Overview
Support budget and resource analysis and programming activities, collaborate with unit managers, and follow their advice to apply best practices for the effective, efficient, and compliant use of funds. Advise and provide strategic information on resources to enable sound decision-making at the management level.
Tasks Summary
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures for budget and programming activities.
- Compile, prepare and revise various budget plans.
- Monitor WFP’s corporate systems ensuring budget-supporting documents are accurate.
- Participate in CSPs closure activities and work with spending units to close open commitments.
- Collate commodity pipeline requirements including Advance Financing requests.
- Prepare monthly pipeline reports and support the Country Office team in monitoring the resource pipeline.
- Participate in and support preparations for the monthly, cross-functional, pipeline working group.
- Check accuracy and monitor timely programming and utilization of funds.
- Perform and document fund sub allotments.
- Participate and support preparations for the Country Office resource Management Committee (RMC).
- Support the activation/deactivation and management of Global Commodity Management Facility (GCMF) supply lines.
- Support the capacity enhancement of junior staff in budgeting, funds management, operational planning and performance reporting.
- Collect inputs and draft accurate and timely reports.
- Contribute towards the development and improvement of systems, techniques, tools, processes and procedures.
- Participate in internal meetings/committees/working groups as required.
- Follow standard emergency preparedness practices and contribute to monitoring the management of financial risks.
- Perform other relevant duties as required.
Experience Requirements
- At least one (1) year of postgraduate professional experience related to the role.
- Experience performing basic analytics and presenting the information to meet various audience needs.
- Some experience in preparing, managing and reporting on operational budgets and performance.
- Experience working with large datasets, extracting information from them in an easy to interpret manner.
- Adequate analytical skills and resourcefulness, initiative and have learned tact in devising solutions to current and potential operational issues.
- Good understanding of information and financial systems and how those support the implementation of operations.
- Good understanding of operational planning and business processes, rules and procedures and apply them consistently in the implementation and support of programme interventions.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to work patiently and tactfully in a team, with people of different backgrounds and expertise, to deliver as one toward common operational goals.
Qualification Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Finance, Economics or other relevant field.
- Additional professional training in project management, statistical analysis and/or operational planning and management is desirable.
