Progamme Budget Officer, P-3, FRMU Unit, Administration and Operations Division

(This is a re-advertisement of VA 25/023/A&O published in June 2025; candidates who continue to be interested in the position need to apply again)

Deadline for application: 9 August :59 hrs CET

Announcement number: VA 26/035/A&O

Expected date for entry on duty: As soon as possible

Duration of appointment: 2 years with possibility of extension

Duty Station: Bonn, Germany

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the focus of the political process to address climate change. The UNFCCC secretariat supports the Convention, its Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement through a range of activities, including substantive and organizational support to meetings of the Parties and the implementation of commitments. It is a dynamic organization working in a politically challenging environment to help resolve one of the defining environmental issues of our time.

Where you will be working

The position is located in the Financial Resources Management Unit, which is part of the Administrative Services (AS) subdivision, Administrative Services Division, Operation Department, and reports to the Chief of Financial Resources Management Unit (P-5). The incumbent will work closely with the Team Leads of the Budget and Finance Units.

Your responsibilities

The focus of the work will be on financial resources management activities including the preparatory work:

• Coordinates of the mapping of supplementary funded projects to ensure a smooth project approval process
• Provides support to programmes for the preparation of project proposals and ensure that donor reports are provided in accordance stipulated timelines
• Provides support to Resource Mobilization Unit in preparing financial information for fundraising
• Develops management reports, financial reports and dashboards in accordance with budget formats and reporting requirements using Umoja Analytics
• Provides support in the preparation of financial information for performance documents
• Support the updates to the delegation of authority.
• Undertakes various reviews as requested, due to the implementation of the UNFCCC project structure in UMOJA.

Budget preparation:

• Reviews and analyses data with respect to the finalization of cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff Provides support to managers with respect to the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions.
• Reviews, analyses and provides input into finalization of programme budget/financial implications
• Reviews, analyses and contributes to the drafting and finalization of programme budget and related official documents, including narrative, tables and annexes, ensuring consistency between narrative and financial data and traceability to underlying datasets

Budget administration:

• Issues allotments, including redeployment of funds when necessary, ensuring appropriate expenditures.
• Monitors budget implementation and determines/recommends reallocation of funds when necessary.
• Monitors expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized levels.
• Administers and monitors extra-budgetary resources, including review of agreements and cost plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and rules and established policies and procedures.
• Prepares relevant documentation with respect to budget performance submissions. Reviews and makes appropriate recommendations with respect to the finalization of budget performance reports, analyzing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
• Provide support in the elaboration of financial reports to donors.

General:

• Keeps up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to programme budgets, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures;
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Educational Background:

Required: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, accounting or related field from an accredited academic institution. A first-level university degree in combination with additional two qualifying years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Professional certification as chartered accountant (CA) or certified public accountant (CPA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) will be a distinct advantage.

Experience:

Required: At least five years of progressively responsible job-related experience in finance, budget, business administration or related area.

Experience in programme budgeting, preparation of official documents or budgetary analysis in an international or intergovernmental context is highly desirable. Experience in data analytics skills for information management, data analysis and visualization, dashboard creation and report development is also highly desirable.

Required: Proficiency in English (both oral and written) is required.

Advantage: Knowledge of another UN official language.

Specific professional knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge of IPSAS and ERP preferably UMOJA.
• In-depth knowledge of results-based budgeting.
• Knowledge of United Nations legislative machinery and procedures including budgetary policies and practices, UN Financial Regulations and Rules and IPSAS is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of UN accounting systems, software and procedures.

What is the selection process?

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by a competency-based interview. The above listed set of competencies will be applied for this particular post.

Indicative net annual salary and allowances: US$ 71,335

(plus variable post adjustment, currently 35.4% of net salary), plus other UN benefits as indicated in the link below:

UNFCCC secretariat is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons with disabilities to apply.