The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Representation Office in Nigeria invites application from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position whose particulars are given below:
Project Control Associate, G-6
Job ID: Vacancy Notice No: 2017/VA/006
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nigeria wishes to engage the services of a Project Control Associate in its Abuja Office on a temporary basis.
- Under the supervision of the Project Control Officer, the Project Control Associate will assist with programme management and provide support for oversight of projects including the formulation of a monitoring plan, quality assurance, and verification.
- S/he will also assist with the reviewing of project agreements, project auditing, monitoring for synchrony between financial and operational performance, participate in multi-functional monitoring activities and reviews, tracking project risk management, and supporting project closure.
S/he will be carrying out the following tasks:
- Conduct Financial verifications of the Partner Financial Reports (PFR)
- Contribute to reviewing the internal control systems of implementing partners.
- Contribute to reviewing that PFR agreements are in conformity with Country Operation Plans and UNHCR’s rules, policies and procedures.
- Monitor that a complete record is maintained for all projects.
- Escalate PFR issues to supervisors.
- Contact implementing partners for project related matters.
- Bring to the attention of supervisors and programme officers any significant variances at the office level in: budget execution, percentage of project execution, time schedule, and quality of projects against specifications or terms and conditions.
- Maintain professional relationships with implementing partners.
- Keep up-to-date with all UNHCR rules, regulations and procedures necessary to perform these duties.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Contribute to reviewing, analyzing and verifying Financial and Performance Implementing Partner Reports (Part I-IPFR and Part II-IPR), and to checking accuracy and consistency between IPFR and IPR, in accordance with project agreements.
- Ensure that the funds obligated under a PFR agreement permit the payment of the next installment or a disbursement, confirming the status of installments already paid.
- Support timely project closure in coordination with the programme unit.
Essential Minimum Qualifications
- Secondary education, together with training/certificate in Accounting, Auditing, Business Administration, Finance, Project Management or related field (candidates with a university degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or ACCA will be preferred)
- Excellent computer skills, in particular in MS Office applications.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Minimum 6 years of previous job experience in the field of accounting/finance, auditing, project management, business analysis, quality assurance and/or risk management.
- Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language
- Excellent knowledge of English.
Desirable Qualifications and Competencies:
- Good knowledge of United Nations financial rules and procedures.
- Good understanding of accrual accounting (such as IPSAS or IFRS).
- Working experience with ERP financial modules (such as PeopleSoft, Oracle or SAP).
- Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language
Note
- There is no need to send other certificates with the application at this stage
- Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
- Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
- Applications from female candidates are strongly encouraged.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application/letter of motivation, resume and fully completed and signed UN Personal History Form (P11) and send via email to: [email protected] quoting in the subject line the above vacancy notice number and title of the position.
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