Org. Setting and Reporting
This position is located within the United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH). Pursuant to Security Council resolution 2793 (2025), UNSOH has been mandated to provide support; primarily to the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), the Haitian National Police (HNP), and the Haitian Armed Forces in the context of any joint operations with the GSF. Additionally, UNSOH is tasked with delivering technical assistance to the Organization of American States (OAS).
The Finance and Budget Officer manages a complete and homogenous operation of the Mission’s financial system, including planning, preparation, monitoring and reporting on all budget submissions, fund redeployments, and performance reporting. This position is based in Port-au-Prince and is located in the Office of the Chief, Operations and Resources Management, Finance and Budget Section. The incumbent will report to the Chief of Budget and Finance Section.
Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Finance & Budget Officer will be responsible for the following duties: Budget preparation:
Prepares the annual peacekeeping budget for UNSOH and the resourcing part of the annual budgets for Cluster I and Cluster II Special Political Missions (SPMs) administered by DPPA for BINUH, including preparation of supplementary information; prepares and coordinates responses to legislative and oversight bodies.
Reviews, analyses and finalizes cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements for UNSOH and BINUH ensuring compliance with the programme plan and other legislative mandates.
Provides detailed input with respect to resource requirements for budget submissions.
Reviews, analyzes and finalizes program budget/financial implications to the Security Council statements in light of additional mandates.
Provides substantive support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in their budget review; assists in securing approval from the General Assembly. Budget administration:
Monitors allotments, authorizes sub-allotments, including redeployment of funds when necessary, ensuring appropriate expenditures.
Manages and monitors budget implementation and recommends reallocation of funds as necessary.
Monitors expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized levels. Administers and monitors resources, including review of agreements and cost plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and rules and established policies and procedures.
Prepares budget performance submissions for UNSOH and BINUH.
Reviews and finalizes budget performance reports, analyzing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
Provides support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies as needed. Financial administration:
Acts as Approving Officer under Financial Rule 105.4 and 105.7 to ensure that proposed obligations and expenditures are in accordance with approved budgets and established regulations and rules.
Approves payments to local vendors, service providers, and implementing partners for programmatic activities and quick-impact projects, and payroll for individual contractors.
Supervises the disbursement of payments and monitor house bank account balances and transactions.
Provides oversight of cashier and petty cash/imprest operations in support office locations.
Coordinates cost recovery operations with outside parties as well as United Nations agencies, funds and programmes.
Monitors financial transactions and liaise with the RSCE and Finance Division of UN Headquarters on the closure of the financial period.
Analyzes complex/unusual accounting transactions and open items in the accounting system and implement corrective actions in collaboration with the Regional Service Centre in Entebbe (RSCE). General:
Provides advice, financial interpretations and corrective actions in response to audits and other queries from the Board of Auditors (BOA) and Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to ensure adherence to the UN Financial Regulations and Rules, Staff Rules, Administrative Instructions, Bulletins and Circulars under the supervision/guidance of the Chief, Finance and Budget Section.
Participates actively as Member and Alternate Chair of the Local Committee on Contracts (LCC), Local Property Survey Board (LPSB) and Local Claims Review Board (LCRB).
Provide support to all Umoja users by serving as Umoja Finance Security Liaison Officer and Local Process Expert (LPE) in Umoja Finance and Budget modules (ECC, BPC, SMA, IP).
In the absence of the Chief, Finance and Budget Section, acts as Officer-in-Charge of the Budget and Finance Section and oversees the daily operations.
Provides advice and guidance, including training, to managers and staff on budgetary and financial policies and procedures, including results-based budgeting.
Participates in inter-departmental meetings on matters related to resource requirements, programming and budgetary issues.
Keeps up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to budgets, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures.
Drafts reports for management on budgetary issues, and correspondence.
Undertakes research and analysis of budgetary policies and procedures, makes recommendations for changes and/or modifications.
Ensures the integrity of financial and management systems and the controls that underpin them.
Provides support with respect to representation of UNSOH and BINUH at meetings.
May plan, organize, manage and supervise the work of the Unit/Section assigned.
Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
The incumbent may be asked to perform other related duties. Work implies frequent interaction with the following: Budget, finance, accounts, administrative and substantive officers in the UN Secretariat, Regional Service Centre and Special Political Missions; Office of Internal Oversight Services; Board of Auditors; Budget Officers in United Nations common system. Results Expected: Achieves Finance and Budget Section’s goals through the timely development of a well formulated budget proposals, improves administration of approved budget, and effective functioning of the Section.
Competencies
Professionalism: Knowledge of financial and budgetary principles and practices, budget development and financial administration of resources. Ability to develop budgetary procedures and guidelines. Ability to formulate new strategies and technical approaches to budgetary matters.
Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
Able to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management.
Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
Planning & Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.
Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.
Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.
Work Experience
At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in finance, budgeting, accounting, auditing or a related area. Experience in budget development and financial management within UN peacekeeping, special political missions or similar missions within a comparable international organization is required. Experience in directly supporting senior leadership during the presentation of budget proposals to legislative bodies is required. Management level experience in supervising and coordinating a team of staff working in budget and/or finance area is required.
Experience in using an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) module for budgeting—such as the Umoja Business Planning and Consolidation module—as well as financial information management modules like Umoja Analytics, is required. Experience in the management of cash operations in a field mission is required.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English and French are required. The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult https://languages.un.org for details).
Required Languages
Language | Reading | Writing | Listening | Speaking
English | UN Level II | UN Level II | UN Level II | UN Level II
French | UN Level II | UN Level II | UN Level II | UN Level II
Assessment
Previously rostered candidates are not subject to any further assessment and as such, will not be invited for such an assessment.
Special Notice
Applying to this job opening carries an expectation to accept the offer, if selected. The appointment or assignment and renewal thereof are subject to the availability of the post or funds, budgetary approval or extension of the mandate. The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
An appointment may be terminated, or post level adjusted in accordance with the Staff Rules for such reasons as abolition of post or reduction of staff or committee funding approvals, for example in the event that the funding for the post is not approved or the mandate of the mission is not extended. Staff members of the United Nations common system organizations who will reach the mandatory age of separation or retirement within the duration of the current need period are not eligible to apply.
(a) the operational requirements of the Organization cannot be met by staff members who are qualified and available to perform the required functions; and
(b) the proposed employment would not adversely affect the career development or redeployment opportunities of other staff members and represents both a cost-effective and operationally sound solution to meet the needs of the service.
United Nations Considerations
According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts.
The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions.
The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.
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