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Job Opening
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Posting Title: |
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Budget Officer, P3
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Job Code Title: |
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FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICER
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United Nations Office at Vienna
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VIENNA
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Posting Period: |
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27 February 2015-28 March 2015
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Job Opening number: |
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15-FIN-UNOV-40942-R-VIENNA (X)
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N/A
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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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This position is located in the UNODC Budget Unit of the Budget Section (BS), Financial Resources Management Service (FRMS), Division for Management (DM) of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria. The incumbent will report to the Chief, UNODC Budget Unit and operate under the overall guidance of the Chief, Budget Section.
For more information on UNOV, please visit our website: www.unvienna.org
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Responsibilities
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Within delegated authority the incumbent will perform the following specific duties:
• With particular emphasis on UNODC voluntarily funded budgets, review and analyse cost estimates and budget proposals and monitor implementation of corporate cost centres and project budgets;
• Participate in preparation of biennial budget proposal; analyse divisional budget submissions, ensure compliance with legislative mandates;
• Prepare supplementary and other analytical information that allows FRMS to effectively justify budget and performance reports to the General Assembly budget review organs (Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, Fifth Committee) and UNODC governing bodies;
• Analyse and present financial implications on business scenarios and resolutions of the General Assembly and UNODC governing bodies;
• Analyse, recommend and issue spending authority (allotments) and monitor implementation to ensure that expenditures remain within authorized limits;
• Continuously monitor budget implementation, cost drivers, financial projections and prepare comparative and variance analysis on Field Offices, regional and year on year budget performances; prepare quarterly financial monitoring reports with particular emphasis on project implementation and financial risks;
• Administer and monitor the management and support budgets of UNODC's field offices;
• Provide advice and guidance, as required, to clients of the Service on budgetary and financial policies and procedures, including results-based budgeting, and with particular emphasis on the use of voluntarily funded budgets and the funding of field offices; ensure compliance with financial regulations and rules and established policies and procedures;
• Keep up-to-date on documents/ reports/ guidelines/ issues that have a bearing on matters related to the budgets of UNODC, as appropriate, ensuring compliance with inter-governmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures;
• Draft reports for inter-governmental bodies and for management on budgetary issues, and other correspondence; undertake research and analysis of budgetary policies and procedures, make recommendations for changes and/or modifications and propose solutions to issues.;
• Perform other work related duties, as assigned.
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Competencies
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Professionalism: Has knowledge and practice of budget development and financial administration of resources. Is able to formulate new technical approaches to budgetary matters. Understands and applies Results-Based Management methodologies in budget and performance reporting. Understands accounting and costing principles and their implication on budget formulation and performance analysis. Is able to independently conduct research and analysis, formulate options and present conclusions and recommendations. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
Client orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
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; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, 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, public administration, finance, accounting or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in related fields and an accounting qualification by an internationally recognized accounting body such as Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Association of Chartered Accountants (ACA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in combination with two additional years of qualifying practicing experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
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Work Experience
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A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in financial management within business administration, public administration, finance and accounting, financial project management or related area is required. Several years of experience in budget development and financial administration of resources at the international level is required. Experience in the application of Results-Based Management or similar performance management methodologies is required. Experience in the use of automated budgeting, costing and financial modelling is required. Work experience with large international level dynamic trust funds, technical assistance projects and voluntary contributions management is desirable. Experience in the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems 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 English, i.e. oral and written proficiency, is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an advantage.
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Assessment
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Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.
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Special Notice
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This is an extra-budgetary post and the initial appointment will be for a period of one year. Extension of the appointment is subject to extension of the mandate and/or the availability of 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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Job openings posted on the Careers Portal are taken off at midnight (New York time) on the deadline date.
Applications are automatically pre-screened according to the published evaluation criteria of the job opening on the basis of the information provided by applicants. Applications cannot be amended following submission and incomplete applications shall not be considered. The selected candidate will be subject to a reference checking process to verify the information provided in the application.
Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the At-a-Glance on "The Application Process" and the Instructional Manual for the Applicants, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” on the upper right side of the browser on Inspira.
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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