FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICER (TJO)

Org. Setting and Reporting

This post is located in the Finance and Budget Section (FBS), in the Programme Support and Management Services (PSMS), at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva. The incumbent will operate under the overall guidance of the Chief of Finance and Budget Section and the direct supervision of the relevant Cluster/Unit within the section.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Finance & Budget Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Act as the local expert on Umoja/Integrated Planning, Monitoring and Reporting (IPMR) system processes for OHCHR and coordinate related implementation activities, including process re-engineering, training, workflow management, and process testing, both at Headquarters and in the field.¨
• Establish, manage and resolve Umoja/IPMR solution risks and issues, and develops suggestions for their mitigation plans. Ensures timely identification, resolution, and appropriate escalation of issues to the appropriate authorities
• Perform change management activities by taking into account the impact of change of “as-is” and “to-be” processes (e.g. delegation of authority, divisional responsibility, roles and skills capacity). Budget preparation:
• Reviews and analyses data with respect to the finalization of cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements from Departments/offices at Headquarters and in the field, including programmatic aspectsProvides support to managers with respect to the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions.
• Ensures review and oversight of programmes and projects, including providingadvice to programme-project managers at HQ and in the field on project development, budget planning, monitoring and reporting
• Provides technical support to Divisions, Sections and/or field presences in their budget review; assists in securing approval from the relevant internal body. Budget administration:
• Monitors and controls regular budget and extrabudgetary allotments, including redeployment of funds when necessary, ensuring appropriate expenditures.
• Monitors budget implementation and determines/recommends reallocation of funds when necessary.
• Monitors expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized levels.
• Guides user groups in the areas of project budget planning and logical framework elements, taking into consideration end-to-end processes and the overall Umoja solution.
• Reviews all requisitions for goods and services to ensure correct objects of expenditure have been charged, ensuring availability of funds.
• Administers and monitors extra-budgetary resources, including review of agreements and cost plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and rules and established policies and procedures.
• Prepares relevant documentation with respect to bud...