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Budget Specialist (P-3), FT #128655, Port Sudan (Open to non-Sudanese only)

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Job no: 572456

Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment

Duty Station: Port Sudan

Level: P-3

Location: Sudan

Categories: Partnerships

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, a voice.

II. Job organizational context and purpose for the job

Sudan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. The conflict in Sudan is severely putting at risk the health and well-being of Sudan’s 24 million children, therewith the future of the country and heavily affecting the wider region. 14 million children in Sudan require urgent humanitarian assistance. Millions of those children face multiple risks of grave violations – killing & maiming, child recruitment, violence, rape, and more.

UNICEF is staying and delivering for the children of Sudan, through a three-pronged humanitarian, development, and peace nexus strategy: (a) provide and maintain critical and lifesaving services in hotspot areas, (b) provide urgent assistance to newly displaced and host communities in non-hotspot areas, (c) preserve resilience through ensuring basic service delivery across states.

UNICEF requires USD 840 million in 2024 to reach 10 million of the most vulnerable children and families with child protection, education, health, nutrition, WASH and cash plus interventions. Out of the total appeal, USD 200 million is required to deliver for the Darfur region and USD 50 million for providing life-saving supplies across Sudan.

UNICEF is calling on all its partners to redouble efforts and stand in solidarity with the children of Sudan, protect their rights, and their future.

Job organizational context and purpose for the job :

Under the supervision of the Head of Partnerships, Innovation and Resource Mobilization, leads the budget unit, and oversees a variety of specialized tasks in support of the preparation, monitoring, and control of the budget, involving several different sources of funds and programmes and monitors and allocates incoming funds, manage donor (PBA) Programme Budget Allotment files, make allocations to the appropriate programmes.

The Specialist will have a matrix reporting-line to the Deputy Representative for Programming, as well as Operations, and will support regular analysis and briefings for CO Management.

How can you make a difference?

III. Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

• Lead and supervise to UNICEF Sudan Budget Unit (2 staff).
• Lead budget/grant management analysis for Senior Management Team strategic oversight, and decision making.
• Monitor and control country programme and sectoral funding levels against ceilings
• according to CPR / CPD and country programme fund utilization, recommending ceiling adjustment where necessary, and identify areas of over or under-expenditure respectively to ensure maximum fund utilization.
• Responsible for maintenance of Country Office ceiling and allocations to Rolling Workplans, providing information on allotment accounts and availability of funds and issuing revised sub-allotment; recommending and updating allotment lists.
• Coordinate with New York Headquarters on Programme/Project Coding (PIDB) and new funding and relay the same to Programme Officers and update Programme Officers on reporting requirements, expiry of funding and prepare documentation for funding extension requests.
• Support budget formulations and negotiations with selected donors.
• Process external funding & expenditure with other UNICEF offices’ and monitor relative utilization and provide Funding Commitments (FC) to other UNICEF offices, when necessary.
• Prepare funding and expenditure reports for consolidation with other stakeholders e.g. other UN agencies, Government and other donors.
• .Maintain local Donor Report Calendar and provide support to Programme Officers through preparation of Fund Utilization Reports, coordinate responses to financial queries and enquiries from donors and headquarters and the provision of programme financial and budget.
• Conduct capacity building needs assessment at both CO systems, as well as staffing levels, develop training curricula and materials and provide on-the-job and through webinar and workshop - training, especially in the field.

IV. Impact of Results

The Budget Specialist quality of work directly impacts on the overall reputation of UNICEF. S/He follows established procedures but is expected to make recommendations on strategies for engagement and communications products. The Specialist is accountable for quality, substantive input and ability to project a competent and trusted image of UNICEF to partners.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: JD Budget Specialist_P3 FT_new128 - SUD24023.docx

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

The following minimum requirements:

VII. Recruitment Qualifications

Education: Advanced university degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration or equivalent or any recognized professional qualification.

Experience: At least 5 years of progressive professional experience in financial management with a strong

focus on Budgetary /Financial Control

Experience in leading teams, and management and supervision of personnel a must.

Experience in supporting donor engagement and grant management an asset (WB, GFATM, GAVI, GPE, EU, BHA)

Experience with IPSAS and/or IFRS is considered as an asset.

Experience working in emergency settings, a strong advantage

Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is a strong asset. Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset

VI. Skills

Strong analytical and presentation skills (verbally and written)

Strong software skills Vision, Insights, PowerBi, and Excel

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

i) Core Values

· Care

· Respect

· Integrity

· Trust

· Accountability

· Sustainability

ii) Core Competencies (For Staff with Supervisory Responsibilities)

§ Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)

§ Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)

§ Works Collaboratively with others (2)

§ Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)

§ Innovates and Embraces Change (2)

§ Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)

§ Drive to achieve impactful results (2)

§ Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.]

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

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