Assistant Project Control Officer

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties:

• Participate in the annual assessment and planning cycle.
• Assist with the review of project agreements, ensuring that they are in conformity with Country Operation Plans and UNHCR’s rules, policies and procedures.
• Assist with the formulation and implementation of a performance project monitoring plan in collaboration with the Programme Unit and MFT.
• Assist with the development of the direct implementation monitoring plan in collaboration with the Programme Unit and other relevant functions.
• Assist with the support of Programme and other relevant functions in the selection of implementation modalities.
• Contribute to tracking the management of project and direct implementation risks in collaboration with the Programme Unit, and report major risks to senior management.
• Contribute to reviewing, analysing and verifying Financial and Performance Partner Reports (PFR and -PPR), and to checking accuracy and consistency between PFR and PPR, in accordance with partnership agreements.
• Monitor, track and verify that expenditure for direct implementation by UNHCR is in line with the approved budget.
• Conduct reviews of the internal control systems of partners implementing projects and provide advice as required.
• Provide input on identified variants, risks and issues to partners, Programme Unit and escalate to management as required.
• Support timely project closure in coordination with the Programme Unit.
• Provide input to the mid- and end-year programme review process on issues related to project control.
• Maintain professional relationships with partners implementing projects and UNHCR’s contractors.
• Keep up-to-date with all UNHCR rules, regulations and procedures necessary to perform these duties.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education & Professional Work Experience:

• 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Fields of Education:

• Business Administration;
• Economics;
• Management;
• or other relevant field.
• Accounting;
• Auditing;
• Finance (CPA/CIA or equivalent)

Relevant Job Experience:

Essential:

• Good knowledge of international auditing standards.

Desirable:

• Good understanding of the workflows of major Enterprise Resource Planning financial modules (such as PeopleSoft, SAP or Oracle). Working experience with accrual accounting (such as IPSAS or IFRS).

Language Requirements:

• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
• For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

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