Budget Officer, Planning and Budget Unit, Strategic Resource Management Section

Job no: 596589

Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment

Duty Station: Brussels

Level: P-2

Location: Belgium

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

How can you make a difference?

The Planning and Budget Unit (PBU) is part of the Strategic Resource Management Section, DFAM. The PBU focuses on budget and position management and has responsibility for managing and administering the budget planning system and tools, preparing quadrennial budgets, mid-term updates and monitoring of budget reports, issuing budgets to offices and divisions, overseeing the development and issuance of budget policies and procedures, managing positions, analyzing and calculating annual standard costs, and providing technical training and support to stakeholders at HQ and the field. The purpose of the role is to contribute to the preparation, monitoring, analyzing and reporting both Programme and Institutional Budgets in the assigned geographical portfolio (Divisions and Offices), ensure compliance with Budget policy and procedures and contribute to maintaining financial planning and management systems. The role will provide support to offices and divisions on budget and position management matters.

Under the supervision of Budget Manager, the Budget Officer will be working on:

• Budget planning review
• Budget and position management including preparation and implementation of decisions
• Budget analysis and reporting
• Training, Capacity Building, Network and Knowledge Transfer

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Minimum requirements:
  • Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in business administration, management, finance, accounting or other related fields.
  • Work Experience: A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in budget and finance and data analysis in an international organization with global clients. Experience in global/multi country/complex budget planning and budget management is required including the use of monitoring systems and tools. Experience in capacity building and delivering training is required.
  • Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including advanced spreadsheet analysis as well as Power BI, data visualization, and advanced SAP user skills are required.
  • Language Requirements: Proficiency in English is required.
• Desirables:
  • Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
  • Experience working within the UN system and/or budget planning and monitoring tool expertise, including Budget cubes and VISION reports, will be considered an asset.
  • 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.

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