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UNICEF Ukraine

Join the Operations Team at UNICEF Ukraine

How are you able to make a difference? 

Organizational Context: 

The Ukraine Country Office is a big Country Office, with one of many largest budgets in UNICEF globally, that’s implementing each a humanitarian and nexus response because of the difficult and delicate political surroundings. The revised construction proposed by the workplace consists of 360 posts with the principle workplace in Kyiv and 5 zone places of work and one suboffice, though this will change with the altering state of affairs on the bottom. The Finance/Budget Manager supervises a staff of seven together with 1 NOB, 3 NOA, 2 GS6 and 1 GS5, collaborating with all sections throughout the CO, the RO, GSSC and DFAM.

The Finance/Budget Manager, when supervising assist employees, will probably be accountable for planning and guiding work in progress and for reviewing work accomplished by subordinate employees to confirm accuracy and compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), UNICEF Financial Regulation and Rules, insurance policies, procedures, tips, requirements of accountability, and ethics. 

Purpose of the Job: 

The incumbent beneath the final steering of the Deputy Representative Operations P5, will oversee the administration of the finance capabilities and funds for the workplace and is anticipated to exhibit a excessive degree of maturity and set prime quality aims, each internally and externally, to ship outcomes.

Key capabilities, accountabilities and associated duties/duties:

1. Support to monetary planning and administration

• Prepare/analyze monetary knowledge/estimates and documentations, verifying relevancy, accuracy and completeness to facilitate monetary planning for CPMP and common administration recommendation (together with overview of monetary figures in PCAs). Provide technical and operational assist all through the monetary planning and implementation course of.
• Review funds implementation in keeping with allotment, codes and certify compliance with tips and procedures. Keep stakeholders knowledgeable for well timed motion.
• Provide technical and operational assist on the application, interpretation and implementation of monetary insurance policies, procedures and tips to the Representative and CO colleagues and stakeholders. Resolve routine monetary points and/or advocate (and report) deviation from procedures and tips to fulfill aims.
• Evaluate monetary and reputational danger in transactions carried out by the workplace and lift flags when actions are wanted by administration.
• Prepare and/or monitor monetary exception reviews to evaluate uncommon actions and transactions, examine anomalies, and hold supervisor knowledgeable for well timed motion.
• Provide technical assist to the programme counterparts/committees, e.g. overview budgets and monetary plans of implementing companions; monitor compliance with HACT framework, together with assist to assessments, assurance and capability growth of implementing companions.
• Prepare work plans for supervisee/s, present well timed technical steering, monitor work in progress and overview work accomplished to approve transactions and/or certify/confirm accuracy of labor and compliance with IPSAS and UNICEF Regulations and Rules, insurance policies, procedures, and tips.
• Where relevant, advise and assist PSFR actions on funds preparation, strategic revenue projection/ reporting, setting and monitoring efficiency indicators, income and expense reporting, and supply technical recommendation throughout strategic planning workouts.

2. Control of accounts

• Supervise the correct and well timed submission of funds (e.g. payroll, MIP, journey claims, pension fund, advances to governments and many others), journal entries and different monetary transactions inside scope to the Global Shared Services Center (GSSC), guaranteeing compliance with budgetary limits, IPSAS and organizational rules, guidelines, insurance policies, procedures, requirements of accountability, and ethics. Take well timed motion on excellent accounts to resolve pending points. This consists of dialogue and observe up with the GSSC to facilitate well timed processing of monetary transactions submitted to the middle.
• Supervise the disbursement of funds when carried out domestically through financial institution letters, checks, or petty money.
• Supervise money receipts and reconcile revenue contributions to make sure their well timed deposit and recording in UNICEF methods.
• Monitor and analyze monetary transactions, accounting reviews and reconciliation of accounts to make sure correct and present monetary data for relevant compliance (e.g. IPSAS, donor reporting, inside insurance policies) and administration oversight, planning and/or motion.
• Prepare or contribute to mandated administration/statutory workplace monetary and accounting reviews to UNICEF Board/Bodies/Donors, verifying the reliability of information and compliance with organizational tips.
• Collaborate with oversight our bodies (e.g. UNBOA, OIAI, Evaluation Office, JIU, donors, and many others.) to offer solutions and to observe to decision of monetary observations and suggestions.
• Assure correct and well timed completion of accounts closure actions (month-to-month, quarterly and yearly) Examine DCT transactions (switch, changes, reprogramming and liquidation) supporting paperwork to make sure FACE type has been correctly entered into the system and the expenditure is broadly affordable and in accordance with coverage.

