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Country Management Support Units (CSU) have been established in the organizational structure to provide support for Managers and staff to fully assume their responsibilities in the GSM environment and to ensure compliance with organizational policies,procedures, rules and regulations on all administrative and financial matters and transactions in the context of an enterprise resource Planning (ERP) system
Description Of Duties
Initiate, create and maintain Workplan; Input/update workplans including planned costs in GSM; Initiate setting up of HR plans, identify and include positions in HR plans, update position parameters and submit for approval; Initiate mapping of positions to task and awards; Complete Award Activation, Distribution and Amendment requests; Submit Workplan Funding, Award budgets Submit transitions in CEM Raise or revise workplan funding requests; Develop/revise award budgets ; Monitor expenditures against award budgets, project funding, award distributions and PB allocations; Initiate and submit the FCFS for Awards Produce financial (allocations, expenditures, Encumbrances, balances) reports Liquidate Encumbrances, initiateand submit Expenditure BatchesIdentify and process necessary revisions to expenditures, award budgets and project funding; Monitor and review staff costs in occupied and vacant positions;Follow up on cancellation of encumbrances in relation to travel costs and procurement of goods and services (refer to accounting instruction 45);Perform budget analysis and produce budget and award reports;Contribute to the reporting on performance assessment.Supervise and train two or more staff members providing program/budgetary and finance assistance and evaluate their work as necessaryPerform other duties as may be required.
Required Qualifications
Education
Essential: University degree in Finance, Management Accountancy or Business Administration.
Desirable: Membership of professional accounting bodies e.g.C.A.
Experience
Essential: 4 years of professional experience with an emphasison programme, budget and financial management.
Desirable: Good knowledge of programme, budget and financial management andend-to-end business processes as designed in the Global Management System (GSM)and Contributor Engagement Management (ECM); Knowledge of he WHO accountant systems and Imprest management would be an added value Experience in project management, ideally in the UN System and/or a public health context; Good knowledge of GSM System or similar ERPSystems;
Skills
Good knowledge of WHO Results-Based Management framework and related business processes. Knowledge of Oracle projects and Oracle Financials orsimilar ERP applications and systems. Sound knowledge of the Organization's policies and practices, as well as project management principles and their application within WHO;Ability to act independently and exercise sound judgement;High level of organizational and analytical ability,combined with good writing and communication skill;Proven ability to maintain and establish excellent interpersonal working relations and to work withcompeting priorities under pressure.
WHO Competencies
Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Ensuring the effective use of resources
Moving forward in a changing environment
Use of Language Skills
Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Portuguese .
Desirable: Expert knowledge of French.
REMUNERATION
WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 50,377 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 1587 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.
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Grade
P2
Contractual Arrangement
Temporary appointment under Staff Rule 420.4
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)
6 Months
Job Posting
Apr 6, 2023, 12:20:41 PM
Closing Date
Apr 15, 2023, 12:59:00 AM
Primary Location
Mozambique-Maputo
Organization
AF_MOZ Mozambique
Schedule
Full-time
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Purpose Of The Post
Within the Country Management Support Unit (CSU), to provide direct support and services to the WHO Country Office in the area of workplan management and budget and finance.
Objectives of the Programme and of the immediate unit or field activity (Overview of the programme):
Country Management Support Units (CSU) have been established in the organisational structure to provide support for Managers and staff to fully assume their responsibilities in the GSM environment and to ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, rules and regulations on all administrative and financial matters and transactions in the context of an enterprise resource Planning (ERP) system.
- Available Guidelines And Degree Of Independence In Decision Making
- And Nature And Purpose Of Contact Within And Outside The Organization)
- Initiate, create and maintain Workplan;
- Input/update workplans including planned costs in GSM;
- Initiate setting up of HR plans, identify and include positions in HR plans, update position parameters and submit for approval;
- Initiate mapping of positions to task and awards;
- Complete Award Activation, Distribution and Amendment requests;
- Submit Workplan Funding, Award budgets
- Submit transitions in CEM
- Raise or revise workplan funding requests;
- Develop/revise award budgets ;
- Monitor expenditures against award budgets, project funding, award distributions and PB allocations;
- Initiate and submit the FCFS for Awards
- Produce financial (allocations, expenditures, Encumbrances, balances) reports
- Liquidate Encumbrances, initiate and submit Expenditure Batches
- Identify and process necessary revisions to expenditures, award budgets and project funding;
- Monitor and review staff costs in occupied and vacant positions;
- Follow up on cancellation of encumbrances in relation to travel costs and procurement of goods and services (refer to accounting instruction 45);
- Perform budget analysis and produce budget and award reports;
- Contribute to the reporting on performance assessment.
- Supervise and train two or more staff members providing program/budgetary and finance assistance and evaluate their work as necessary
- Perform other duties as may be required.
- Communicating in a credible and effective way;
- Fostering integration and team work;
- Producing results;
- Moving forward in a changing environment;
- Ensuring the effective use of resources.
- Good knowledge of WHO Results-Based Management framework and related business processes.
- Knowledge of Oracle projects and Oracle Financials or similar ERP applications and systems.
- Sound knowledge of the Organization’s policies and practices, as well as project management principles and their application within WHO;
- Ability to act independently and exercise sound judgement;
- High level of organizational and analytical ability, combined with good writing and communication skill;
- Proven ability to maintain and establish excellent interpersonal working relations and to work with competing priorities under pressure.
Under the direct supervision of the Operations Officer, the incumbent performs Programme, budget and finance functions as they relate to programme planning, management and monitoring. The incumbent will have constant interaction with the Planning and Budgeting Management Regional Team and Cluster Client Services within the budget centre (s) concerned, consult and interact with other team members within the Regional Office Management Support Unit (RSU) Country Management Support Units (CSU), RRT Finance Team AFRO, Headquarters and the Global Service Center.
Summary of Assigned Duties (Describe what the incumbent has to do to achieve main objectives; include main achievements expected):
RECRUITMENT PROFILE
Competencies (Describe The Core, Management Or Leadership Competencies Required, With Reference To WHO Competency Model; List In Order Of Priority, Commencing With The Most Important Ones; Identify a Minimum Of Three And a Maximum Of Five Competencies)
Essential: University degree in Finance, Management Accountancy or Business Administration.
Desirable: Membership of professional accounting bodies e.g. C.A.
Experience
Essential: 4 years of professional experience with an emphasis on programme, budget and financial management.
Desirable: Good knowledge of programme, budget and financial management and end-to-end business processes as designed in the Global Management System (GSM) and Contributor Engagement Management (ECM);
Knowledge of he WHO accountant systems and Imprest management would be an added value
Experience in project management, ideally in the UN System and/or a public health context; Good knowledge of GSM System or similar ERP Systems;
Languages
Excellent knowledge of Portuguese or English, with the ability to work in the other language.
Other Skills (e.g. IT)
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc) with an emphasis on Excel or a similar workbook application
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