You will contribute across four key areas: Programme budget planning & financial monitoring, Dashboard management & KPI analysis, Donor reporting & grant compliance, and Systems support, capacity building & project management. Through this work, you help improve grant performance, strengthen donor accountability, and enhance management visibility, enabling UNICEF to deliver results for children at scale. “The Programme Budget Specialist contributes directly to stronger programme budget oversight…”

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements

• Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Social Science, Statistics, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering and any other related fields.
• Work Experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience is required in one or more of the following areas: programme finance and budget management, operations, monitoring and reporting, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other related fields.
• Skills: Budget Monitoring, Grant Management, KPI Analysis, Donor Reporting, Data Analysis, Financial Reporting
• Language Requirements: Proficiency in English is required.

Desirables

• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Financial Analysis, Dashboard Development, Donor Compliance, Data Consolidation, Performance Monitoring, Reporting, Digital Dexterity
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Value

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others