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Intern – Programme Review Committee Support
Responsibilities
- Assist the PRC Secretariat in their mandate to improve project quality and compliance, as well in administrative tasks and in setting up data banks to enable identifying trends, patterns and early warning.
- Assist with cross-checks of data entry into the project information system
- Assist in ensuring compliance of projects with PRC guidelines
- Assist in database management and maintenance
- Contribute to project data reconciliation exercises across branches and project offices
- Assist in establishing an implementation monitoring system at UN-Habitat
- Assist project teams to enhance the quality of logical frameworks and theory of changes for projects at entry
- Assist in advising project staff regarding the PRC process
- Respond to requests for information from UN-HABITAT branches and offices
Qualifications/special skills
- Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent),
- Have graduated with Bachelor’s degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
- Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
- Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter. Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Associate Finance Officer
Responsibilities
- Advise and support in management of financial resources:
- Forecast consolidated financial requirements of work area;
- Monitor consolidated budget and project implementation ensuring full liquidity at all times;
- Oversee recognition of revenue payables and expenditures of the organization in line with UN rules and regulations, particularly International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).
- Participate in the formulation of policies, guidelines and strategies related to the financial and administrative components;
- Provide support with respect to resource requirements for the budget submissions by reviewing, analyzing and providing inputs into finalization of budgets and financial implications;
- Act as the liaison officer with the Programme Management officers Officers (PMOs).
- Management accounting: Monitor and report on quarterly basis on reconciliation of all project and fund balances on the financial systems in line with the donor agreements and initiate necessary adjustments;
Education
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in accounting, finance, business or public administration or related area, is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.
Work Experience
- A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance, administration, budget, business administration or related area, is required
- Experience in implementation of Accounting Standards, including IPSAS, is required Working experience with an accounting module like of an Enterprise Resource Platform (ERP) system e.g. SAP, is required.
- One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable (none if successful YPP or P-1 with a related
Method of Application
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