Overview
The Senior Project Control Associate complements programme management by providing support for project oversight, including monitoring plans, quality assurance, and verification. This role involves reviewing project agreements, audits, and ensuring synchrony between financial and operational performance.
Key Responsibilities
- - Contribute to reviewing internal control systems of implementing partners.
- - Contribute to reviewing IP agreements for conformity with Country Operation Plans and UNHCR's rules, policies, and procedures.
- - Monitor that a complete record is maintained for all projects.
- - Contribute to reviewing, analyzing, and verifying Financial and Performance Implementing Partner Reports.
- - Ensure funds obligated under an IP agreement permit the payment of the next installment or disbursement.
- - Support timely project closure.
- - Contribute to tracking project risk management.
- - Monitor, track, and verify expenditure for direct implementation by UNHCR.
- - Bring significant variances in budget execution, project execution percentage, time schedule, and project quality to the attention of supervisors.
- - Maintain professional relationships with implementing partners.
- - Keep up-to-date with UNHCR rules, regulations, and procedures.
- - Recommend acceptance or non-acceptance of IPRs and payment of installments.
- - Advise on improvements related to project management and internal controls.
- - Contact implementing partners for project-related matters.
- - Support the identification and management of risks and opportunities.
- - Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
- 4 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher.
- At least 4 years of demonstrate skills, competencies and experience related to financial management, risk management and/or development of internal control frameworks.
- Experience in preparing or reviewing financial reports and analyzing large volumes of data.
Qualifications
- Accounting, Auditing, Business Administration, Finance, Project Management (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential).
- Bachelor’s degree or a diploma in Accounting, Finance and Economics is desirable.
- A recognized professional accounting qualification (ACCA/CMA/CPA or equivalent) is an advantage.
