Wednesday, May 21, 2014

RE-ADVERTISEMENT - PROGRAMME FINANCE ASSOCIATE

 
 
 
 
Background
Those who previously applied need not re-apply.

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) became operational in January 2011 and merges and builds on the work of four previous entities of the United Nations which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment: the Division for the Advancement of Women (DSW), the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, (OSAGI), and United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
 
Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
 
UN Women is mandated to lead and coordinate UN efforts to ensure commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming; to provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States through effective partnerships with national mechanisms for gender equality, civil society and others, to provide through normative support functions and operational activities guidance and technical support to all Member States, across all levels of development, in all regions.
 
United Nations in Tanzania is a UN Delivering as One (DaO) Pilot operating under One Programme - the UN Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP) 2011-2016.
 
Under the guidance and supervision of the Finance and Operations Manager, the Finance Associate provides financial services ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work. The Finance Associate promotes a client-oriented approach consistent with UN Women rules and regulations.

The Finance Associate works in close collaboration with the Operations, Programme and Project Staff in the Country Office and with UN Women Regional Office and HQs staff to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Administration and implementation of program and operational financial services;
  • Support to management of the country office budget preparation and administration;
  • Accounting and administrative support;
  • Support to monitoring and implementation of the resources mobilization strategy;
  • Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing;
  • Management of office assets.

Competencies
Core competencies:
 
Ethics and Values:
  • Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.
Organizational Awareness:
  • Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.
Development and Innovation:
  • Take charge of self-development and take initiative.
Work in teams:
  • Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Communicating and Information Sharing:
  • Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:
  • Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others.
Conflict Management:
  • Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.
Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:
  • Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.
Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:
  • Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.
Functional competencies:
  • Demonstrates corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
  • Demonstrates effective and efficient administration and implementation of program and operational financial services.
  • Ensures and monitors compliance with UN/UN Women rules, regulations, and policies of financial activities, financial recording/reporting system;
  • Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships with clients, demonstrating understanding of client's perspective; anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly;
  • Creating synergies through self-control; Managing conflict;
  • Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
  • Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints.

Required Skills and Experience
Education:
  • Secondary Education, with specialized certification in Accounting and Finance;
    University Degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration highly desirable;
    Part-qualified accountants from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy and finance will have a distinct advantage;
    UNDP Accountancy & Finance Test required.
Experience:
  • Seven years of progressively responsible financial management or accounting experience is required, with knowledge of programme or project finance desirable;
    Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web based management systems;
    Knowledge of IPSAS and/or IFRS required;
  • Previous work experience in development cooperation or the UN a clear advantage.
Language:
  • Written and oral proficiency in English and Kiswahili is required.