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Job Opening
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PROGRAMME BUDGET OFFICER, P4
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PROGRAMME BUDGET OFFICER
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Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts
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NEW YORK
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Posting Period: |
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16 April 2014-14 June 2014
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Job Opening number: |
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14-FIN-DM OPPBA-33784-R-NEW YORK (O)
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United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
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Org. Setting and Reporting
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The position is located in the Office of Programme, Planning, Budget and Accounts
(OPPBA), Department of Management (DM). The Programme Budget Officer reports to the Chief of Service I and to the Director of the Programme Planning and Budget Division.
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Responsibilities
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Within delegated authority, the Programme Budget Officer will be responsible for the
following duties: PROGRAMME PLAN AND PRIORITIES: Review, analyze and finalize the preparation and/or revisions of the biennial programme plan (Strategic Framework), as well as the result-based frameworks for special political missions, taking into account recommendations and decisions of specialized inter-governmental bodies; provide substantive support to relevant inter-governmental and expert bodies in their review of the Strategic Framework and secure approval from the General Assembly. Ensure legislative mandates are accurately translated into programme budgets. BUDGET PREPARATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION: Analyze cost estimates and budget proposals, including programmatic aspects. Ensure compliance with the results-based framework and other legislative mandates. Review, analyze and finalize financial implications arising from decision/statements of the Security Council and the General Assembly and its subsidiary bodies. Assist in the coordination within the Division and among various clients of the preparation of reports to the General Assembly on budgetary requirements for all special political missions and supplementary information for expert and intergovernmental bodies. Analyze the portfolio of special political missions and contribute to the preparation of guidelines, procedures and practices related to budgets of special political missions. Analyze and recommend spending authority (allotments) and monitor implementation to ensure that they remain within authorized levels. Administer and monitor extra-budgetary resources, including review of agreements and cost plans. Review and finalize budget performance reports, analyzing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures. Ensure compliance with the Financial Regulations and Rules and established policies and procedures. Provide substantive support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in their budget review; assist in securing approval from the General Assembly. Initiate payment to troop-contributing countries for settlement of liabilities. GENERAL: Provide advice and guidance, as required, to clients of the Division on budgetary and financial policies and procedures, including results-based budgeting. Keep up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines/issues that have a bearing on matters related to programme budgets, as appropriate, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures. Draft reports for inter-governmental bodies and for management on budgetary issues, including special political missions,, and correspondence; undertake research and analysis of budgetary policies and procedures, make recommendations for changes and/or modifications. Represent PPBD/OPPBA in inter- and intra-departmental meetings and as appropriate before legislative and expert bodies, on matters related to resource requirements, programming and budgetary issues. Perform other related duties, as assigned. The incumbent will be required to provide stand-by services during the weekend, holidays and outside normal working hours, as necessary.
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Competencies
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PROFESSIONALISM - Demonstrates professional competence and mastery in developing budgetary policies, procedures and new programs; knowledge and command of budget development, including results-based budgeting approaches and financial administration of resources; ability to formulate new strategies and technical approaches to budgetary matters. Ability to review and draft comprehensive, clear and concise reports for and provide substantive servicing of inter-governmental bodies on budgetary and programmatic matters. Keeps people informed and is able to explain and defend position and respond appropriately to audience. Ability to work under pressure and produce output that is accurate, timely and of high quality. Ability to effectively organize and deliver multiple priority assignments. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
ACCOUNTABILITY - Takes ownership for all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments.
TEAMWORK – Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; builds consensus for task purpose and direction with team members; supports and acts in accordance with final group decisions, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
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Education
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Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, public administration or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
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Work Experience
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A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in budgeting, administration, financial management or related field including experience with budgetary policies and practices, financial regulations and rules is required. Experience in the administration of budgets, including results-based budgeting, with greater independence and decision-making authority for complex budgets is required,. Experience in preparing reports on programmatic and budgetary issues for intergovernmental and expert bodies is required. Experience in the preparation of budgets for complex special political missions or peacekeeping operations is desirable. Experience conducting presentations before inter-governmental and expert bodies, is desirable. Experience with complex computerised financial systems and with finance modules of enterprise resource planning software (ERP) such as Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft is desirable.
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Languages
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English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable.
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Assessment
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Kindly note that you may, as part of the evaluation of your application for this position, be requested to undergo written knowledge-based assessment exercises, which may be followed by a competency-based interview depending on the result of the test.
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Special Notice
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The post is funded for a finite period of one year. Extension of the appointment is subject to extension of the mandate and/or the availability of the funds. Staff Members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all Staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.
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United Nations Considerations
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The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3, article 8). The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.
Candidates will be required to meet the requirements of Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter as well as the requirements of the position. The United Nations is committed to the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity for all its human resources, including but not limited to respect for international human rights and humanitarian law. Candidates may be subject to screening against these standards, including but not limited to whether they have committed, or are alleged to have committed criminal offences and/or violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.
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No Fee
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THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
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