UN Women Finance Assistant, Bonn, Germany, NPSA-5

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The Division of Finance and Administration (DFA) is responsible for the planning, allocation and management of financial and administrative resources including information communications and technology, procurement and travel, security and safety, facility and general operational management. The DFA is responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of essential operations services in UN Women, continuous development and improvement in operations, policies, procedures and guidance to align with UN Women and stakeholders' evolving business needs, and technical and advisory support to the Executive Director in the formulation and implementation of the UN Women overall mission.

Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Director of Financial Management in Headquarters (HQ) and the daily supervision of Finance Specialist, the Finance Assistant is responsible for the execution of a wide range of financial services and administrative processes in HQ, ensuring high quality and accuracy of work in accordance with organizational financial rules, regulations, policies, procedures and approved allocations. The Finance Assistant adopts a client-oriented approach consistent with UN Women rules and regulations, standard practices and guidelines. The Finance Assistant delivers through a client, quality and results-oriented approach. The Finance Assistant works in collaboration with the Operations and Programme teams in UN Women HQ for solving finance-related issues and information
delivery.

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

• Ability to administer administrative processes and transactions
• Ability to perform work of confidential nature and handle a large volume of work
• Good knowledge of administrative rules and regulations
• Good IT and web-based management skills

• Completion of secondary education is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Law, or related fields is desirable.

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in administration, finance, procurement, or logistic support service is required, 2 years are sufficient for holders of a bachelor degree.
• Experience in accounts payable is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) is required.
• Experience in the use of ERP systems, preferably Oracle Cloud (Quantum), is required.
• Experience working in UN System is desirable.

• Fluency in English is required.
• Fluency in German is desirable.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.