinct advantage;
UNDP Accountancy and Finance (AFT) Test is Required;
Prince 2. Finance and Accountancy Certification.

Experience:

5 years of relevant experience in providing financial management advisory services and/or managing staff and operational systems;
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages;
Experience in handling of web based management systems and ERP financials, preferably PeopleSoft.

Language:

Fluency in English and French required.

Note:

Applicants are strongly encouraged to upload (as a *pdf attachment) the completed and signed UNDP Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://sas.undp.org/Documents/P11_Personal_history_form.docx and a scanned copy of the highest academic credential(s) required for this position.

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