Programme Budget Specialist at UNICEF

Background

• The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations.
• The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism.
• To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated.
• There is growing evidence that investing investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries.
• In line with the Rights and Results-based Programming approach of UNICEF, the Programme Budget Specialist will contribute and collaborate in providing technical support to strengthen the culture of results-based programme budgeting, and ensure alignment and linkage with the results-based planning, monitoring, reporting and resource mobilization priorities of the Country Programme

Purpose Of the Job

• Under the direct supervision of the Chief (PMR), the Programme Budget Specialist will be responsible for tracking, analyzing and reporting income and expenditures, including donor contributions and will be accountable for analyzing the needs,  preparation, management and monitoring of contributions, involving all sources of funds across programmes and operations, contributing to the overall governance of the office.
• She/he will also collaborate with HQ, RO and CO and contribute to the overall strategies related to contribution and budget management and reporting and capacity building for UNICEF Nigeria Country Office. 

Key Functions, Accountabilities and Related Tasks:

• Supports the formulation of strategies and concept.
• Support Budget analysis focusing on achieving results
• Contribution management (budget planning allocation, monitoring)
• Management of financial dashboard reports
• Management of financial reports related to resource mobilization and donor reporting.  

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

• Advanced University degree in Business Administration, Finance and Accounting, General administration, Development studies, Statistics, Social Sciences, or any other relevant field of discipline.
• Minimum five years of relevant professional work experience in Programme management and budgeting.
• Work experience in international organization in the relevant area is an asset
• Work experience on EU financial reporting is considered an asset
• Experience in the usage of office software MS package and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
• Experience in SAP is required.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.