Background
I. Job Purpose and Organizational Context |
The Bureau for Management Services’ Office of Financial Resources Management (BMS/OFRM), supports the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the implementation of the 2030 agenda and UNDP’s Strategic Plan. It achieves this by developing and making fully operational a dynamic and harmonized integrated resource management framework based on comprehensive analysis that enhances UNDP’s financial and administrative performance, as well as facilitates UN reform and coherence.
To these ends, the framework addresses strategically critical financial, budgetary and administrative resource planning and management issues, including: institutional results based budgeting; the implementation and enhancements to the Integrated Resources Plan and the Integrated Budget within the context of the integrated budget from 2014 onwards; enhanced cost classification and cost recovery; capital budgeting; adherence to IPSAS; foreign exchange and investment activities; organizational assets; budgetary and financial management and other performance management initiatives; and support to UN harmonization. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides leadership in all financial aspects and the provision of strategic perspectives, to ensure and enhance organizational performance.
The CFO provides substantive and strategic advice to the Administrator and the Executive Group on risk-intelligent culture and risk management approaches; the Integrated Resources Plan and the Integrated Budget; internal financial planning; and the financial regulatory framework.
As a member of the BMS Senior Leadership Team, responsibility for the CFO’s annual performance management lies with the BMS Director.
Effective and efficient integrated resources management is enabled through a continuous and robust process comprising:
A) the provision of strategic and expert advice in relation to the following areas:
B) In addition to reporting on and providing strategic advice to the BMS Director on the issues detailed above, undertake the following corporate roles and responsibilities as the CFO, with a management report to the BMS Director:
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Duties and Responsibilities
II. Duties and Responsibilities |
The incumbent’s results impact the integrity of UNDP’s operations globally as well as UNDP’s relationship with partners and other agencies. |
Competencies
III. Competencies and Selection Criteria
| Description of Competency at Level Required (For more comprehensive descriptions please see the competency inventory) |
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Innovation Ability to make new and useful ideas work | Level 8: Champions organizational agility, stakeholder-focused service approaches, and organizational learning throughout UNDP’s institutional engagement |
Leadership Ability to persuade others to follow; promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of UNDP | Level 8: Typifies the values and integrity of UNDP |
People Management - Ability to improve performance and satisfaction; - Ensures an organizational environment that respects diversity, gender equality, cultural sensitivity and fosters openness to diverse perspectives - Treats all people fairly without favoritism - Builds support and political acumen -Ability to build strong and relationships with the capability to interact at all levels with the organization. | Level 7: Empowers team managers to act independently and takes people management decisions |
Communication - Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform - Creates and promotes an enabling environment for open communication - Creates an emotionally intelligent organization and has the ability to work effectively in a stressful environment - Foresees how others will interpret and react to events using awareness to smooth the way - Leverages conflict in the interest of UNDP and sets standards - Makes decisions fairly and transparently | Level 7: Reconciles contrasting positions and ambiguous circumstances by communicating a clear path for resolution and progress |
Delivery Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement | Level 7: Sets strategic goals and builds the means to achieve optimal service delivery and organizational excellence |
Technical/Functional |
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Financial Management and Accountability - Coordinating and managing the delivery of financial and administrative services that meet customer needs and comply with accounting standards at the highest level of performance and accountability’ - Willingness and ability to manage large amounts of detail with great care and accuracy through a keen eye for details. | Level 8: Role Model & Resolve: Creates an environment to facilitate full institutional potential and governs UNDP’s strategic and political investments in line with organizational values and principles |
Strategic Thinking and Expert Advice - Formulating strategy and policy that contributes to the operationalization of UNDP’s goals, and advising on complex and important financial administrative issues. - Ability to think and act strategically with good political awareness; - Ability to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, mixing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate demands. | Level 8: Role Model & Resolve: Creates an environment to facilitate full institutional potential and governs UNDP’s strategic and political investments in line with organizational values and principles |
Ethics Promotes ethics and integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards | Level 8:Role Model & Resolve: Creates an environment to facilitate full institutional potential and governs UNDP’s strategic and political investments in line with organizational values and principles |
Required Skills and Experience
IV. Recruitment Qualifications | |
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