Associate Finance and Budget Officer

Organizational Context

This position is within the Policy and Coordination Unit of the Programme Planning and Budget Division (PPBD) at the UN Secretariat's Department of Management, Strategy, Policy and Compliance. PPBD formulates plans, forecasts resource needs, and develops/implements programme budget policies and procedures. It supports legislative bodies and clients by estimating resource requirements for mandates, optimizing processes, and leveraging technology for continuous improvement.

Job Purpose

The Associate Finance and Budget Officer supports the Policy and Coordination Unit in formulating plans, forecasting resource requirements, and developing/implementing programme budget policies and procedures. This role involves translating legislative mandates into programme budgets, providing guidance on budgetary matters, and supporting senior management in budget reviews. The officer will also contribute to transformation and innovation initiatives within the Division, enhancing evidence-based planning and budgeting through data analytics and process optimization. A key aspect is providing client-oriented advisory support on budget implementation and preparing performance reports, identifying variances and explaining them. The role also involves researching policy changes, improving information systems, and proposing enhancements to budgetary modules and data integration for better support of Secretariat and intergovernmental processes.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include guiding staff and clients in translating legislative mandates into programme budgets and validating programme plans. The role involves supporting clients in utilizing ERP systems for budget proposals and reviewing/assuring the quality of programme budgets and revisions. The officer will support senior management by researching information for intergovernmental bodies and analyzing financial implications of new mandates. In budget administration, the role supports transformation, innovation, and data analytics initiatives, and conducts research to improve budgetary policies and procedures. Client-oriented guidance on budget implementation policies is provided. The officer reviews and finalizes budget performance reports, identifying and summarizing variances. General duties include staying updated on budgetary matters, transforming data into accessible information products, researching policy changes, identifying system improvements, designing reports and tools, proposing enhancements to budgetary modules, and applying data management methodologies for analytical use.

Work Experience

A minimum of two years of progressive experience in finance, budget, public administration, or related fields is required. Experience using data for decision-making, including presenting insights from large datasets, is essential. One year or more of experience with data visualization applications (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) or business intelligence tools (e.g., SAP Business Objects) is also required. Experience with results-based budgeting, financial/budgetary model development, or supporting intergovernmental bodies is desirable.

Skills

Professionalism, Planning and Organizing, Creativity, Financial and mathematical skills, Data analysis and presentation, Problem-solving, Information management, Research, Policy formulation, System improvement, Data visualization, ERP systems utilization.

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