Finance & Budget Officer Job in Kenya - UNEP

Responsibilities

  • Medium-term plan:
  • Reviews, analyses and finalizes the preparation of the medium-term plan and its revisions on the basis of departmental submissions, taking into account recommendations and decisions of specialized intergovernmental bodies including Conferences of Parties of Multilateral Environmental Conventions.
  • Provides substantive support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in their review of the medium-term plan and its revisions; secures approval from the General Assembly. United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)
  • Ensure legislative mandates are accurately translated into program budgets. 
  • Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, or related field is required.

  • A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • Successful completion of either degree or non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

  • A minimum of seven (7) years progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration or related area is required.
  • Experience preparing donor reports and financial statements is required.
  • Experience working with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) is required. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and with international organizations is desirable.
  • Experience in developing and reviewing strategic programme and budget documents for UNEP‑administered MEAs, including support to intergovernmental approval processes, is desirable.
  • Experience providing authoritative budgetary and analytical support to MEA secretariats and intergovernmental bodies, including during budget preparation and review cycles, is desirable.
  • Experience in coordinating administrative processes across MEAs, including knowledge‑management systems, workplan development, and oversight of trust fund accounts, is desirable.

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