DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PROGRAMME, D1

Overview

The Deputy Director, Programme, D1 role at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for advising and assisting the Director on technical and functional issues to enhance the Division's and UNEP's impact and effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Advises and assists the Director on technical and functional issues across the operational spectrum.
• Assists the Director in overseeing programmatic/administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Division.
• Leads the provision of secretariat services to the Budget Steering Committee.
• Reviews periodically the UNEP supplementary Financial Rules.
• Represents UNEP in the inter-agency Budget and Financial network.
• Leads and supervises the organization of meetings, seminars, etc. on substantive issues.
• Manages, guides, develops and trains staff under his/her supervision and oversees corporate-wide training activities.
• Fosters teamwork and communication among staff.
• Supports the review and redesign of inter divisional processes.
• Ensures that the outputs produced by the Division maintain high-quality standards.
• Develops and reviews processes to support the preparation of the work programme of the Division.
• Plans, directs and coordinates the preparation of reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies.
• Engages with key stakeholders across the UN system.
• Leads team members' efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight.

Required Experience

A minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in financial management, administration, budget management, and internal control functions is required. This experience must include leadership responsibilities and at least ten (10) years of progressive experience managing Implementing Partners, multi-stakeholder Trust Funds, and financial and budgetary reviews. A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience in leading and implementing organization-wide financial strategies is required. A minimum of ten (10) years of experience supervising and managing multidisciplinary professional teams in areas related to budget and financial management, is required.

Qualifications

An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business or public administration, finance, accounting, social sciences, management is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable. Professional certification in any of the management disciplines is desirable.

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