Budget & Programming Officer, P3, Implementation Budget Management (Khartoum, Sudan)

The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. In emergencies, we get food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After the cause of an emergency has passed, we use food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. WFP is part of the United Nations system and is voluntarily funded. To learn more about WFP's operations, please visit our website at: http://www.wfp.org

.   WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.   ABOUT WFP     The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.   JOB PURPOSE     Under the general supervisor of the Chief, the incumbent will lead budget and resource analysis and programming activities and/or provide technical support in Headquarters/Country Offices/Regional Bureaux, partnering with senior management to apply best practice approaches that support the efficient, effective and compliant utilisation of funds.   KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)     1. Participate in the development and implementation of plans, policies and procedures for budget and programming activities (including PSA, Management Plan, Project budget, extra budgetary, ensuring that objectives are achieved in compliance with corporate, regional and functional strategies. 2. Create and review project budget plans and monitor ongoing project performance against budget, ensuring adherence to guidance and policies, and providing financial analysis and advice to optimise resources. 3. Monitor and provide advice on actions related to project closure and resource transfer. 4. Monitor and provide advice on fund utilisation and advance financing, loan and borrowing, repayment and refinancing arrangements; alerting Country/Regional Directors to approaching deadlines for unassigned funds and potential resource shortfalls/surpluses, and proposing appropriate solutions. 5. Monitor and manage the resource pipeline to maximise operational effectiveness, adhering to standards and processes, and providing advice on resource allocations based on severity of pipeline shortfalls using relevant pipeline tools. 6. Contribute to the preparation of food-demand plans to support management and usage of corporate Global Commodity Financial Facility, and provide information and advice to guide Headquarters/Country Offices/Regional Bureaux decision-making when multiple projects compete for the same stock. 7. Ensure correct budget and project documentation is created, and ensure relevant resource data is recorded in internal systems for reference, in line with WFP standards and procedures. 8. Coordinate and prepare accurate reports, to provide consistent information for stakeholders, and to identify trends/issues and propose solutions that support decision-making by senior management. 9. Analyse data and propose well-researched ideas to senior officers for improvement to systems, techniques, tools, processes and procedures to better monitor and manage budgets and funds. 10. Build capacity of WFP staff in budgeting, fund management and operational planning, through preparing and delivery training, coaching, guidelines and manuals. 11. Represent the unit at internal meetings/committees/working groups as required, in order to contribute to discussion of key issues from a budget and resource programming perspective. 12. Manage junior officers/staff to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance. 13. Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance and monitoring the management of financial risks. 14. Technical support/ supervise the budget staff assigned to manage the implementation cost component under programme unit.  15. Other as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS   Experience * At least five years of post-graduate professional experience in the area of Budget and Financial planning. * Proven experience in Financial Analysis. * Extensive experience with ERP Systems and applications.   Education * Advanced University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.    Language:  * Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese.   DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE   • Has experience translating operational requirements into financial information. • Has experience preparing budgets and reports for management. • Had produced consolidated pipeline information, budgets, supply chain and operational plans. • Has experience in reviewing plans and budgets.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS   WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, travel and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, pension plan and medical insurance. For more details please visit https://icsc.un.org    DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS   30 September 2018   .   Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.   No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.