3. Treasury and money administration

• Manage financial institution, petty and money available accounts transactions and operations in accordance with UNICEF/UN monetary rules and guidelines, insurance policies, procedures and native banking practices. Keep abreast of procedures and rules relating to upkeep of financial institution accounts and alternate and rates of interest. Keep supervisor and related colleagues knowledgeable for well timed motion.
• Primary contact with native financial institution administration on routine operational issues together with negotiation of alternate price on replenishments.
• Maintain a system to observe and forecast periodic money necessities.  Provide present data on money place/forecast to administration and make advice or take motion to make sure ample availability of sources for programmes and operations actions.
• Review month-to-month financial institution reconciliation and take acceptable corrective actions on findings recognized by the GSSC.

4. Supports monetary evaluation specializing in achievement of the next outcomes:

• Integrate and analyze probably conflicting numerical, verbal and different knowledge from all kinds of sources.
• Identify key, excessive degree traits throughout knowledge units.
• Recognize delicate inter-relationships amongst a number of points and sees the potential results on the general system or course of.
• Make logical, rational, well-reasoned and defensible judgment from the analyses; can lengthen the underlying rationale to justify and incorporate extra or unexpected data primarily based on historic data and dialogue with Ros/Cos and technical colleagues.
• Use GPEI built-in data to debate at partnership degree and inside UNICEF; capable of not simply remedy instant issues but additionally place them right into a wider context to give you suggestions for not only one concern however complete system.

5. Support monetary planning & monitoring specializing in achievement of the next outcomes:

• Collate and analyze knowledge on contributions, funds allocations and expenditure charges for all funds acquired by the Country Office.
• Analyze and consider knowledge collated as part of the planning course of.
• Ensure that expenditure recorded meets donor necessities for eligible expenditure gadgets and that the extent of documentation meets their specified necessities and recommendation on funds efficiency and, if relevant, suggests funds revisions.
• Ensure all finance and budget-related bottlenecks are resolved for the environment friendly functioning of the Office.
• Provide steering on wage forecasting and price distribution,
• Ensure compliance with closure of grants, together with ultimate monetary reporting, exterior audit and updating UNICEF monetary accounts, in collaboration with finance employees.

6. Donor Reporting specializing in achievement of the next outcomes:

• Support efficient useful resource mobilization and partnerships for the Office by coordinating and offering well timed required data and reviews with a give attention to budgets and finance.
• Support growth and refinement of budgets and preparation of funding instances and funding proposals.
• Facilitate partnerships and collaboration with exterior and inside counterparts with a purpose to enhance alternate of information on programme / challenge implementation, significantly funds and monetary components.

7. Knowledge and capability constructing

• Promote tradition of highest moral requirements and habits in administration of UNICEF’s sources.
• Contribute to initiatives for administration enchancment by capturing, institutionalizing and sharing finest practices and classes realized. Implement and/or advocate administration enhancements to reinforce productiveness and efficiency together with implementation of price saving methods.
• Participate and/or set up coaching and studying occasions to construct capability of employees and stakeholders/companions.
• Support operations of the workplace as required. 

To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…

Minimum necessities:

Education:

• An Advanced college diploma in both Accounting, Finance or Business Administration is required.

Work Experience:

• A minimal of 8 years of expertise in finance, funds or contributions administration in a global group and/or massive company is required.

Skills:

• Advanced data of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel required. 

Language Requirements: 

• Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

• Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency. 
• Experience in managing groups with a number of employees is extremely fascinating.
• Experience in a UN system company or group a few of which served in a creating nation is taken into account as an asset.
• Experience in database packages, net primarily based administration methods and ERP methods (ideally SAP monetary modules) is taken into account as an asset.
• Experience with IPSAS and/or IFRS is taken into account as an asset. 
• Knowledge of one other official UN language or an area language is an asset. 

For each Child, you display…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every part we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness

(3) Drive to realize outcomes for impression

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

(8) Nurtures, leads and manages folks 

Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should replicate the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, 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, reminiscent of 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 aims 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 will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer 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 will probably be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards 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 will probably 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 best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s lively dedication to variety and inclusion is crucial to ship the very best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate folks with disabilities are inspired to apply.

Government workers who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the best to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or obligatory inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an affordable 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.

All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inside candidate performing on the degree of the put up within the related purposeful space, or an inside/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the put up, with out evaluation of different candidates.

Eligible employees members on fixed-term, persevering with or everlasting contracts making use of to IP TA positions in an obligation station designated as L2/L3, could possibly retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements, topic to approval by their Head of Office. The circumstances of the momentary task will differ relying on the standing of their put up and relocation entitlements could also be restricted as per the related insurance policies.

Additional details about working for UNICEF could be discovered here.

This place is predicated in Kyiv and the incumbent will probably be anticipated be work on-site. However, relying on the safety circumstances and advisory, s/he will probably be required to relocate inside Ukraine.