Associate Humanitarian Finance Officer -UNOCHA - (Temporary Appointment)

Overview

The Associate Humanitarian Finance Officer will be responsible for implementing and contributing to financial and project management strategies within OCHA's Humanitarian Financing Units, ensuring compliance with guidelines and providing support to partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain country SOPs regarding administrative and financial workflows.
• Ensure financial revision of project applications and project budgets.
• Provide guidance on Humanitarian Financing and administrative procedures to partners.
• Conduct market cost surveys for items purchased under Humanitarian Financing projects.
• Review project budgets to determine normal costs and variations.
• Review requests for project amendments and revisions.
• Track, collect, and review final financial reports from recipient organizations.
• Liaise with auditors for project audits and review audit reports.
• Develop, maintain, and update a database for cost effectiveness analysis.
• Prepare and update numerical and narrative reports detailing Humanitarian Financing performance.
• Reconcile and coordinate HQ-level and Fund's field records.
• Support monitoring and evaluation visits to project sites.
• Conduct Financial and administrative partner visits.
• Maintain all related files updated and share information with colleagues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

Candidates with Master's degree or equivalent, a minimum of 2 years of experience in areas of grant and/or programme management, humanitarian affairs, humanitarian emergencies, donor relations, monitoring and evaluation, communication and reporting, budget management and/or administration-financing is required, OR Candidates with Bachelor's degree, a minimum of 4 years of experience in areas of grant and/or programme management, humanitarian affairs, humanitarian emergencies, donor relations, monitoring and evaluation, communication and reporting, budget management and/or administration-financing is required. Experience in humanitarian or development financing, e.g., grant management, fundraising, and donor relations for humanitarian programmes is required. Experience in handling of web-based management systems and ERP financials, preferably PeopleSoft is desirable. Experience in humanitarian assistance is desirable. Experience with a UN agency and an international NGO is desirable.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in project management, development studies, international relations, public administration, economics, accounting or a related field is required, OR A relevant first-level university degree in project management, development studies, international relations, public administration, economics, accounting or a related field.

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