Associate Programme Officer (Finance and Budget)

This position is located in (POLBN) with duty station in Beirut, Lebanon, under the Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA), Division for Operations (DO), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the National Programme Coordinator based in Lebanon and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Regional Programme Coordinator based in Tunisia and under the overall guidance of the UNODC Administrative and Finance Officer (Operations Manager) in the Operations Area. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with other operations areas, programmes section and programme teams in ROMENA. For more information on UNODC, please visit www.unodc.org

The Associate Programme Officer (Finance and Budget) provides support to the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Regional programme and to the Lebanon Programme Office, assists with the administration and implementation of budget, financial and management strategies, the administration of budgets, as well as facilitation of knowledge sharing. Within assigned authority, the incumbent will perform the following specific duties: • Work with key clients to facilitate the financial implementation of the assigned programmes/projects/grants, and to the POLBN implemented Programmes, including the monitoring and analysis of specific aspects of programme/project development and implementation ensuring full compliance of financial processes, financial recording system and follow up on audit-recommendations and verification exercises, in line with the UN financial rules, policies, and regulations, • Assist in the creation, revision of the programme/project documents, contributing to programme strategic planning and implementation, as well as to financial oversight and staffing tables in the Integrated Planning, Management and Reporting (IPMR) system, related to budget, WBSE, and staffing tables. • Act as the Focal Point for the creation of grants, unreleased and released budgets for the criminal justice portfolio ensuring the grants have the correct allocation of amounts per country in the portfolio. • Assist the regional programme, in cost estimate reviews, monitoring and reviewing of the programme/project released budgets and expenditures including Biennium Budget projections for the criminal justice portfolio and POLBN implemented programmes, ensuring compliance with approved donor funding agreements, agreements with implementing partners, costed work plans relating to the criminal justice programme and POLBN requirements and activities. • Prepare and review budget proposals for project documents/ revisions, especially costed workplans/budgets, to submit to the different donors. • Provide support in preparing, coordinating, monitoring and reporting on the criminal justice programme budget monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports per country and grants for the Criminal Justice Portfolio and more specifically on the POLBN grants under his responsibility. • Provide financial guidance to the Criminal Justice Team and POLBN implemented grants on existing resources, future challenges and long-term funding implications, including the development and monitoring of budgets vs expenditure, record variations and updates budget tables, in close cooperation and regular communication with the team in Lebanon and at regional level. • Facilitate the closure of all the financial agreements, monitor the open commitments monthly to ensure timely closure of grants and issuance of the final financial reports. • Prepare terms of reference for national and international consultants/experts. • Prepare and contribute to field missions and capacity-building activities, including the preparation of meetings, training workshops and events and carry out administrative arrangements notably: • Act as the quality control in the administrative, operational and financial and guide the Project/Programme Assistants and Associates in administrative, operational and financial procedures and the preparation of the year end closure for the programme portfolio to be submitted to UNODC ROMENA. • Act as UNODC focal point in the, Operations Management Team in Lebanon and ESCWA for the administrative processes. • Contribute to the collection and analysis of data as well as identification of trends or patterns and provide draft insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. • Perform other work-related duties, as required.

• Professionalism: Has knowledge of programme management, administrative, budgetary and financial policies, practices and procedures in general and in particular, at the UN Secretariat. Is able to apply various United Nations administrative rules and regulations in work situations. Has knowledge of UN financial rules and regulations. Has ability to analyse and interpret data in support of decision-making and coney resulting information to management. Has conceptual analytical and evaluative skills to conduct independent research and analysis. 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. • Planning & Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently. • Accountability: Takes ownership of 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; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business or public administration, management, finance, economics, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Public or International Accounting certification is desirable.

Not available.

A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration, or a related area is required. Work experience with financial support, including financial analysis and budget monitoring, for a technical assistance programme is required. Work experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is required. Experience with SAP/Umoja, is desirable. Experience at the national or international level in programme management and financial monitoring of projects is desirable. Experience in financial management analysis and budget monitoring is desirable. Experience with the United Nations System or similar international organization is desirable. Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English is required. Arabic is required. The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult

https://languages.un.org

for details).

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Required Languages

Language

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

English

UN Level II

UN Level II

UN Level II

UN Level II

Arabic

UN Level II

UN Level II

UN Level II

UN Level II

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

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