Associate Humanitarian Finance Officer -UNOCHA - (Temporary Appointment)

Venezuela·Caracasmid

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Key Responsibilities

1.) Ensures Implementation and contributes to development of financial and Project management strategies,

Requirements Summary

• Review project budgets to determine “normal costs and variations” in project expenditure areas to be determined.

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OtherFinance Officer

This vacancy is open to nationals of the respective country

The position is located in the Crisis Response Division (CRD), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.

Responsibilities

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The Associate Finance Officer and is located in a number of OCHA Humanitarian Financing Units (specifically, in Venezuela). Under the overall supervision of the Head of Office, the incumbent reports to the Head of Humanitarian Financing Unit/Fund Manager.

Within delegated authority, the Finance Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
1.) Ensures Implementation and contributes to development of financial and Project management strategies, and adapts processes and procedures focusing on achievement of the following results:
• Develop and maintain country SOPs regarding administrative and financiais workflows of HF in all countries covered by the Humanitarian Financing Unit (HFU).
• Ensure financial revision of project applications and project budgets for quality control and compliance to the HF guidelines (including budgetary procedures in line with HF budget review criteria).
• Provide guidance on Humanitarian Financing and administrative procedures and guidelines to partners on applications to clarify requirements for accessing grants.
• Conduct market cost survey for items commonly purchased under Humanitarian Financing projects.

Achieve Results:
    LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively:
    LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously
    LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility
    LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination     LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner
    LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion
    LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Thematic Area	Name	Definition
Business Management	Results-based Management	→Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results
Finance	Financial risk management	→Ensures financial resilience through proactive assessment of risk, implementation of controls and taking mitigating action. Understands risk and reward in relation to collaborative and commercial projects. Ensures a culture of positive risk management"
Business Management	Portfolio Management	→Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization’s programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment
Finance	Management and cost accounting	→Ability to produce periodic qualitative and quantitative performance reports to facilitate effective decision making and performance monitoring. Ability to use a range of costing techniques and analyse cost related data to provide quantitative information to the users of reports.
Business Management	Working with Evidence and Data	→Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making
Finance	Investment management	→Ability to manage organization’s assets such as equity, bonds, cash, etc. according to the investment guidelines.
2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness	Effectiveness	→Project Quality Assurance
Finance	Financial planning and budgeting	→Ability to create and manage processes to achieve UNDP's long and short-term financial goals, including through planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysing and reporting.

Requirements

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Education:

Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in project management, development studies, international relations, public administration, economics, accounting or a related field is required, OR
A relevant first-level university degree inproject management, development studies, international relations, public administration, economics, accounting or a related field

Experience:

Candidates with Master's degree or equivalent, a minimum of 2 years of experience in areas of grant and/or programme management, humanitarian affairs, humanitarian emergencies, donor relations, monitoring and evaluation, communication and reporting, budget management and/or administration-financing is required, OR
Candidates with Bachelor's degree, a minimum of 4 years of experience in areas of grant and/or programme management, humanitarian affairs, humanitarian emergencies, donor relations, monitoring and evaluation, communication and reporting, budget management and/or administration-financing is required.
Experience in humanitarian or development financing, e.g., grant management, fundraising, and donor relations for humanitarian programmes is required.
Experience in handling of web-based management systems and ERP financials, preferably PeopleSoft is desirable.
Experience in humanitarian assistance is desirable.
Experience with a UN agency and an international NGO is desirable.

Fluency in English and Spanish is required.

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UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.

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