Posting Title: Finance and Budget Officer, P3 Job Code Title: FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICER Department/Office: Department of Management Duty Station: NEW YORK Deadline: 27 July 2014 Job Opening number: 14-FIN-DM-35047-R-NEW YORK (R) The position is located in Section III of the Peacekeeping Financing Division (PFD) in the Office of Programme Planning, Budget & Accounts in the Department of Management and the incumbent reports to the Chief of the Section. PFD supports the Controller in exercising accountability for the financial resources made available by the Member States for peacekeeping operations, with a currently approved annual budget in excess of US$7 billion. The Division is committed to an ongoing change process to ensure the highest effectiveness and efficiency standards in budget preparation and presentation, including the mainstreaming of results-based budgeting. The working environment of peacekeeping operations is dynamic, and the PFD team is highly committed to meeting the corresponding demands. The main partners of the Division are the peacekeeping operations, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Department of Field Support, the legislative bodies and troop- and formed police-contributing countries. Education Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) preferably in business administration, finance or a related area is required. A first-level university degree, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience in budget, finance or related area may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Work Experience A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration or related area, is a requirement. Experience in writing and in the use of information technology tools for financial analysis and monitoring of budgets and in use of Microsoft Office software, in particular Excel, Word and PowerPoint, is desired. Experience in results-based approaches to budgeting and in peacekeeping is desirable. Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in written and spoken English is essential. Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable. To learn more details and apply: https://careers.un.org/
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 14:50:42 +0000
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