UN WOMEN Jobs - 69727- UN Women: Finance Consultant

UN Women: Finance Consultant

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

09-Jan-2017

Application Deadline :

19-Dec-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 Months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Created by UN Women, the HeForShe solidarity movement for gender equality provides a systematic approach and targeted platform on which men and boys can engage and become change agents towards the achievement of gender equality. HeForShe invites men and boys to build on the work of the women’s movement as equal partners, crafting and implementing a shared vision of gender equality that will benefit all of humanity. For more information, visit http://www.heforshe.org/en

In this context, HeForShe is looking for a Finance Consultant to support the team in the lead up to Arts Week 2017 - specifically within the area of financial management and, more broadly, to provide operational support to the team with respect to procurement, administration, travel and human resources. The Finance Consultant will report to the Operations Lead.

Duties and Responsibilities

In the lead up to and aftermath of key events taking place around International Women’s Day 2017, the Finance Consultant will:

Support with budget development, monitoring, and forecasting for Arts Week 2017 and related initiatives;
Provide operational support to the Operations Lead in the area of HR, Finance, Admin, Travel and Procurement;
Develop and produce expenditure status reports on a periodic basis to provide an overview to the management team;
Support with processing payments in line with UN Women procedures and rules and regulations (including vendor set-up, approval and amendments as requested);
Make all necessary logistical arrangements regarding Travel in Atlas ensuring that appropriate entitlements calculations are fulfilled;
Ensure that all financial transactions are identified and recorded in compliance with IPSAS as outlined in the corporate policies and procedures.

Immediate Deliverables

Conduct detailed analysis and planning in the lead up to the approval of the 2017 HeForShe budget taking the HeForShe strategic plan, Annual Work Plan (AWP), funding sources (core and non-core) and donor agreements into consideration
Map current operational processes of the HeForShe project and suggest efficiencies where possible
Develop a standard budget template aligned for use on project such as Arts Week 2017
Assessment of the procurement requirements and development of a procurement strategy for Arts Week and related initiatives
Development of an expenses monitoring tool that will be able to generate monthly financial reports that will support project management, decision making, and donor reporting pertaining to Arts Week 2017 and related initiatives

Competencies

Core values;

Integrity:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Respect for Diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity

Organizational Awareness:

Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment

Development and Innovation:

Take charge of self-development and take initiative

Work in teams:

Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others

Conflict Management:

Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making

Functional Competencies:

Excellent financial reporting skills;
Ability to work with different actors, including through remote contact;
Ability to multi-task and address competing priorities in a proactive manner;
Knowledge of the UN System operational functionalities; such as; ATLAS and IPSAS policies.
Demonstrates consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.
Demonstrates professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.
Demonstrates an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.
Takes charge of self-development and takes initiative.
Stays composed and positive in difficult moments, handles tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and has a consistent behaviour towards others.

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

University Degree in Accounting, Finance (or a similar field) is required

Experience:

6 years of progressively relevant finance work experience is required;
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.)
Knowledge of ATLAS (the Enterprise Resource Planning software of UNDP and UN Women among other agencies, funds and programmes) is desirable
Knowledge of IPSAS and/or IFRS is desirable;
Completion of UN Women Accountancy & Finance Test will be required

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English is required
Working knowledge of another UN language would be an asset.

Application Information:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment;
UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.

Note:

In July 2010, the United nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.