Democratic Republic of the Congo: Budget & Programme Officer P3

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking to fill the position of Budget & Programme Officer P3, based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Under the general supervision of the Deputy Country Director, Budget Programme P3 Officer will be responsible for the following key duties:

• 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;
• 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;
• Monitor and provide advice on actions related to project closure and resource transfer;
• 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;
• 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;
• 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 HQ/RB decision-making when multiple projects compete for the same stock;
• 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;
• 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;
• 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;
• Build capacity of WFP staff in budgeting, fund management and operational planning, through preparing and delivery training, coaching, guidelines and manuals;
• 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;
• Manage junior officers/staff to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance;
• Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance and monitoring the management of financial risks;
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education:

· Advanced University degree in Business Adminstration, Economics, Finance or other related fields or First University degree with two additional years of relevant work experience from the minimum experience requirement stated below.

Experience:

· At least 5 years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in translating operational requirements into financial information;

· Ability to prepare budgets and reports for management and review plans and budgets;

· Produced consolidated pipeline information, budgets, supply chain and operational plans.

Technical Skills & Knowledge:

· Programme knowledge is desireable;

· Proficiency in MS Officer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) an other standard office software packages and systems;

· General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures governing administration is highly desirable.

Competencies:

· Resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgement and tact;

· Take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

· Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing;

· Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor own work plan and those under supervision;

· Ability to develop and maintain effective work relationships with counter parts and staff within the office, with host population, donor, NGOs and other UN agencies;

· Ability to gain the assistance and cooperation of others in a team endeavour through technical leadership in a broad range of operational areas;

· Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Language:

· Fluency in oral and written English with an intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages);

· French level A is required.

Terms and Conditions

Selected candidate will be employed on a fixed-term contract with a probationary period of one year and eligible for the Rest and Recuperation (R&R) scheme.

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 icsc.un.org

Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/15-0017974

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