- Contract
- Tripoli, Libya
World Health Organization
Job Description
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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
To ensure that effective WHO country presence is established to implement WHO country cooperation strategies that are aligned with Member State’s health priorities, and sustainable development agendas and harmonized with the United Nations country teams and partners to improve health outcomes and progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
The incumbent will be required to perform all or part of the following duties:
- Review Key Performance Indicators for the WCO and advise the Operations officer on compliance issues, coordinate with different units to close any compliance issue related to Budget and Finance.
- Review financial transactions related to Direct implementation., Direct Financial cooperation, and Grant LOAs and ascertain that it follow the financial rules and regulations and train counterparts and staff in this area.
- Facilitate and implement the efficient running of financial operations through coordination with counterparts on timely submission of DFCs, ensuring strict compliance with accounting standards including the application of IPSAS and other financial policies and procedures.
- Participate in the regular and ad-hoc assessments of implementing counterparts whenever required.
- Prepare general and specific budgetary estimates for projects; monitor the application, control, and accounting of approved budgetary allocations by programmes.
- Track and report on financing against budget; monitor implementation rates, consolidate financial data, prepare periodic/ad hoc budgetary and financial statements and returns, identify financial gaps, and recommend alternative action to managers as appropriate.
- Consolidate, analyze, and prepare the financial data as well as reports for the country office.
- In coordination with the RMO, collaborate with counterparts within other UN agencies and Donors to facilitate budget resource management planning and resource mobilization.
- Follow-up on donor proposals and reporting deadlines; verify and provide budgetary clearance to proposals and reports for the resource mobilization team.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- Essential: A first university degree in accounting, financial management, business or public administration or economics with specialization in budgeting/accounting.
- Desirable: An advanced university degree (Masters level or above) in business administration, finance, accounting, or public administration, professional qualification or licensure in accounting/ accountancy.
Experience
- Essential: At least 1 year of relevant experience in finance, budget/accounting. Demonstrated experience in accounting and consolidation of financial data using ERP systems or similar packages.
- Desirable: Experience or knowledge working in an international organization, and/or UN agency.
Skills
- Sounds knowledge and skills in finance, budget, accounting, management policies, practices and procedures, including the application of IPSAS, and the ability to apply them in the country office setting as well as thorough knowledge of administrative and management principles and practices.
- Ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations.
- Proven skill to demonstrate professional competence and mastery of accounts and budgetary matters.
- Ability to work closely in harmony with government and international officials at all levels.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to act independently and exercise sound judgment.
- Ability to work harmoniously as a leader as well as a member of a team.
- Good general knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems.
- Skills in programme formulation, design, and research development are an asset.
Use of Language Skills
- Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Arabic.
Source: https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2407844
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