Overview
The Assistant Finance Officer will support OCHA's humanitarian financing, programmatic, reporting quality, and follow-up activities. The role aims to strengthen the Humanitarian Financing Unit's operations and senior management support.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate the review and revision process of project proposals and advise organizations on recommended revisions.
- Support the review of grant agreements and supporting documents for accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
- Conduct market cost surveys and maintain a database for cost-effectiveness analysis.
- Reconcile advisory reports with UHF records on project performance and financial statements.
- Conduct partner sensitization on UHF procedures and guidelines.
- Support the preparation and execution of Grant Agreements and follow up on fund transfers.
- Track, collect, and review financial reports from UHF partners.
- Conduct financial spot-check visits to partner offices and report outcomes.
- Assist in arranging project and/or partner audits and review audit reports.
- Liaise with companies carrying out contractual services on behalf of the UHF.
Required Experience
- Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in finance and accounting, program management, administration, crisis/emergency, project management, budget management or other related area is required.
- Experience with audit, financial spot-check, and/or financial report review is desirable.
- Experience in capacity assessment of partner organizations is desirable.
- Experience with project management, budgeting and proposal writing is desirable.
- Experience in a humanitarian context within the UN Common System or other comparable international organization is desirable.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or equivalent in finance, business management, public administration, Economics, accounting or other related fields.
- Bachelor`s degree with 2 additional years of relevant experience can be accepted in lieu of Master’s degree.
