Chief of Payroll and Offboarding, P-5, Fixed Term Position, Global Shared Services Centre, GSSC-Payroll and Offboarding, #00095672

UN Children's Fund - UNICEF

Staff Closes 18 Jul 2026 10 days left

Overview

Provides strategic leadership and technical oversight of global payroll, offboarding, and job classification functions, ensuring accurate, timely, compliant, and client-focused service delivery.


Key Responsibilities
  • Lead end-to-end global payroll, offboarding and job classification operations ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
  • Exercise delegated authority within established governance frameworks.
  • Establish and maintain a robust governance and internal control framework ensuring compliance with UN/UNICEF regulations.
  • Lead end-to-end offboarding services
  • Lead ERP payroll and offboarding optimization, automation and integration with case management and reporting systems.
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with DPC, DFAM, DID and country offices and represent UNICEF in inter-agency payroll and offboarding initiatives.
  • Oversee job classification
  • Leadership and Management of Staff
  • Strengthening collaboration with UNJSPF and HLIS
Required Experience

Minimum ten years of increasingly responsible professional experience in accounting, finance, payroll, management or related fields is required. Experience in the UN common system or experience with similar positions in other international organizations is required. Thorough knowledge of the principal practices and techniques used in payroll operations is required.

Qualifications

Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Business Administration and any other related fields.

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in English (both verbal and written) is required.
Languages Preferred
Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset. In-depth knowledge of UN/UNICEF HR rules and regulations is desirable. Knowledge of UNICEF financial regulations and rules, and the UN remuneration system is highly desirable.
Contract Duration
Fixed Term Position
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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