The South Sudan Country Office’s cash-based assistance (CBA) programming—covering incentive payments to frontline workers and lifesaving cash support to shock-affected families—is among the top five largest UNICEF CBA portfolios globally. To mitigate operational, programmatic, and reputational risks while enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of these programmes, the Country Office has adopted direct delivery modalities. In line with this risk-informed approach, and to operate effectively in a highly volatile and constrained environment, UNICEF is strengthening its financial oversight and risk management systems. This includes continuously reinforcing financial management frameworks based on the CBA Financial Management Centralized approach to support direct cash delivery, ensuring compliance with UNICEF policies and procedures, maintaining robust internal controls and due diligence, and mitigating fiduciary and operational risks associated with high-volume cash transactions. Key measures include reinforcing segregation of duties; strengthening financial monitoring, FSP contract management, and reconciliation processes; and ensuring transparency and accountability in the review of FSP payment distribution and reconciliation reports, as well as in the processing of related invoices. While this position reports to the Programme Manager (Risk – Direct Cash Delivery), with a dotted line to the Administrative & Finance Manager, the incumbent will be fully dedicated to the Cash Direct Delivery Unit. The role will provide day-to-day financial support to all sections utilizing the CBA modality within a centralized cash-based assistance management approach. The position will be based in Juba, with frequent field missions across the country to oversee cash distribution processes, assess FSP performance, identify fiduciary risks, and propose key risk mitigation measures

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The CBA Finance Officer supports the financial management of cash-based assistance programmes across the office, including budgeting, forecasting, expenditure monitoring, and ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant cash disbursements. The role includes supporting the management and supervision of Financial Service Providers (FSPs), encompassing contract management, performance monitoring, payment reconciliation, and the review of FSP cash distribution and reconciliation reports. The incumbent is also responsible for processing FSP invoices, ensuring that all supporting documentation is complete and aligned with Country Office CBA-approved Standard Operating Procedures and UNICEF global procedures and guidance. Additionally, the role contributes to strengthening the preparation of the CBA internal audit and financial controls, streamlining and accelerating processes and systems, and enhancing the overall efficiency and agility of the direct cash delivery Unit.

  1. Strengthen the internal audit of Cash-Based Assistance (CBA) programmes, including ensuring a rigorous financial review of the Health Transformative Sector Project (HSTP) incentive payments component and social transfers programming.
  2. Effective management of FSP contracts, including providing financial coordination and clear payment instructions.
  3. Review and validate FSP cash distribution and reconciliation reports, including undertaking internal reconciliation in HOPE and performing related financial reconciliation tasks in VISION (eZHACT 1.0), as required.
  4. Support FSP invoice processing and account replenishment, ensuring proper documentation and adherence to UNICEF procedures.

  5.  Support budgeting, financial planning, forecasting, and expenditure management for cash-based assistance (CBA) programmes.

  6. Knowledge and capacity building

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Job DescriptionDownload File TA TOR - CBA Finance Officer revised .docJw.pdf

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Minimum requirements

        1. Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Risk Prevention, accounting, finance, economics, business administration and any other related fields.
        2. Work Experience: At least 2 years of relevant work experience in Accounting and Auditing, Financial Management, Audit and Investigation, financial management, cash transfer programming, risk management, internal audit, compliance, budgeting and forecasting, contract management, accounts reconciliation, payment processing, humanitarian finance. and any other related fields.
        3. Skills: Excel (Advanced), VISION, HOPE, Reconciliation, Audit, Risk Management.
        4. Language Requirements: English - Proficient/Fluent

Desirables

    1. Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
    2. SAP Finance, IPSAS, database packages, Web management, Cash-funded programs, INGO
    3. Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 

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UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others

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