- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience3 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldFinance / Accounting / Audit , Project Management
Budget Planning
- Contribute towards the development of plans, processes and procedures ensuring compliance with wider budget programming policies for WFP Somalia CO.
- Create and review project budget plans and monitor ongoing project performance against budget, ensuring adherence to guidance and policies, and providing financial analysis and advice to optimize resources.
- Create and review budget and project documentation, and ensure relevant resource data is recorded in internal systems for reference, in line with WFP standards and procedures
- Proactively contribute ideas to senior officers for improvement to systems, techniques, tools, processes, and procedures to better monitor and manage budgets and funds.
Resource Management
- Monitor and provide advice on fund utilization, and advance financing, loan and borrowing/ repayment and refinancing arrangements, alerting Country Directors and CO Leadership team to approaching deadlines for unassigned funds and potential resource shortfalls/surpluses and proposing appropriate solutions.
- Monitor and provide advice on actions related to project closure and resource transfer.
- Represent the unit at internal meetings/committees/working groups as required, to obtain and provide information from a budget and resource programming perspective
Pipeline Management
- Monitor the resource pipeline to maximize operational effectiveness, following standards and processes, and providing advice on resource allocations based on severity of pipeline shortfalls using relevant pipeline tools.
- Support the preparation of food-demand plans to support management and usage of corporate Global Commodity Financial Facility and provide information to guide RB/HQ decision-making when multiple projects compete for the same stock.
Reporting
- Collate and analyze data for the preparation of accurate and timely reports, to enable informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to senior management and external stakeholders.
- Provide regular reports progress on WFP Projects under the different SO’s and for donor grants.
- Review and update CO specific reports, including- donor reports, executive briefs and sitreps for both external and internal audiences, ensuring data consistency across a wide range of reporting material
Other
- Support the capacity building of WFP staff in budgeting, fund management and operational planning through answering queries and updating training materials, manuals, and guidelines.
- Supervise GS staff.
- Perform other relevant duties as required.
Qualifications, Experience And Skills Required
- Education: Advanced University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or other relevant field, Or first University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or Training/courses.
- Experience: At least 3 years of postgraduate progressively responsively professional experience in financial, budgeting and accounting Systems in commercial enterprises, national governments, or international organizations.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to World Food Programme (WFP) on wd3.myworkdaysite.com to apply.
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