19 Sep
Administration And Finance Associate Jobs Vacancy in Activeunited Nations Development Programme Undp New Delhi
- Position
- Administration And Finance Associate
- Company
- Activeunited Nations Development Programme Undp
- Location
- New Delhi DL
- Opening
- 19 Sep, 2018 30+ days ago
Activeunited Nations Development Programme Undp New Delhi urgently required following position for Administration And Finance Associate. Please read this job advertisement carefully before apply. There are some qualifications, experience and skills requirement that the employers require. Does your career history fit these requirements? Ensure you understand the role you are applying for and that it is suited to your skills and qualifications.
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Administration And Finance Associate Jobs Vacancy in Activeunited Nations Development Programme Undp New Delhi Jobs Details:
Background
UNDP operates in more than 170 countries and territories around the world. UNDP offers global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations that can withstand crisis, and that drive and sustain growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. Since, 1951 UNDP has been collaborating with the Government, civil society and people of India to help them find their own solutions to meet global and national development challenges. UNDP’s approach in India has been to develop and sustain strategic partnerships that find innovative solutions to address gaps on both the demand and supply side of development processes.
“Creating Employment and Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Women in India” (Disha) is a multi-year partnership project between United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and India Development Foundation (IDF), supported by IKEA Foundation. Project Disha aims to reach out and enable one million underprivileged women in India through training, employment and entrepreneurship skills development, as well as development of a new model of public private collaboration that can be adapted and replicated across India.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Chief, Skills and Business Development and under supervision of Project Analyst, the Administration and Finance Associate will be responsible for managing the Accounts, Finance & administration of the project and conduct following activities/ duties/ responsibilities:
(1) Support with Financial Management:
i. Manage overall funds position of the project and provide periodic reports to support internal decision making;
ii. Support the Project Manager/ Project Analyst in preparing Annual Work Plans (with Budgets);
iii. Prepare and monitor project dashboard against the milestones and work plan spending;
iv. Track and report project delivery regularly in terms of programmatic number along with expenditure, in coordination with the project teams in the States and compile reports;
v. Maintain supporting documents of funds and activities and information for the audits;
vi. Maintenance of the internal expenditures control system to ensure that requisitions are supported by proper approvals and payments are processed upon receipt of final invoices and deliverables;
vii. Tracking the KPIs on the MIS portal in coordination with Monitoring & Evaluation partner on uploading budgets and expenditure on the portal;
viii. Prepare financial reports for Project Steering Committee (PSC) and provide financial expenditure statements/reports as required;
ix. Prepare financial & cost analysis of the budgets and expenditure; with a focus on cost sharing by various donors/funders;
(1.1) Support with Internal controls:
i. Maintenance of the accounts receivables for UNDP projects and recording of deposits in UNDP’s Financial Accounting System and reporting financial progress as per the Annual Work Plan
ii. Preparation of payment vouchers for the project, settling of travel claims with relevant supporting documents, check their accuracy and processing in UNDP financial system, creation of requisitions in the system, making budget checks and receipting in the system;
iii. Coordinate and process payments of vendors and travel claims in a time bound manner upon receipt of relevant documents;
iv. Donor reports - Prepare donor financial analysis and reports in consultation with UNDP finance team.
v. Provide quarterly updates on financial progress of the project in consultation with the state project team.
vi. Support due diligence & financial assurance (audits) as per UNDP HACT guidelines;
vii. Proactively understand policies and regulations of UNDP regarding financial management and auditing process and procedures and timely-submission of all requirements with advance planning and preparation.
(2) Provide Administrative support:
i. Support project team in ensuring full compliance of administrative activities with UN/UNDP rules, regulations and policies;
ii. Support team members in organization of trainings, workshops, stakeholder consultations, arrangements of study tour, at national and international locations;
iii. Maintenance of the filing system ensuring safekeeping of confidential materials and maintain data base of all stakeholders;
iv. Administrative support and financial management support to State teams (travel arrangements, office maintenance among others);
v. Carry out any other work assigned by the Project Manager related to the project.
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Functional Competencies
Data Analysis
Understands concepts and techniques for either numerical or contextual analysis. Shows a tendency towards stronger capability in analysis techniques.
OR
Knowledgeable and competent in the application of a range of analysis techniques, whether numerical, contextual, empirical or subjective. Recognizes and adapts information presentation style to reflect the target audience. May provide guidance to other staff.
Development and Operational Effectiveness
- Understands audit and compliance needs and acts accordingly to ensure processes are used and adapted accordingly.
- Clearly understands the importance of financial processes and transactions and has the ability to execute such transactions effortlessly.
- Ability to extract, interpret, analyze data and resolve problems
- Ability to perform work of confidential nature and handle a large volume of work
- Sound knowledge of financial rules and regulations, accounting
- Strong IT skills
- Understands audit and compliance needs and acts accordingly to ensure processes are used and adapted accordingly.
Knowledge Management and Learning
- Shares knowledge and experience with colleagues and other stakeholders
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
Leadership and Self-Management
- Focuses on result for the client - can be trusted to deal with most client interactions and takes ownership for most day to day issues.
- Understands how and when to organise own workload and plans in line with the individual and specific business needs.
- Understands the need to update skills through learning and development. Will get involved as much as possible. Knows when and where to seek advice.
- Understands the concept of business conduct and its impact on stakeholders and the organisation.
- Ability to work with tight timelines, competing priorities and work pressure.
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
- Demonstrates openness to change and responds positively to feedback and differing points of view.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Essential Graduate or equivalent degree in commerce.
Desirable Master in Commerce or Finance
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in administration and/or finance,
- Experience of working in the Government or other international development organization will be an asset
- Additional experience in the procurement of goods & services is desirable
- Experience in supporting information technology driven projects
- Should have computer knowledge in MS Office and other applications
- Knowledge of UN systems (ATLAS, etc) will be an asset.
Language: • Excellent knowledge of written and spoken Hindi and English is required.
Remuneration package is INR 110,665/- per month (taxable). UNDP also offers additional benefits which include medical insurance coverage and limited pension reimbursement for contract holder and encourages work life balance.
