UN World Food Programme Roaming Finance Associate (Budget) - Jobs in Kenya

UN World Food Programme Roaming Finance Associate (Budget) - Jobs in Kenya

About WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.


Organizational Context
WFP Kenya Country Strategic Plan is based on the National Zero Hunger Strategic Review, as well as the United Nations Development Assistance Framework. It contributes to Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 17, as well as WFP Strategic Results 1, 4, 5 and 8, through four specific outcomes:

Refugees and asylum seekers living in camps/settlements and populations affected by natural and man-made disasters have access to adequate food to meet their food and nutrition needs.

Targeted smallholder producers, food-insecure and vulnerable populations benefit from sustainable, inclusive food systems and increased resilience to climate shocks to meet food and nutrition needs by 2023.

National and county institutions in Kenya have strengthened capacity and systems to assist food-insecure and nutritionally vulnerable populations by 2023.

Government, humanitarian and development partners in Kenya have access to and benefit from effective and cost-efficient logistics services, including air transport, common coordination platforms, and improved commodity supply chains.


Job Purpose
This position will report to the Head of Unit, Chief, Finance Officer, or the designate. At this level job holders are expected to take responsibility for completion of a range of finance/budget related processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines/practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other support staff. To provide a range of specialised support for efficient planning, monitoring and analysis of project financial performance to enhance optimal use of financial resources.



Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

Review budget plans, monitor and analyse project financial performance and make recommendations in compliance with WFP financial policies and procedures and best practices, to support financial analysis and optimisation of resources.

Act as the link between Outcome/Activity managers and the field offices on budget related matters.

Assist the Heads of Field Offices, working closely with the Head of Field office support, in the timely preparation and review of the Annual County Work Plans and related budgets.

Contribute to the improvement of internal processes, enhancement of corporate systems and design of tools, to facilitate the overall planning, expenditure forecasting, and budget management and monitoring of resource utilisation.

Enter project budget plans/ revisions and actual expenditures in the corporate systems (e.g. Budget Tracker), to ensure data is timely and accurately captured enabling easy access to information and supporting planning and decision-making.

Review, compile and analyse data, maintain accurate records and files, and prepare periodic and ad hoc reports, to support accuracy and efficiency of information presented to internal and external stakeholders.

Maintain communication with several stakeholders regarding project funds management matters and related processes, to clarify any discrepancies and optimise use of funds.

Provide guidance to other support staff and contribute to their learning and development in budget planning, fund management and operational planning, to facilitate continued development and consistency in services delivered.

Be Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.


Key Accountabilities (Cont'd)

Monitor & record implementation of the workplans with the various counties in collaboration with Heads of Field offices and various stakeholders.

Assisting the timely coordination with all stakeholders to ensure aligned understanding of government policies, guidelines, progress, challenges etc.

Keeping financial records to support the joint workplans; Coordination with all project implementation stakeholders to ensure the in-time submission of necessary financial reports and consolidate data as needed;

Support the harmonization of reporting requirements between UN Agencies and CGs/GoK to facilitate compliance with the applicable laws, policies, regulation costs related to the to the workplans.

Participate in the HACT working group meetings.

Document best practices for knowledge sharing with regards to technical knowledge for programme cycle management and stakeholder engagement.

Facilitate timely communication between Treasury, WFP and the UN Agencies where applicable, relevant budget submission timelines to ensure WFP is able to facilitate timely budget submissions.

Other duties as required.


Standard Minimum Qualifications

Education: Completion of a post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable. An advanced Diploma in Finance, Accounting or in the related field is also desirable. A Degree in the same field and membership in a professional accountancy body is an added advantage.

Experience: Five or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the field of Finance and Accounting

Language: General Service (Field): Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different.

Knowledge & Skills:

Proficient in the use of office equipment and computer software packages, such as Microsoft Word.

Knowledge of work routines and methods in order to complete processes under minimal supervision.

Uses tact and courtesy to give and receive information to a wide range of individuals.

Ability to identify data discrepancies and rectify problems requiring attention.

Ability to offer guidance or basic on-the-job training to more junior staff.


4Ps Core Organizational Capabilities
Purpose

Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s

Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.

Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.

Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.


People

Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.

Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.

Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.

Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.

Performance

Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.

Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.

Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.

Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.

Partnership

Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.

Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.

Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.

Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfill the needs of internal and external partners.



How to apply
For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Roaming Finance Associate (Budget) Jobs in Kenya

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