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  • Posted: Jul 3, 2017
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    The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945
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    Finance & Budget Officer

    Responsibilities

    A.Contributions:
         • Monitors and records extra-budgetary contributions to Science Division;
         • Identifies discrepancies concerning contributions to Science Division and resolves them;
         • Serves as financial focal point for all Science Division’s contributions.

    Budget Preparation

    • Reviews and analyses data with respect to the finalization of cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements for Science Division projects;
    • Provides support to managers with respect to the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions;
    • Provides substantive support to relevant inter-governmental and expert bodies in their budget review; assists in securing approval from the General Assembly;
    • Ensures legislative mandates are accurately translated into programme budgets.

    Budget Administration

    • Issues requests for redeployment of funds when necessary, ensuring appropriate expenditures;
    • Monitors Science Division’s budget implementation and determines/recommends reallocation of funds when necessary;
    • Monitors Science Division’s expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized levels;
    • Analyses Science Division’s expenditure data for trends and adherence to the Programme of Work;
    • Reviews legal instruments with partners to ensure their compliance with UN Financial Regulations and Rules, and UNEP’s Standard Procedures;
    • Approves all requisitions for goods and services to ensure correct objects of expenditure have been charged, ensuring availability of funds;
    • Certifies Science Division’s Environment Fund and extra –budgetary project expenditures;
    • Administers and monitors core and 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 analysing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures;
    • Provides substantive support to inter-governmental and legislative bodies.

    General

    • Keeps up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to programme, ensuring compliance with inter-governmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures;
    • Monitors and supervises the work of subordinate staff as required.
    • Performs other related duties as assigned.

    Method of Application

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