+5years

Education:
• Master’s Degree in Finance/Accounting, Business, or Public Administration, or professional accounting qualification from internationally recognized institute of accountancy or University level qualifications in similar fields with two additional years of professional experience in accounting and finance.
• UNDP Advance Accountancy and Finance Test (AAFT), and subsequent FTCP Certification required, or Accounting/Finance qualification per Supplemental Recruitment Guidance for UNDP Finance Functions (2019).
• Professionally qualified accountants from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy will have a distinct advantage.
Experience:
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in providing financial management advisory and training services and/or managing staff operational systems.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems and ERP financials, preferably PeopleSoft.
• Experience of IPSAS and/or IFRS is required for external candidates.
Language Requirements:
• Fluency in English both oral and written, is required;
• Working knowledge of another UN official language is an asset but not a requirement.

COMPETENCIES
• Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work
• Leadership: Ability to persuade others to follow
• People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
• Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
• Delivery: Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement
Technical/Functional
• Accounting (General): Knowledge of accounting concepts, principles, regulations, and policies and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations.
• Financial Management: Ability to create a process to achieve financial goals.
• Financial Reporting and Analysis: Ability to evaluate financial data, derive relevant findings and present them in a meaningful manner.
• Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
• Risk Management: Ability to identify and prioritize risks, and organize action around mitigating them.
• Knowledge Management: Ability to capture, develop, share and effectively use information and knowledge.

4years

UNDP works in more than 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results. Integrity upholds the professionalism of UNDP staff; it is the backbone of efficiency. Our staff exhibits Professionalism by demonstrating competence in their areas of expertise, commitment and pride in their work. Diversity is one of the defining features of the United Nations and the Organization recognizes that the diversity of its staff is an asset in tackling its complex tasks; these are UNDP Values. We are individually and collectively responsible for nurturing and promoting an organizational culture of ethics and integrity where we respect and uphold the organization’s values, and where staff are empowered and motivated to deliver sustainable development results. We continuously seek and recruit people who are fair, impartial and honest. We value dynamic and adaptable persons who are not afraid to think creatively and are proactive, flexible and responsive.