Org. Setting and ReportingThis position is located in Budget and Finance Section (BFS) of United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) within the Office of the Mine Action and Police (OMAP) in the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) in New York. Established in 1997, UNMAS works to eliminate the threat posed by mines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices by coordinating United Nations mine action, leading operational responses at the country level, and supporting the development of standards, policies and norms. As a specialized service of the United Nations located within the Department of Peace Operations, UNMAS operates under UN legislative mandates of both the General Assembly and the Security Council. UNMAS also responds to specific requests for support from the UN Secretary-General or designated official. For more information on UNMAS, please visit www.unmas.org ResponsibilitiesWithin delegated authority, the Finance and Budget Officer will be responsible for the following duties: Medium-term plan: · Reviews, analyses and finalizes the preparation of the medium-term plan and its revisions on the basis of departmental submissions, taking into account recommendations and decisions of specialized intergovernmental bodies. · Provides substantive support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in their review of the medium-term plan and its revisions; secures approval from the General Assembly. · Ensure legislative mandates are accurately translated into program budgets. Budget preparation: · Reviews, analyses and finalizes cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements from (a) Departments/offices at headquarters and in the field, including programmatic aspects; (b) peacekeeping operations; ensure compliance with the medium-term plan and other legislative mandates. · Provides detailed input with respect to resource requirements for budget submissions. · Reviews, analyzes and finalizes program budget/financial implications to the Security Council statements in light of additional mandates. · Provides substantive support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in their budget review; assists in securing approval from the General Assembly. Budget administration: · Issues allotments, authorizes sub-allotments, including redeployment of funds when necessary, ensuring appropriate expenditures. · Manages and monitors budget implementation and recommends reallocation of funds as necessary. · Monitors expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized levels including financial reporting from Implementing Partners (UN and non-UN). · Administers and monitors extra-budgetary resources, including review of agreements and cost plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and rules and established policies and procedures. · Supervises creation and closure of UNMAS grants in UMOJA · Prepares budget performance submissions. · Reviews and finalizes budget performance reports, analyzing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures. · Provides substantive support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies. General · Provides advice and guidance, including training, to headquarters and field staff on budgetary and financial policies and procedures, including results-based budgeting. · Participates in inter-departmental meetings and/or technical survey missions on matters related to resource requirements, programming and budgetary issues. · Keeps up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to program and/or peacekeeping budgets, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures. · Drafts reports for intergovernmental bodies and for management on budgetary issues, and correspondence. · Undertakes research and analysis of budgetary policies and procedures, makes recommendations for changes and/or modifications. · Acts as Certifying Officer under Financial Rule 110.4 to ensure that proposed obligations and expenditures are in accordance with approved budgets and established regulations and rules. · Ensures the integrity of financial and management systems and the controls that underpin them. · Provides support with respect to representation of the Secretary-General in meetings of legislative organs. · Represents UNMAS in inter and intra-departmental meetings. · Plans, organizes, manages and supervises the work of the Section. · Incumbents may be asked to perform other related duties. Competencies• PROFESSIONALISM: Ability to provide specialized advice in a broad range of budgetary, financial and administrative areas to the Head of Department/Office and managers. Ability to apply UN rules, regulations, policies and guidelines in work situations and prepare reports or rationale with respect to key administrative decisions. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. • PLANNING & ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently. • CLIENT ORIENTATION: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be \”clients\” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view -Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect -Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions -Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems -Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects -Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client. EducationAdvanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Job – Specific QualificationNot available. Work ExperienceA minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration or related area is required. Experience with budgetary procedures, policies and practices in an international organization is required. Experience involving trust fund management, budget preparation, resource planning, monitoring and analysis of budget implementation is required. Experience with financial systems and financial modules of ERP such as SAP is required. Experience working with donor agreements, managing trust funds or extrabudgetary resources is desirable. Experience representing budget and finance issues with internal or external clients is desirable. LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English is required. The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult https://languages.un.org for details).