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Ethiopia is located within the Horn of Africa and is the second most populous nation on the continent with an estimated inhabitants of 115 million. It borders six African nations: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and covers 1,104,300 sq. kilometers. Approximately 85 p.c of the inhabitants lives in rural areas. Ethiopia represents a melting pot of historical cultures with Middle Eastern and African cultures evident within the spiritual, ethnic, and language composition of its individuals.
Over the previous two years, kids and their households throughout Ethiopia confronted a number of and complicated emergencies, such because the battle within the northern Ethiopia and the drought, which resulted in tens of millions of individuals in want of pressing humanitarian help. UNICEF has programmes in Child Protection, WASH, Health, Nutrition, Social Policy, and Education and serves over 15 million kids in Ethiopia. Join UNICEF Ethiopia to contribute to bettering the lives of youngsters and girls.
How are you able to make a difference?
Background:
The holder of the place has two predominant capabilities:
- Ethiopia Country Office Budget Specialist (Reporting to Chief PMU)
The Specialist is: (i) a monetary analyst, reviewing price and programme knowledge, analyzing and decoding monetary data and getting ready reviews; (ii) a liaison, coordinating and giving recommendation to programme managers and companions to make sure efficient funds preparation, an efficient and environment friendly administration of monetary assets throughout funds implementation and the constant application of monetary guidelines, rules, insurance policies and procedures; and (iii) a staff member, working collectively and supporting the work of different employees of the nation workplace and implementing enhancements within the nation workplace’s processes with the usage of new know-how and greatest practices the place crucial.
- Serve because the focal particular person for contribution administration in all issues referring to the a number of variety of contributions acquired by the nation workplace.
- Serve because the focal particular person for nation places of work’ administration efficiency indicators; guarantee all reporting necessities are absolutely met for the workplace; put together weekly and month-to-month contribution administration reviews, bearing in mind the elevated demand of complicated, analytical reviews in nation workplace. Ensure high quality data administration via common upkeep of contribution associated data in VISION and e-filing on the workplace shared drive. Ensure compliance to donor situations throughout implementation
- Reduce lack of funds on account of grants expiring with remaining balances
- Plan grant expenditure and different timeliness to extend effectivity
- Donor relationship supervisor for the European Union and ECHO (dotted line to Chief Donor Relations)
The European Union and ECHO are extraordinarily vital donor companions to the UNICEF Ethiopia Country Office. This place will act because the focal particular person for donor relations administration stewardship, making certain that each one requests are responded to in a well timed, coordinated and high-quality method, and according to UNICEF insurance policies.
The place holder will even present capability constructing to the Country Office to strengthen alignment to donor situations according to the Framework Agreement comparable to adherence to donor visibility, donor reporting, eligible expenditures and many others.
Summary of key capabilities/accountabilities:
Ethiopia Country Office Budget Specialist
- Quality evaluate of all non-standard donor monetary reporting.
- Quality evaluate of all proposal and idea notice budgets for alignment with Country Office and world tips.
- Provide quarterly inputs to the donor humanitarian Financial Tracking System.
- Provide monetary evaluation and updates associated to the donor funding pipeline for the month-to-month wage evaluation, and mail ballot and mid-term evaluate PBRs as requested.
- Provide funds expenditure evaluation as per donor associate requests.
- Monitor workplace extensive and grant particular progress and compliance of grants
- Analyze and doc enterprise processes in respect to the contribution administration and implementation, in an effort to contribute to their streamlining and simplification.
- Conduct advert hoc complicated analyses to tell administration resolution making and perform any particular research and evaluation requested by administration with respect to the elevated programme, funds, and partnerships and make applicable suggestions on the application of the outcomes.
- Participates within the preparation of all programme reviews for administration, funds opinions, programme evaluation, and annual reviews as required.
- Contribute to capability constructing of Country Office employees and companions and construct funds administration capability of operations and programme employees by facilitating coaching, following modifications within the staffing construction and companions, offering one on one comply with up help and information sharing.
- Elaborate and/or implement inside normal working procedures in a fancy emergency context and management of the monetary workflows within the programme.
- Perform different duties and back-up capabilities to different employees within the unit throughout their absence, as required.
Donor relationship supervisor for the European Union and ECHO
- Strengthen/Maintain glorious relations with the EU and ECHO via donor relations administration and stewardship.
- Ensure well timed responses to all EU/ECHO communications.
- Internal multi-sectoral coordination of EU/ECHO requests and deliverables to make sure that ECO employees have clear steering on expectations, to cut back transaction prices the place doable, and to handle timeliness and high quality of submissions to the donor.
- Organize/Coordinate donor conferences, preparation/high quality assurance of displays, seize motion factors/minutes.
- Flag any potential points to the Chief Donor Relations to handle dangers, coverage adherence, popularity and relationship administration.
- Internal tracker inputs are saved updated associated to the donor portfolio. (pipeline, contact lists, modifications and many others.)
- Capacity constructing to ECO employees on all facets of EU and ECHO implementation according to the Framework Agreement.
- Coordinate coaching classes for Ethiopia-based employees with enter from the PPD Brussels to extend the abilities and information of EU and ECHO narrative and funds reporting according to the Framework Agreement and donor situations.
- In collaboration with PPD, establish previous errors and construct capability of employees via one-on-one and group coaching classes.
Work carefully with employees and construct capability to recurrently evaluate transactions to make sure alignment with donor situations and to keep away from ineligible expenditures.
To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have…
Minimum necessities:
Education:
- An superior college diploma (Master’s or greater) in Project Management, Finance, International Development, Marketing, Business Administration, Commerce, External Relations, or associated discipline).
*A primary University Degree in a related discipline mixed with 2 extra years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
Work Experience:
- A minimal of 5 (5) years of related skilled expertise in audit, accounting, compliance, finance, danger administration, enterprise administration, administration/operations or associated fields.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.
Desirables:
- Knowledge of the United Nations system, its key actors and coordination mechanisms. Knowledge of UN/UNICEF company governance and organizational construction. Understanding of UN/UNICEF guidelines, rules, insurance policies, and procedures. In-depth information of inside controls and correct accounting procedures and methods.
- Highly fascinating: Knowledge of EU’s monetary and contractual necessities, familiarity with EU’s management devices.
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset.
For each Child, you display…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every thing we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…
Builds and maintains partnerships (1)
Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (1)
Drive to attain outcomes for affect (1)
Innovates and embraces change (1)
Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
Thinks and acts strategically (1)
Works collaboratively with others (1)
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.
UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids, and our world workforce should replicate the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.
We supply a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, comparable to paid parental go away, day without work for breastfeeding functions, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals beneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will endure rigorous reference and background checks and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background check.
UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station is required for IP positions and shall be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may additionally be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice shall be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s energetic dedication to variety and inclusion is vital to ship the very best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate a feminine candidates and individuals with incapacity are inspired to apply.
Government staff who’re thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any cause.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing charge at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF won’t ask for candidates’ checking account data.
Visa residence necessities: i.e.: UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates into account for positions on the nationwide officer and basic service class.]
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inside candidate performing on the stage of the publish within the related practical space, or an inside/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the publish, with out evaluation of different candidates.
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Budget and Donor Relations Specialist, P-3, #124362, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Temporary Appointment, 364 days, only for Non-Ethiopian Nationals)
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