UN WFP Somalia
Job Title: Budget & Programming Officer
Vacancy Announcement No. 110/2022
Contract Type / Grade: Fixed-term, NOB
Duty Station: Nairobi
Contract Duration: 12 months
(extendable)
Date of Issue: 15th November 2022
Closing Date: 28th November 2022
About WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide and the ı. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.
Why join WFP in Somalia?
In Somalia, the World Food Programme provides food assistance
for nutrition, livelihoods, and relief through the hard work of more than 550
employees who contribute towards Zero Hunger in Somalia in close partnership
with local partners.
What will you do?
Budget Planning
· Contribute towards the
development of plans, processes and procedures ensuring compliance with wider
budget programming policies for WFP Somalia CO.
· Create and review
project budget plans and monitor ongoing project performance against budget,
ensuring adherence to guidance and policies, and provide financial analysis and
advice to optimize resources.
· Create and review budget
and project documentation and ensure relevant resource data is recorded in
internal systems for reference, in line with WFP standards and procedures.
· Proactively contribute
ideas on process and system improvement to better monitor and manage budgets
and funds.
Resource Management
· Monitor and provide
advice on fund utilisation, and advance financing, loan and borrowing / repayment
and refinancing arrangements; including alerts to approaching deadlines for
unassigned funds and potential resource shortfalls / surpluses and propose
appropriate solutions.
· Monitor and provide
advice on actions related to project closure and resource transfers.
· Represent the unit at
internal meetings/committees/working groups as required.
Pipeline Management
· Monitor the resource
pipeline to maximise operational effectiveness and provide advice on resource
allocations based on severity of pipeline shortfalls.
· Support the preparation
of food-demand plans to support management and usage of corporate Global
Commodity Financial Facility to guide decision-making.
Reporting
· Collate, analyse data
and prepare reports to enable informed decision-making and consistency of
information presented to senior management and external stakeholders.
· Provide regular progress
reports on WFP Projects and for donor grants.
· Review and update a wide
range of manuals and guidelines and reports including- donor reports, executive
briefs and sitreps for both external and internal stakeholders.
· Guide and support
capacity building for more junior employees.
Do you meet the minimum
requirements?
· Advanced University
degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or a First University
Degree with additional years of related work experience.
· Three or more years of
postgraduate progressive professional experience in financial, budgeting and
accounting Systems in commercial enterprises, national governments, or
international organizations.
· Proficiency in oral and
written communication in English.
Are you competent for
this job?
Do you have
· Experience in providing
analytical inputs for the development of budgets, or operational plans and
contributed to the production of various analytical reports to support decision
making.
· Strong analytical,
communication (oral and written) and presentation skills.
· Effective cognitive
abilities, analytical, problem-solving skills; resourcefulness, initiative,
maturity of judgment, tact, negotiating skills.
· Proven capacity to
initiate and lead innovation that strives for continuous improvements.
· A demonstrated broad
understand of WFP’s financial architecture and how it supports implementation
of operations is an added advantage.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit
online applications through E-Recruitment Portal HERE.
Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be
disregarded.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
WFP seeks applicants of the highest integrity and
professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
WFP is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to
promoting diversity and gender balance.
Selection of candidates is made on a competitive basis.
WFP does not charge any application fees to candidates.
